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Asus K42JV
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus K42JV laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus K42JV. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus K42JV page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus K42JV specifications page.
| Name | Asus K42JV |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 430M/520M/540M 2.53 GHz ~ 2.26 GHz Processor Intel® Core™ i3 330M/350M Processor |
| Screen | 14” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | works |
| Screen | Not Tested | works |
| HDD | Not Tested | works |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | works |
| Graphics | Not Tested | only intel graphics, nvidia does not work |
| Sound | Not Tested | works |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | works |
| Wireless | Not Tested | works |
| USB | Not Tested | works |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | works |
Notes
This laptop runs Ubuntu 11.10 very well. The laptop will not sleep and hibernation takes forever (if it works at all). The intel graphics works but the nvidia graphics does not.
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Asus K42JV works with Linux here.
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