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 HP 8510W laptop.

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Specifications

Name	HP 8510W
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4Ghz
Screen	15.4" WUXGA Widescreen
RAM	2GB
HDD	120GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
Network	Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11abgn, Bluetooth

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
HDD	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes
Sound	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the iwl4965 driver
Bluetooth	Not Tested
Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
Card Reader	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

For full support from the NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M in the 8510W you will need to install the proprietary NVIDIA driver.

For best support you should use a Linux distribution which uses at least kernel 2.6.22. Older versions wont support the hardware in this laptop fully.

Summary

The HP 8510W works just fine with a recent Linux distribution. Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8 and likely other distributions released around this time frame will work fine.


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