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Acer Extensa 4230
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Extensa 4230 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Extensa 4230. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Extensa 4230 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Acer Extensa 4230 specifications page.
| Name | Acer Extensa 4230 |
| Processor | Intel® Celeron® mobile processor, up to 1 MB L2 cache |
| Screen | 14.1” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 250GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Acer InviLink™ Nplify™, 802.11b/g/Draft-N or 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
Tested with Ubuntu 10.04
Summary
The Acer Extensa 4230 works just fine with Ubuntu, no extra configuration was required at all.
Discussion
The Laptop cant boot to the OS, or does it mean that the preinstalled linux is not working? do i need to load a fresh OS? even at that it crashes with a blue screen display on trying to load Win XP. Please somebody help
I selected AHCI in SATA Mode….its not working.
I selected IDE…Win Xp installed but many times failed…(blue screen then it re-starts
Its preinstalled linux was not complete.
I installed OpenSuse 11.1. Nearly all parts of its hardware work well with OpenSuse.
It seems that its screen is plasma, not LCD.