How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable ====== Acer Aspire 5740 ====== ===== Introduction ===== This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Acer Aspire 5740 laptop. This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire 5740. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the [[http://www.lapwik.com/acer_aspire_5740|Acer Aspire 5740 page on LapWik]]. ===== Editing This Page ===== If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. ===== Specifications ===== For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/acer+aspire+5740|Acer Aspire 5740 specifications page]]. |Name|Acer Aspire 5740| |Processor|Intel® Core i7-620M processor (4 MB L3 cache, 2.66 GHz, up to 3.33 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology \\ Intel® Core i5-540M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.53 GHz, up to 3.06 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), i5-520M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.40 GHz, up to 2.93 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), i5-430M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26 GHz, up to 2.53 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W) processor, supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology \\ Intel® Core i3-350M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W), i5-330M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.26 GHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, 35 W) processor, supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology| |Screen|15.6" (1366x768) Widescreen| |RAM|Up to 8GB| |HDD|160GB to 640GB| |Optical Drive|DVD+-RW| |Graphics|Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD| |Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet \\ Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 a/g/n Wi-Fi \\ Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ \\ | ===== Linux Compatibility ===== ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ |Processor|Works| | |Screen|Works| | |HDD|Works| | |Optical Drive|Works| | |Graphics|Works|Brightness can not be adjusted, flickering in Fedora 13| |Sound|Works| | |Ethernet|Works| | |Wireless|Works| | |Bluetooth|Not Tested| | |Modem|Not Tested| | |USB|Works| | |Card Reader|Not Tested| | |Webcam|Not Tested| | ===== Notes ===== Tested with Ubuntu 10.04 ===== Summary ===== The Acer Aspire 5740 works very well with Linux, you probably need a Linux distributions with at least kernel 2.6.32 such as Ubuntu 10.04.