HP ProBook 6570b

Introduction

This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP ProBook 6570b laptop. If you have the HP ProBook 6570b 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 HP ProBook 6570b specifications page.

Name	HP ProBook 6570b
Processor	Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache, 2 cores) Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 2 cores) Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 2 cores) Intel Core i5-3210M (2.50 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 2 cores) Intel Core i3-2370M (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
Screen	15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen 15.6” 1600×900 Widescreen
RAM	Up to 16GB
HDD	Up to 750GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW Blu-ray
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics Discrete: AMD Radeon HD 7570M
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino 802.11a/b/g/n Intel Centrino 802.11b/g/n Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n Atheros 802.11b/g/n

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	OK
Screen	OK
HDD	OK
Optical Drive	OK
Graphics Chip	OK
VGA Out	Not Tested
DisplayPort	OK
Sound	OK
Bulti-in Microphone	OK
Headphone Jack	OK
Microphone Jack	OK
Ethernet	OK
Wireless	OK
Bluetooth	OK
WWAN	Not Tested
Modem	Not Tested
USB	OK	With a default installation of Ubuntu 12.10 and “UEFI mode without CSM” set in the BIOS update at least to kernel 3.8.5 downloadable from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ to enable all USB ports (especially USB3)
ESATA	OK
Firewire	OK
Card Reader	OK
ExpressCard Slot	OK	Tested with ExSys EX-1232 USB3.0
Fingerprint Reader	Not Tested
Webcam	OK
Smart Card Reader	Not Tested
Docking Station	Not Tested
Touch Pad	OK
Suspend/Resume	OK
Hibernate	OK	after enabling hibernate on Ubuntu 12.04,12.10 (http://askubuntu.com/questions/94754/how-to-enable-hibernation-in-12-04)