This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus W3V laptop. The W3V is a reasonably price laptop and, while not the fastest available, is plenty quick for most people's needs. This laptop is a great choice for Linux as its support is excellent.

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Specifications

Asus	Asus W3V
Processor	Intel Pentium-M 1.6GHz
Screen	14.0" WXGA
RAM	up to 2GB
HDD	up to 160GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon x600
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Other	3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Bluetooth, IRDA (FIR)

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes
Sound	Yes	Use the snd-hda-intel driver
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the ipw2200 driver
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
SD Card Reader	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

You can use either the radeon driver from Xorg or the fglrx driver from ATI for the ATI Mobility Radeon x600 included in the W3V. For installation details you can review the Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring an ATI graphics chip
Increasing battery life

Summary

The Asus W3V is an excellent choice for Linux. There were no issues with the configuration of this notebook with the installation being quite straight forward.


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