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Acer Aspire 5750ZG
Introduction
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer Aspire 5750ZG. It mostly works, but there are some problems that you should solve and a few tweaks that will lower the temperature, fan noise, and make your laptop battery last longer. See notes!
Specifications
| Name | Acer Aspire 5750ZG |
| Processor | Intel® Pentium® Processor B960 (2M Cache, 2.20 GHz) |
| Chipset | Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset, Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset (Sandy Bridge) |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | 8GB |
| HDD | 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Optimus combo: Intel HD Graphics + NVIDIA GeForce 610M |
| Wired Network | Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) |
| Wireless Network | Broadcom Corporation BCM43227 802.11b/g/n |
| Analog Sound | HD Intel PCH - Intel CoguarPoint HDMI |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works | |
| VGA Out | Works | Should install bumblebee 3.0 in order to use NVIDA GeForce 610M card |
| HDMI Out | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Works | |
| Headphone Jack | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | Must use restricted drivers: Broadcom STA wireless driver |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works | |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
Acer Aspire 5750ZG is not made with Linux in mind but with a bit of tweaking it will work well. I've wrote a guide on how to set it up:
Install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer Aspire 5750zg
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