Ubuntu on Asus X501A1
The Asus X501A1 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 12.04.2 LTS 64-bit
Certification notes
- Brightness keys
- Brightness keys don't work on this system
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Certification notes
- There are no notes for this release.
Hardware overview
This system was tested with these key components:
- Processor
- Intel Corporation Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU B815 @ 1.60GHz
- BIOS
- American Megatrends Inc. X501A1.211
- Video
- Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
- Network
- Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
- Storage
- Unknown WDC WD3200BPVT-80JJ5T0
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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
