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• Contact: DanielHoover, PRab

• Brand: Acer
• Make : Aspire 5100 series
• Model: 5102WLMi (BL51 internal to Acer, Corp.)

• Website: http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/as5100.htm

  • http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?ref=CNET&product_code=340178&Pn=Aspire_5102WLMi_Notebook

Current Issues

Partial list to be updated as time allows:

Webcam integrated into top of cover is not recognized. Have tried EasyCam 2

System Info

Processor Brand: AMD Processor Class: Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology Processor Processor Number: TL-50 L2 Cache Size: 2 x 256 KB Memory Speed: PC2-4200 (533MHz) Memory Technology: DDR2-SDRAM Installed Memory: 2 GB Maximum Memory: 4 GB Memory Slots Total: 2 Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB (ships from Mfg. divided into two partitions and an 'hidden' partition with Windows system install and recover data) Drive Controllers: IDE (Ultra ATA/DMA) Optical Drives: Double Layer DVD SuperMulti Drive:

• Create a DVD+R DL at a maximum 4X Write speed
• Create a DVD-R DL at a maximum 4X Write speed
• Create a DVD+R at a maximum 8X Write speed or a maximum 8X Rewrite speed
• Create a DVD-R at a maximum 8X Write speed or a maximum 6X Rewrite speed
• Create a DVD-RAM at a maximum 5X Write speed
• Play a DVD-Rom at a maximum 8X Read speed
• Create a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Write speed
• Create a CD-RW at a maximum 16X Rewrite speed
• Play a CD-Rom at a maximum 24X Read speed

Sound Support: High Definition (HD) Audio Video Chipset Brand: ATI Video Chipset: Radeon Xpress 1100 Shared Video RAM (Max): 128 MB Resolution: 1280 x 800 (max) @ 60Hz Display Size: 15.4 in Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT) Port Connectors:

• 1 x Video - VGA 15-pin D-Sub
• 3 x USB 2.0
• 1 x RJ-11 Modem
• 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet LAN
• 1 x Audio - Headphones/speaker/line-out
• 1 x Audio - Microphone-in
• 1 x Audio - Line-in
• 1 x DC-in for AC adapter

Card Slots: 1 x Memory Stick

• 1 x Memory Stick PRO 1 x Secure Digital(SD)/MMC 1 x xD-Picture Card 1 x Type II / Type 1 PC Card

Network Support: Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) Wireless Protocol: 802.11b/802.11g Modem Speed: 56 Kbps Input Devices: Keyboard

• Touchpad (Synaptics)

Battery Life (ave): 3.0 Hours Number of Batteries: 1 Installed Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 In the Box:

• 71W 4800mAh (8-cell) Lithium-ion battery pack
• 65W AC adapter

Regulatory Compliances:

• ACPI 2.0

Height: 1.3 in Width: 14.1 in Depth: 10.6 in Weight: 6.2 lbs

Bios version:  1.80
   System version: 1.80

Hardware details

Notes

This is a new installation and as such the information here will be added to as the relevant tests are applied. I will be adding information about my configuration experiences for various hardware issues here as well as any resolutions I uncover.

Please add any issue resolutions from your own experience so all those who work with Ubuntu on this hardware platform in the future will have some guidance.

This is also an appropriate place to post hardware issues you discover so others will know about them and perhaps even resolve them.

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