This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus F70SL laptop.
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For full specifications see the Asus F70SL specifications page.
| Name | Asus F70SL |
| Processor | Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700/P8600/P8400/P7350/T6600/T6400/T5900/T5850/T5800 : 2.53 GHz - 2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache; Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4200/T3400/T3200 : 2.16 GHz - 2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 Cache Intel® Celeron® Processor T1700/T1600/C585/C575 : 2.16 GHz - 1.66 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Screen | 17” HD+ (1600×900) or Full HD (1920×1080) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11bgn |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Partial | Burning does not seem to work |
| Graphics | Works | Requires the NVIDIA drivers to function fully |
| Sound | Works | Depends on your version of Linux you may need to install the latest ALSA drivers for sound to work. See the guides on this site for details if you have this issue. |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Works | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Doesn't work |
Burning but doesn't for some reason.
The Asus F70SL needs a bit of work to get functioning properly at the moment. Future Linux release should make this much easier.
Discussion
suse 11.1 32b
kde 4.2
compiz-fusion (smoother as kwin)
bluetooth ok
wifi ok
display ok : 180.60 nvidia display driver (extremely stable)
sound ok : just download latest alsa package and compil (no sound with inst package)
webcam NO : for the moment no cam at all
Burning NO