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Asus F70SL
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus F70SL laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus F70SL. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus F70SL page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus F70SL specifications page.
| Name | Asus F70SL |
| Processor | Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700/P8600/P8400/P7350/T6600/T6400/T5900/T5850/T5800 : 2.53 GHz - 2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache; Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4200/T3400/T3200 : 2.16 GHz - 2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 Cache Intel® Celeron® Processor T1700/T1600/C585/C575 : 2.16 GHz - 1.66 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Screen | 17“ HD+ (1600×900) or Full HD (1920×1080) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11bgn |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Partial | Burning does not seem to work |
| Graphics | Works | Requires the NVIDIA drivers to function fully |
| Sound | Works | Depends on your version of Linux you may need to install the latest ALSA drivers for sound to work. See the guides on this site for details if you have this issue. |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Works | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Doesn't work |
Notes
Burning but doesn't for some reason.
Summary
The Asus F70SL needs a bit of work to get functioning properly at the moment. Future Linux release should make this much easier.
asus_f70sl.txt · Last modified: 2018/01/16 14:59 by don
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