Ubuntu on Dell Latitude 6430u

The Dell Latitude 6430u laptop has been awarded the status of Enabled for Ubuntu.

Please note that for pre-installed systems:

  1. 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.
  2. 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 LTS 64-bit

Certification notes

Brightness Key
The brightness key may not work as expected. This appears to be a BIOS issue and may be resolved by updating to a newer BIOS version on this system.

Hardware overview

This system was tested with these key components:

Processor
Intel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3667U CPU @ 2.00GHz
Video
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
Network
Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
Network
Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
Storage
None MTFDDAT128MAM-1J1AB
Storage
Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode]