Asus A52F

Introduction

This is a compatibiltiy guide to running Linux with the Asus A52F laptop.

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus A52F. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus A52F page on LapWik.

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For full specifications see the Asus A52F specifications page.

Name	Asus A52F
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 540M/520M/450M/430M : 2.53 GHz - 2.26 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.06/2.93/2.93/2.53 GHz; Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 370M/350M/330M : 2.4 GHz - 2.13 GHz, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor P6000 : 1.86 GHz
Screen	15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen
RAM	Up to 8GB
HDD	250GB to 640GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW Blu-ray
Graphics	Intel® GMA HD
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11b/g/n

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Works
Screen	Works
HDD	Works
Optical Drive	Works
Graphics	Works
Sound	Partial	You will need to install the latest version of ALSA for sound to work, even with up to date Linux distributions like Ubuntu 10.10. You may have issues with the microphone and headphone ports even after doing this.
Ethernet	Works
Wireless	Works
USB	Works
Card Reader	Not Tested
Webcam	Not Tested

Tested with Ubuntu 10.10.

The sound problems make the Asus A52F a fairly poor choice for Linux, however work is being done to correct this.