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Acer Aspire 5553G
Introduction
This is a template for a future guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5553G laptop. If you have the Acer Aspire 5553G and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire 5553G specifications page.
| Name | Acer Aspire 5553G |
| Processor | AMD Phenom™ II quad-core mobile processor N930 (2 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 35 W) AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N830 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 2.10 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 35 W) AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor P520/N530 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.30/2.50 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25/35 W) AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P320/N330 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.10/2.30 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25/35 W) |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 12GB |
| HDD | up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray-RW |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
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Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Acer Aspire 5553G works with Linux here.
Discussion
There are no valid drivers for the video card created by ati, you need to use the drivers provided by Ubuntu them self (and those fail, ea not supporting max screen resolution when u plug in a secondary screen …)