Ubuntu on Asus K53U
The Asus K53U laptop has been awarded the status of Certified for Ubuntu.
Please note that for pre-installed systems:
- The system is available in some regions with a special image of Ubuntu pre-installed by the manufacturer. It takes advantage of the hardware features for this system and may include additional software. You should check when buying the system whether this is an option.
- Standard images of Ubuntu may not work at all on the system or may not work well, though Canonical and computer manufacturers will try to certify the system with future standard releases of Ubuntu.
Releases
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Certification notes
- Proprietary Drivers Required
- Installation of proprietary AMD video driver is required for HDMI audio to work properly.
Hardware overview
This system was tested with these key components:
- Processor
- AMD C-50 Processo AMD C-50 Processor
- BIOS
- American Megatrends Inc. 220
- Video
- Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6250]
- Network
- Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
- Storage
- None ST9500325AS
- Storage
- Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
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Community hardware
Ubuntu works on a range of hardware which has not been certified by the manufacturer. The Ubuntu community works together to test and report the range of systems that work with Ubuntu. You can see a list of tested systems with their results in the Ubuntu Friendly site.
Legend
Available from ubuntu.com
Pre-installed by manufacturer
