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The following hardware has been tested with AROS and any issues have been noted. If you have encountered differently (i.e. problems, incompatibilities, faults, niggles, annoyances, errors etc) please update this information.


Contents

Laptop [edit]

Before 2002 - Poor to OK 
2002-2005 - OK to Good 
2005-2009 - Good to Very Good 
After 2009 - Poor to OK 

Realistically, the minimum for AROS on laptops is centrino or the AMD equivalent as well as recent atom or amd fusion (i.e. 1Ghz or higher).

The best option on those early P2 or P3 based notebook machines is to run a small linux distro like puppy 214X or 215CE and host AROS on top. AROS can exist on a Windows(TM) install as well. See here for more information Linux hosted and Windows hosted with downloads here AROS download page



Acer [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Aspire 3003LM SIS AMD sempron 3000 1.8GHz Yes N/A SIS AGP M760GX (VESA only) SIS AC97 SIS900 Broadcom BCM4318 AirForce One 54g Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
Acer Aspire 3610 Intel 915 Intel GMA (2D) Yes RTL 8139 8139C+ Atheros AR5001X+ Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
Travelmate 5520 AMD MCP67 N/A IDE legacy mode Nvidia 7000M or ATI X1200 (VESA only) HD Audio Yes Marvell 88E8071 Broadcom BCM4311 nvidia 7000M or ATI needs reflow to stop flashing power button black screen
A521 A721 Athlon II Neo K125 + AMD M880G N/A Maybe ATI Radeon HD 4225 (VESA only) No Maybe AR8152 l1c AR9285 ath9k AspireOS 1.7
Extensa 5630Z Intel GL40 Express N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 4500M (2D) HD Audio USB 2.0 Broadcom BCM 5764M RaLink RT2860
TimeLineX 5830T i3 + N/A IDE Legacy Intel or Nvidia Conexant or ALC892 codec 0x8086:0x1c20 NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Atheros 1083 Atheros 9287 Icaros 1.5


Asus [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Z70A M6A z7000 z7000a i915 + ICH6 IDE SATA mobile 915GML ICH6 HD Audio USB2.0 Marvell 88E8001 Intel PRO 2200BG Icaros Desktop 1.3
A6jm 945GM IDE SATA nVidia GeForce Go 7600 G70 HD Audio USB RTL8111 8168B Intel 3945 ABG Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
P52F-SO006X i3-370M IDE SATA nVidia G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] (2D) Intel HD Audio 2 USB2.0 Atheros AR8121 AR8113 AR8114 (l1e) ? Icaros Desktop 1.3
U32U E-450 N/A AMD SB 7x0 AMD Radeon 6320 ALC270


Dell [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Latitude C600 Inspiron 7500 440BX ZX/DX Yes N/A ATI Rage Mobility M3 (VESA only) ES1983S Maestro 3i USB1.1 only N/A N/A too early for good AROS support
Latitude C610 i830 Yes N/A ATI Radeon Mobility M6 (VESA only) AC97 Yes 3Com Etherlink ?
Latitude D410 P3-M / 82845 82801 ide N/A VESA only AC97 USB 2.0 PRO/100 VM (KM) (works) or Broadcom 5751 (no support) BCM4318 AirForce one 54g Icaros Desktop 1.2.4 Won't boot from USB-DVD - will boot from USB stick
Latitude D500 / D505 855GME IDE N/A 855GM Gfx (VESA only) AC97 USB PRO/100 VE Broadcom BCM4306 some support
Latitude D505 (some) VIA VT8237 VX700 IDE ATI RV350 Radeon 9550 (VESA only) VIA AC97 USB VIA VT6102 Rhine-II Intel 2200g Calexico2 little support
Latitude D600 82855PM i855 Yes N/A ATI Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] Intel AC97 Yes Broadcom BCM5705 Broadcom BCM4306 Icaros Desktop 1.3
Inspiron 2200 Intel GM915 UDMA N/A Intel GM915 (3D) Intel AC97 (playback only) USB 2.0 Intel PRO/100 VE BroadCom BCM4318 Icaros Desktop 1.4.5 VESA modes do not work.
Latitude D610 915GM N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 915 (2D/3D) Intel AC97 USB 2.0 Broadcom BCM5751 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Latitude D420 945 Yes Intel GMA950 - no OpenGL HD Audio Sigmatel STAC92xx (no recording) Yes Broadcom BCM5752 Atheros 5006EG (works) or Intel 3945 (no support) Icaros Desktop 1.4
Latitude D520 i945 + Duo 1.66Ghz N/A SATA Intel GMA 950 ? USB Broadcom BCM5752 Broadcom BCM4312 BCM4321 or Dell 1390 or 1490 Icaros Desktop 1.4
Latitude D430 945 945GMS (2D) STAC92xx HD Audio Yes Broadcom BCM5752 Intel 4965 AGN or 3945 ABG Icaros Desktop 1.4
Latitude D620 early 2007 Quadro NVS 110M Nvidia 7300 HD Audio Broadcom BCM5752 ?
Latitude D620 late 2007 945GMS Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio Broadcom BCM5752 Intel 3945
Latitude 2100 GMA945 N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D/3D) HD Audio USB2.0 Broadcom BCM5764M Intel 5100 AspireOS 1.8 Webcam and card reader not working
Latitude D630 GM965 + ICH8 Intel GMA X3100 (2D only, no external monitor) HD Audio STAC9205 USB 2.0 Broadcom BCM5755M Broadcom BCM4312 works well if wireless PCIE card replaced
Latitude D630 GM965 + ICH8 UDMA IDE mode nVidia Quadro NVS 135M (VESA only) STAC9205 HD Audio (headphones only, no recording) USB 2.0 Broadcom BCM5755M Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Icaros Desktop 1.4.5
Precision M2300 GM965 IDE IDE mode nVidia Quadro FX 360M (VESA only) STAC9205 HD Audio (headphones only, no recording) USB 2.0 Broadcom BCM5755M Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Tested
Latitude D820 945GMS 940GML N/A Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio Sigmatel STAC9200 Broadcom BCM5752 BCM4310
Latitude E5500 Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio recognised but not sound Yes BCM5761e No
Latitude E6410 N/A NVidia NVS 3100M 2D only HD Audio IDT 92HD81B1C5 Intel Broadcom Icaros 1.3 Not much supported


Fujitsu-Siemens [edit]

Name IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Esprimo Mobile V5535 IDE IDE mode SiS (VESA only) HD Audio USB 2.0 (problematic) SiS 191 Atheros AR5001


HP Compaq [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Armada M700 / E500 440BX issues with writing to hard drive disk?? N/A ATI Rage LT M1 Mobility (VESA only) AC97 ESS Maestro 2E ES1987 USB1.1 only Intel PRO/100+ N/A AspireOS Timekeepers 2012, Nightly 30-01-2013 and 04-05-2013 some support via F10 bios options and Fn+F11 reset CMOS with 64mb ram already on board
Compaq Evo N115 VT8363 VT8365 [KT133 KM133] Yes N/A VT8636A (S3 Savage TwisterK) (VESA only) VIA VT82C 686 AC97 VIA UHCI USB 1.1 RealTek RTL8139 Broadcom BCM4306 a little support
HP Omnibook XE3 82830 ICH3 P3-M 650MHz N/A use VESA - CGC 830MG ESS ES1988 only one 1.1 port e100 82557 Icaros 1.51 Boots USB Stick via Plop boot floppy pity about no audio from Polk Audio Speakers - Maximum Memory for GC model max 256mb, GF 256-512mb, GS up 1GB
N410c P3-M 82845 82801 CAM IDE U100 N/A Radeon Mobility M7 LW 7500 (VESA only) AC97 USB1.1 Intel PRO/100 VM (KM) N/A Icaros Desktop 1.2.4 Has no optical disc drive
Evo N600c Pentium 4 IDE N/A ATI Radeon Mobility M7 (VESA only) ESS ES1968 Maestro-2 USB Intel PRO/100 ? Icaros Desktop 1.3
Evo N610c Pentium 4 IDE N/A ATI Radeon Mobility M7 (VESA only) AC97 USB Intel PRO/100 ? Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
N800c P4 IDE N/A ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 (VESA only) AC97 USB Intel PRO/100 N/A Icaros Desktop 1.2.4 P4M CPU can get very warm
NX7010 Intel Centrino IDE N/A ATI mobility 7500 or 9000 (VESA only) AC97 uhci (1.1) and ehci (2.0) ? some hardware support
Presario F750us AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 IDE SATA GF 7000m 610m uhci and ehci No Yes Icaros Desktop 1.3.1 No sd card boot
HP NV NC 6400 Centrino Duo + 945GM N/A Radeon x1300M (2D) HD Audio Analog Devices SoundMax ADI1981HD (low volume?) Yes Broadcom BCM5753M Intel 3945ABG Icaros Desktop 1.4.2
HP Compaq nc6400 Centrino Duo + 945GM Yes Maybe Intel GMA HD Audio Analog Devices SoundMax ADI1981HD (low volume) Yes Broadcom BCM5753M Intel 3945ABG Nightly build 2012-10-09
HP Probook
HP Probook
HP Elitebook maybe bios lock issues to swapping out
HP Elitebook

IBM/Lenovo [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Thinkpad T21 440BX Yes N/A Savage IX-MV (VESA only) Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/ 24/30 USB1.1 Intel PRO/100 N/A Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
Thinkpad T23 i810 IDE N/A S3 Super Savage IX/C SDR (VESA only) AC'97 USB 1.1 Intel ICH3 PRO/100 VE Realtek RTL8180L some support
Thinkpad X30 i830 Yes N/A VESA only AC97 USB1.1 Intel PRO/100 Cisco Aironet Icaros Desktop 1.4 sound bit distorted
IBM Thinkpad T40 T41p T42p T43p Intel Centrino 8xx PIO N/A ATI mobility 7500 9000 (VESA only) AC97 (playback) uhci (1.1) and ehci (2.0) e1000 Intel 2200bg Icaros Desktop 1.2.4 Needs ATA=nodma option. Reflow of BGA solder solves SMT graphics chip issue
Thinkpad X41 Intel 800 (VESA only) AC97 Yes Broadcom Intel some support
Thinkpad T60 T61p Chipset N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio [1] USB e1000e 82573L Intel ipw3945 ABG Icaros Desktop 1.4
X60 945GMS 940GML Intel GMA (2D) AD1981 HD Audio Yes Intel Intel 3945 ABG Icaros Desktop 1.4
Lenovo 3000 N200 Santa Rosa Centrino N/A SATA Geforce 7300 (2D) ALC262 HD Audio Yes Broadcom Intel 3945 Icaros Desktop 1.4 3D graphics are supported but buggy.
SL410 SL500 SL510 965 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA X4500M (2D) ALC269 USB 2.0 RTL8169 ? Icaros Desktop 1.3
X61 Tablet i965 N/A Intel GMA 3100 (2D) AD1984 HD Audio USB 2.0 Atheros AR5212 (some revisions use Intel WLAN) some support
Thinkpad Edge 11″ AMD K325 M880G N/A SATA ATI HD4200 HD Audio USB RTL 8111 8192CE (Realtek 8176) little support
Lenovo 3000 V200 GM965 N/A SATA X3100 (2D) HD Audio USB BCM5906M Intel 4965 Icaros Desktop 1.4.1
Thinkpad X120e Hudson M1 N/A yes ATI 0x9802 (VESA only) ATI SBx00 Azalia HD Audio USB2.0 RTL8111 RTL8169 Broadcom 0x0576

Samsung [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Samsung 305u1a AMD E450 AMD Radeon 6320 ALC 269 Realtek Broadcom
NP-R530 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio (no recording) USB 2.0 Marvell Atheros AR9285 Icaros Desktop 1.5.2

Sony [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Vaio PCG-FX401 972M VIA KT133 KM133 Duron 800Mhz boot issue with latest 2013 kernel N/A ATI Rage Mobility (VESA only) VIA AC97 Earphone and Microphone UHCI RTL 8139 N/A Nightly 1st March 2013 booting usb pendrive from Plop Boot Loader floppy (no bios USB boot)
VAIO VGN-X505VP Pentium M ULV and Intel 855GM Yes N/A Intel 855 (VESA only) AC97 USB Intel PRO/100 VE N/A some support
Vaio VGN-SR29VN Intel ICH9 N/A IDE legacy ATI HD 3400 (VESA only) HD Audio (too quiet) USB1.1 and USB2.0 Marvell 88E8040 Intel 5100 Icaros Desktop 1.5
VAIO VGN FE11H i945 IDE legacy Geforce 7400 - problems with 3D/opengl HD Audio Yes Intel PRO/100 (not tested - should work) Broadcom Icaros Desktop 1.4.2

Toshiba [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Tecra 8100 440BX IDE N/A S3 Savage MX 3D (VESA only) Yamaha DS-XG ymf-753 USB1.1 only N/A N/A little support
Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 i810 IDE N/A Trident Cyber Blade XP (VESA only) YAMAHA AC-XG AC97 ymf754 USB Intel PRO/100 Agere (internal PCMCIA) little support
Tecra 8200 N/A Use VESA Trident CyberBlade/XP AC97 Yamaha ymf-754 eepro100 pcmcia lucent os orinoco
Tecra 9000 S3 Savage yamaha ymf753 ac97 eeepro100
Tecra 9100 810 S3 Savage IX AC97 ymf754 USB 1.1 e100
Toshiba Satellite 2805-S603 Intel 815 IDE N/A nVidia GeForce2 Go Yamaha Corp YMF 754 AC97 USB Intel PRO/100 ? little support
Toshiba Satellite A30-714 P4-M / 82845 i845 82801 N/A VESA AC97 Yes RTL8139 N/A Icaros Desktop 1.2.4 nice laptop, drawbacks: heavy, really hot (P4-3.06 GHz!!)
Tecra A1 80 AC97 AD1981B
Tecra M1 M2 e1000
Toshiba Satellite Pro M30 intel centrino Yes N/A VESA AC97 USB2.0 Intel PRO/100 VE ? nice laptop with some support
Tecra A2 AC97 STAC9750
Toshiba Portege M300 855GM with 1.2GHz Pentium M 753 Yes N/A VESA only AC97 STAC 9750 Yes Intel PRO/100 Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG little support
Tecra A5 910GML Intel GMA 915GMS 910GML
Tecra M5 GMA950 or Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M or Radeon X1400 Intel 82573L e1000e Intel 3945
Tecra A6 945GM GMA 950 Realtek ALC Intel 3945abg
Tecra A7 GM945 GMA 950 or Radeon X1600 (M56P) or Nvidia Quadro NVS 300M HD Audio Realtek ALC861 Intel 82573L e1000e Intel 3945abg
Tecra A8 945GM GMA 950 HD Audio Realtek ALC262 e1000 Intel 3945abg
Toshiba Satellite A200 - PSAE1E 945GM GMS N/A SATA Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio RTL8101E Atheros 5000 AspireOS 1.8 Excellent support!
Tecra A10 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 4500M (2D) HD Audio USB 2.0 Intel PRO/1000 Intel WiFi Link 5100
Tecra R400 R480
Tecra R530 R540
Toshiba Satellite R630 Portege R700 i5-450M N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) ? USB Intel 82577LC Gigabit Broadcom BCM4313 1 hr battery life - Ricoh e822 SD host no
Tecra R700
Tecra R830 R840 R850
Tecra R950


Misc [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Time 2000 300NE23GB3 500-50-300 VIA K6-III 500MHz still issues VESA Untested but VIA 686 should work VIA based USB 1.1 N/A 2013+ kernel not liked many booting issues to be solved



Netbook [edit]

  • One of the better options if re-partitioning of the hard disk is not suitable or wanted is to go with AROS hosted i.e. run a small linux distro like fluppy and host AROS on top. AROS can exist on a Windows(TM) install as well. See here for more information Linux hosted and Windows hosted with downloads here AROS download page
  • installation needs an USB optical drive or an USB pen drive (see below)
  • Desktop PC with CD or DVD to install to a USB pendrive for boot purposes on a netbook
  • SD card sometimes can boot like Dell 2100, ASUS EeePC 1001P, ASUS EeePC 900, acer aspire one d150, MSI Wind U100,

Audio Codecs


Acer Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Aspire One AOA110 (A110) (ZG5) Intel 945GSE N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA (2D/3D) HD Audio ALC6628 USB1.1 and USB2.0 RTL8101E - rtl8169 AR5006 atheros 5k AspireOS 1.8
Aspire One AOA150 (A150) (ZG5) Intel 945GSE N/A ide mode Intel GMA (2D/3D) HD Audio ALC6628 uhci and ehci RTL8101E - rtl8169 AR5006 atheros 5k AspireOS 1.8
Aspire One AOD150 D150 Intel 945GME N/A ide legacy Intel GMA 950 (2D) Yes alc272 USB Atheros AR8121 AR8113 AR8114 l1e AR5007EG AR5BXB63 works but Broadcom BCM4312 has no support Icaros Desktop 1.3
Acer Aspire One AOD250 D250 945GME N/A ide legacy Intel GMA (2D) Yes alc272 HD Audio Yes AR8132 (L1c) BCM4312 or Atheros AR5B95 Icaros Desktop 1.3
Aspire 532H 533H Pineview HD Audio playback AR8132 (L1c) Atheros 9k Tested AspireOS June 2011
Aspire One AOD255E N570 and Nm10 N/A SATA Intel GMA 3150 Audio USB Atheros AR8152 V1.1 (1lc) Broadcom BCM4313 a little support
Aspire One 522 AO522 1Ghz dual C50 + Hudson M1 N/A SATA AMD 6250 (ATI 9804) ATI SB CX20584 HD Audio USB Atheros 8152 v2.0 l1c Broadcom BCM4313 or Atheros ath9k
AAOD270 Cedarview N2600 Intel GMA 3650 RTL 8169 RTL8101E Broadcom BCM4313



Asus Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
eeePC 700 701 900 Intel 910GML + ICH7 N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 900 (2D, 3D in some models) Yes UHCI and EHCI Atheros L2 depends on chipset AR5007EG (AR2425) - works but none RTL8187SE (701SD) AspireOS 1.7 Boot issues but does boot with ATA=32bit,nopoll or ATA=nodma,nopoll. 900's may need BIOS upgrade to boot usb optical drives. 3D available in some and not all model revisions.
eeePC 900A 945GSE N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 950 (3D) HD Audio ALC269 USB2.0 Atheros L1e [1969 1026] Atheros 5k AR242x Nightly Build 2012-05-25
eeePC 901 1000 945GM N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 950 (2D) ALC269 HD Audio USB Atheros L1E (AR8121 AR8113 AR8114) RaLink Device 2860 Icaros Desktop 1.4
eeePC Seashell 1000HA 1000HE 1008 1005HA N280 + Intel GMA950 N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio ALC269 USB Realtek but not Atheros AR8132 (L1c) Atheros AR9285 AspireOS 1.6
eeePC 1001ha GMA945 N/A legacy Intel GMA 950 (2D) ALC269 HD Audio Attansic Atheros AR8132 l1c RaLink RT3090 some support
eeePC 1001P T101MT 1005PX 1005PE 1015PE Pineview NM10 and N450 CPU N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 3150 (2D) HD Audio USB 2.0 Atheros AR8132 (l1c) Atheros AR928x 802.11n Icaros Desktop 1.3.3
EeePC 1015B 1215B single C30 or dual C50 + Hudson M1 N/A SATA AMD 6250 (VESA only) ATI SBx00 HD Audio USB AR8152 v2.0 atl1c Broadcom BCM4313 [14e4 4727]
Flare X101CH Cedarview N2600 + N10 N/A Intel GMA 6300 Atheros l1c 2.0 Atheros 9k AR9285
Flare 1025CE 1225CE N2800 + N10 Intel GMA 3600 Atheros l1c 2.0 Atheros 9k AR9285


Compaq [edit]

Name IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Mini 110 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 950 HD Audio USB 2.0 Atheros Broadcom


Dell Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Inspiron Mini 9 910 GMA945 N/A ide legacy mode Intel GMA (2D) ALC268 HD Audio USB Realtek RTL8169 Broadcom BCM4310 Tested with ICAROS 1.3
Mini 10 1010 Atom Z520 Z530 Poulsbo N/A Intel GMA 500 (VESA only) HD Audio rtl8169 Intel or BCM4312
Mini 10v 1011 [2] Intel 950 N/A ide legacy mode Intel GMA (2D) HD Audio USB RTL Wireless
Inspiron Mini 1018 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 3150 (2D, no VGA output) HD Audio (headphones only - speaker and microphone do not work) USB 2.0 RTL8169 RTL8188CE or AR928X Icaros Desktop 1.5.1

HP Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
2133 VIA C7-M P4M900 / 8237 VX700 N/A SATA VIA Chrome 9 HC (VESA only) VT1708/A HD Audio USB Broadcom Corp NetXtreme BCM5788 Broadcom Corp BCM4312
mini 1000 Mi N270 + 945GM N/A SATA Gfx HD Audio USB Marvell 88E8040 Broadcom Corp BCM4312
Mini 700 702 N270 + 945GSE N/A Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio IDT 92HD75B (111d:7608, only playback tested) Broadcom
Mini 100 110-3112sa 945GM Express N/A IDE mode Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio IDT STAC 92xx USB 2.0 Atheros Broadcom
Mini 200 210 945GM NM10 Express N/A SATA Intel GMA 950 HD Audio USB RTL8101E RTL8102E Broadcom BCM4312
Mini 311 N280 + ION N/A SATA nVidia Geforce ION HD Audio USB eth wire


Lenovo Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
IdeaPad S9 S9e(3G) S10 S10e(3G) 945GME N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) ALC269 or SigmaTel HD Audio USB Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M Broadcom BCM4312 little support
IdeaPad S12 N270 + Nvidia ION MCP79 N/A SATA nVidia C79 ION [Quadro FX 470M] ALC269 HD Audio USB Broadcom Intel Does not boot - cause unknown
S10-2 945GME and N280 CPU N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) ALC269 HD Audio Yes rtl8169 Broadcom BCM4312 Icaros Desktop 1.3
S10-3 NM410 and N450 CPU N/A SATA Intel GMA 3150 (2D) HD Audio ALC269 [3] USB rtl8169 Atheros 9285 or Broadcom BCM4312 Icaros Desktop 1.3


Packard Bell Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Dot .S N280 + N/A legacy Intel GMA950 (2D) HD Audio ALC272X USB2.0 Atheros l1e Atheros 9k
Dot .SE N450 + N/A legacy Intel GMA950 (2D) HD Audio ALC USB2.0
Dot M/A 1.2GHz Athlon L110 + RS690E N/A legacy mode? AMD ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 (VESA only) HD Audio ATI SBx00 Realtek RTL8101E RTL8102E rtl8169 Atheros AR9285


Samsung Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
NC10 945GME N/A SATA Intel GMA 950 (2D) SigmaTel HD Audio (playback only) USB rtl8169 works but not Marvell 88E8040 sky2 AR5007EG Icaros Desktop 1.4 Nano silver on keyboard
NC20 VIA VX800 N/A SATA VIA Chrome9 (VESA only) ALC272 GR (VT1708A) HD Audio USB Marvell 88E8040 Atheros AR5001 little support
N110 N120 945GSE N/A SATA Intel GMA 950 (2D) ALC272 HD Audio or ALC6628 USB Marvell 88E8040 Realtek rtl8187 some support - Namuga 1.3M Webcam none
N130 945GSE N/A SATA Intel GMA (2D) ALC272 HD Audio USB RTL 8101e 8102e rtl8187 some support - Namuga 1.3M Webcam none
Go NP-N310 N270 + 945GME N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio ALC6628 Yes rtl8169 Atheros5k works well but N280 version changed specs
N510 N270 euro N280 uk + ION MCP79 N/A SATA nVidia C79 ION [Quadro FX 470M] HD Audio USB Marvell 88E8040 Realtek 8192E Does not boot - cause unknown
NC110 Axx Rtl8169 Broadcom BCM4313 or Atheros
NF210 Pineview n455 or n550 + N10 N/A SATA Intel GMA 3150 (needs retesting, VESA works) HD Audio [4] USB Marvell 88E8040 Wireless some support
N145 Plus n450 + NM10 N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 3150 (2D, no VGA output) Realtek HD Audio USB2.0 Marvell 88E8040 Atheros AR9285 some support
N150 NB30 MN10 N/A Intel GMA 3150 (2D) Marvell 88E8040 Atheros AR9285 or Realtek 8192E a little support
N210 N220 N230 N450 + NM10 N/A Intel GMA 3150 (2D) HD Audio ALC269 Marvell Atheros AR9285 a little
NC110 Pxx Cedarview N/A Intel GMA 3600 Intel 6000g


Toshiba Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
NB100 945GM N/A legacy Intel GMA (2D) ALC262 HD Audio rtl8169 AR5001 some support
Mini NB200 series NB205 N280 + GSE945 N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA (2D) ALC272 HD Audio Yes RTL8169 AR9285
Mini 300 series NB305 N455 with NM10 N/A legacy Intel GMA 3150 (2D) ALC272 HD Audio RTL8101E RTL8102E AR9285
Mini 500 series NB505 NB520 NB550-10v N/A legacy Intel GMA 3150 (2D) HD Audio RTL8101E RTL8102E Realtek 8176 RTL 8188CE
Mini NB550D 10G 108 (c30) 109 (c50) C50 + M1 N/A SATA AMD 6250 (VESA only) HD Audio USB Realtek 8111e rtl8169 Atheros 9k Realtek SD card reader


Misc Netbooks [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Wireless Test Distro Comments
Cammy's A1600 GME945 N/A Maybe Intel GMA950 (2D) HD Audio playback Yes JMC 250/260 Wireless Icaros Desktop 1.2.4
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Ui 3520 Intel 945 Yes Intel GMA (2D) ALC269 HD Audio Yes rtl8169 AR5001 good
Gateway LT3100 (LT3103u) 1.2GHz Athlon L110 + RS690E N/A legacy mode? AMD ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 (VESA only) ATI SBx00 HD Audio Realtek RTL8101E RTL8102E rtl8169 Atheros AR9285
Guillemot Hercules eCafe EC-900 H60G-IA Intel 945GME N/A Maybe Intel GMA950 (2D) HD Audio (playback only?) uhci and ehci rtl8169 RAlink RT2860 Slowly gaining support
Hannspree Hannsnote SN10E2 24 48 N450 + NM10 N/A IDE legacy mode Pineview Intel (2D) ALC HD Audio USB2.0 Atheros l1c Atheros AR9285
MSI Wind U90/U100 GME945 N/A Maybe Intel GMA 950 (2D) HD Audio ALC888s (playback only?) uhci 1.1 and ehci 2.0 rtl8169 RaLink RT2860 RT2700E or rtl8187se (u100x) Icaros 1.3
Advent 4211 945GSE N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA950 (2D) ALC HD Audio USB rtl8169 Intel 3945 ABG MSI U100 clone
Hannspree Hannsnote SN10E1 N270 + GMA945 N/A IDE legacy mode Intel GMA 950 (2D) ALC HD Audio USB2.0 Realtek RTL8101E RTL8102E RTL8169 RaLink RT2860 MSI U100 clone

Desktop Systems [edit]

Name Chipset IDE SATA Integrated Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Test Distro Comments
Compaq EP Series 6400/10 IDE N/A N/A ISA USB 1.1 N/A ?
Fujitsu Siemens SCENIC E600 (compact desktop) VESA only AC97 Intel PRO/1000 ? Nice small, silent PC with good AROS support.
Compaq Evo D510 Working N/A Intel Extreme (VESA only) AC97 Working Intel PRO/100 Icaros Desktop 1.5
Dell Dimension 2400 845G Yes N/A AGP slot Nvidia ADI ACV97 codec UHCI and EHCI Broadcom 440x 4401 Icaros Desktop 1.4
Dell Optiplex GX260 IDE N/A Intel GMA 8xx (VESA only) AC97 USB 2.0 Intel PRO/1000 ?
Dell Optiplex GX270 Working N/A Intel (VESA only) AC97 Working Intel PRO/1000 ?
Dell Optiplex GX280 Working IDE mode Intel GMA (only VESA tested) AC97 Working Broadcom ?
Dell Optiplex GX520 IDE IDE mode Intel GMA AC97 (no line-out) USB 2.0 Broadcom ?
Dell Optiplex 170L IDE IDE mode Intel GMA 8xx (VESA only) AC97 USB 2.0 Intel PRO/100 ?
Dell Optiplex 745 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA (VESA only) HD Audio (no volume control) Only keyboard/mouse (legacy mode) Broadcom ?
Dell Optiplex 755 N/A IDE mode Intel GMA (VESA only) HD Audio USB 2.0 Intel Gigabit Icaros Desktop 1.5.1 Around 25 second delay in booting from USB.
Dell Optiplex 990 N/A IDE mode Intel HD (VESA only) HD Audio USB 2.0 Intel PRO/1000 ? Only 512MB RAM is seen.
Compaq DX 2200 MSI Mobo RS480 + SB400 Yes Maybe RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200] (VESA only) HD Audio Issues OHCI EHCI N/A ? issues
HP d230 UDMA N/A Intel Extreme (VESA only) Intel AC97 (speaker and headphones only, no line-out) USB Broadcom BCM4401 Icaros 1.4.5
HP t500 series t530uk MS-6577 mobo with v3.1 = 845GL - v4.1 = 845GV Yes N/A FX5200 (2D; 3D with older driver) AC97 ICH4 ALC658D UHCI and EHCI RTL 8101L 8139 Nightly Build 2012-09-22
HP DC7700 Intel Broadwater Q963/Q965 GMA 2D ICH8 82566DM e1000e 2013 Perhaps this info is good for someone looking for a nice AROS computer at low cost

Motherboard [edit]

Since 2001, a growing number of motherboards (now a very large percentage) have added functionality implemented on the motherboard meaning that less PCI, AGP and PCI-E slots are now used or appear.

Most Intel Atom and equivalent AMD Fusion CPUs are faster than Intel P3s but still some way short of P4 or Dual Core performance.


  • Late 2002, USB2.0 added and slightly better AROS sound support (AC97) appeared
  • 2002-2005 and still, to a limited extent, ongoing bad capacitors
  • Late 2003, ATX PSUs moved from 5V to 12v rails BEING IMPORTANT (extra 4pin on motherboard for CPU)


  • Late 2005, PCI Express replaced AGP and HDAudio replaced AC97
  • Late 2007, ATX PSUs added extra 12V PCI-E connectors and 4+4pin for CPUs
  • Late 2010, USB3.0 appears on motherboards or needing a PCI-E motherboard slot


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AMD [edit]

Socket A 462 (2001/4) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Abit NF7-S nForce 2 2 ports SIL 3112A ALC650 AC97 (Nvidia APU) Yes Realtek RTL 8201LB Firewire Realtek RTL8801B
Abit AN7 Nvidia nForce2 400 Ultra Sil 3112A ALC658 AC97 Realtek 8201BL
AOpen AK79D AK79G Max nForce2 + MCP-T Promise nForce2 IGP [Crush 18G] ALC650E AC97 RTL 8201BL Firewire AGERE FW802 no
ASRock K7NF2 nforce2 ultra 400 Yes N/A AGP 8x CMedia CMI 9761A AC'97 Yes Realtek 8201
ASRock K7S8X SIS 746FX Yes AGP 8x AC'97 cmedia USB2.0 works but does not boot SiS900
ASRock K7S41GX SIS 741GX + DDR 333 Yes onboard sis does not work with vga or vesa but AGP 8x works AC97 SIS 7012 USB2.0 works but does not boot SiS 900 works ok
ASUS A7N8X nForce2 Yes Silicon Image Sil 3112A 1 AGP slot ac97 ALC650 ehci USB2.0 rtl8201BL - nforce first total support for AROS in 2004/5 - damocles and M Schulz
Asus A7N8X-E nForce2 400Pro Silicon Image Sil 3112A AC97 RTL8201B support / Marvell Gigabit no
Biostar M7NCD nForce2 Ultra 400 ALC650 AC97 RTL8201BL
Chaintech 7NJS Ultra Zenith nForce2 Ultra 400 Promise PDC 20376 CMI8738
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra nForce2 Ultra 400 via ac97 VT1616 RTL8139C
ECS N2U400-A nForce2 Ultra 400 Yes Cmedia 9379A AC97 usb2.0 VIA VT6103L
Epox 8RDA+ 8RGA+ nForce2 8RDA+ AGP slot, 8RGA+ intel Realtek ALC650 AC97 2 USB2.0 RTL8201B
FIC AU13 nForce2 Ultra 400 Silicon Image 3112A ALC650 AC97 Broadcom AC101L
Gigabyte 7NNXP nForce2 sil 3112A Realtek ALC650 AC97 Realtek 8100 / Intel 82540EM Gigabit
Gigabyte GA7N400L nForce2 Ultra 400 1 AGP 8x slot AC97 ALC650 2 USB2.0 RTL8100C
Gigabyte 8SIML SIS 650 Yes VESA AC'97 working Realtek RTL8100L LAN
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Foxconn WinFast K7NCR18D Pro nForce 2 2 ports N/A 1 AGP 4x slot Realtek ALC650 2 USB2.0 RTL8201B some support
Matsonic Manuals MS83708E SIS730 SiS 5513 N/A sis 305 no support use VESA sis7018 SiS 7001 USB 1.1 only SIS900 A little support
MSI MS-6367 HP 722n 742n (Mambo) (2001/2) Nvidia nforce 220D (2001/2) Yes N/A GeForce2 AGP works 2D nouveau only AC97 ADI 1885 no volume control on Units 0-3 4 USB1.1 ports AMD based - front 2 ports iffy nForce Tested 20th Aug 2012 NB
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR nForce2 (2002/3) Primary & Secondary ports IDE Tertiary port (RAID) 2 ports (RAID) when fitted with an agp video card ac97 ALC650 Yes rtl8201BL - nforce runs AROS well. Tested with Icaros 1.2.3
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
SHUTTLE MICRO-ATX MN31N nForce2 Integrated GeForce4 MX ALC650 RTL8201LB Firewire RTL8801B
Soltek 75FRN-L nForce2 2 ports N/A AGP slot ALC650 2 usb2.0 Realtek RTL8201BL good support
XFX Pine Mach4 nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 3 ports 2 ports VIA VT6240 1 AGP 8x slot ALC650 2 USB2.0 RTL8201BL some support
ASUS A7V266 via KT266A + 8233 issues 1 AGP slot AD1980 AC97 VIA VT6103 issues with booting


Socket 754 (2004/5) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Abit NF8-V2 nForce3 250GB (2004/5) 2 ports 2 ports 1 AGP slot x8 ALC658 ac97 2 USB2.0 RTL8201C a little support but no Firewire VIA VT6306
ASRock K8 Upgrade 760GX (2005) SiS 760GX (DDR400) 2 ports 2 ports Internal Mirage2 (VESA) AC'97 CMedia CMI 9761A Realtek RTL8201
ASUS SK8N nF3 150 (2003/4) Promise PDC 20378 Avance Logic ALC650 ac97 RTL8201BL Firewire Texas TSB43AB22A no
Biostar CK8 K8HNA Pro nforce3 150 VT6420 thru ide legacy only AC97 ALC655 Realtek RTL8110S Firewire VT6307 no
Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith nforce3 150 2 ports Sli3114 SATA via IDE emul 1 AGP slot VIA Envy24PT (VT1720) + VT1616 2 USB2.0 Broadcom GbE 5788 very little support needs PCI cards but no Firewire VIA VT6306
DFI Lanparty UT nF3 250GB nForce3 250gb 2 ports 2 ports nForce3 and 2 Marvell SATA PHY AC97 ALC850 2 USB2.0 CK8S - Winfast NF3 250K8AA works and Marvell 88E1111 does not work [works well but no Firewire VIA VT6307
EpoX 8RDA3+ nForce3 250GB Silicon Image Sil 3112A C-Media CMI9739A AC97 Realtek RTL8101L
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Gigabyte GA-K8N NVIDIA nForce3 150 Realtek ALC658 AC97 Realtek RTL8100C Firewire TI43AB23 no
Gigabyte K8NNXP nForce3 150 Sata sil3512 ALC658 AC97 RTl8110S Firewire TI STB82AA2 no
Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP nForce3 250GB SiI 3512 CT128 Sata Sil3515 ALC850 AC97 Marvel 88E8001
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Leadtek K8N Pro nForce3 150 Sil3114 ALC658 AC97 RTL 8110S Firewire Agere FW323 no
MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R nVIDIA NF3-250Gb Realtek 7.1 AC'97 ALC850 Marvell 88E1111
Shuttle's XPC SN85G4 itx? nF3-150 Sil 3512A ALC650 AC97 Realtek 8201BL Firewire VT6307 no
Shuttle AN50R nF3-150 Sil 3112 ALC650 AC97 Nvidia nF3 (10/100) Intel 82540EM Gigabit Firewire VT6307 no
Soltek SL-K8AN-RL NF3-150 ALC650 AC97 Relatek 8201BL
Soyo SY-CK8 SYCK8 Dragon Plus nForce3 150 CMI 9739 AC97 Realtek 8201BL
Foxconn WinFast K8S755A SiS755 + SiS964 (DDR333) AC97 RTL8169


Socket 939 (2005) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus A8N-LA GeForce 6150 LE Geforce 6150 (MCP51) + nForce 430 (PC-3200) two ATA 133 four 3.0GB/s SATAII ports built in or PCI-E x16 Realtek ALC883 HD Audio 6 USB2.0 Realtek RTL 8201CL
GA-K8N51 PVMT 9-RH Geforce 6150 (MCP51) + nForce 430 (PC-3200) two ATA 133 four 3.0GB/s SATAII ports built in or PCI-E x16 ALC880 HD Audio 6 USB2.0 Cicada CIS8201
Asus A8N-SLI Premium NVidia PCIe slot AC97 Maybe nForce LAN but not Marvell Works well
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
ECS RS482-M ATI Xpress 200M + SB400 (DDR266) no support 1 port 4 SATA1 ports (RAID 0 and 1 unknown) ATI Xpress 200M (X300 based) ALC655 codec AC97 audio 4 USB2.0 Realtek RTL8100C Firewire TI TSB 43AB22A no
EliteGroup ECS KA1-MVP RD480 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 + SB450 1 port 4 ports SATA2 2 PCI-E x16 alc880 4 USB2.0 Marvell 88E8053 and RTL8100C Firewire TSB 43AB22A no
DFI RDX200 CD-DR (2005) RD480 RS482 + SB450 (DDR400) no support 1 port 4 ports 2 PCI-E x16 Realtek ALC882 codec 4 USB2.0 88E8053 gigabit (PCIe) and Marvell 88E8001 (PCI) no support Firewire VIA VT6307 no
Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe (2006) RD580 Xpress 3200 + ULi m1575 no support 1 port 4 SATA-II (RAID no support) Dual PCI-E x16 slots Realtek ALC880 4 USB2.0 ports DAVICOM DN9161 PHY Firewire VT6307 no
DFI LanParty UT CFX 3200 DR/G (2006) ATi CFX3200 + ULi m1575 no support 1 port 4 SATA-II (RAID no support) 2 PCI-E x16 slots Realtek ALC882 HDA 4 USB2.0 ports Marvell 88E8052 and Marvell 88E8053 no support Firewire VT6307 no
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
ASUS A8V Deluxe (2004) VIA K8T800 Pro (DDR400) Promise 20378 2 ports 2 SATA2 VIA VT8233A 8235 8237 AC97 Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit needs extra PCI cards


Socket AM2 (2006/8) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Abit AN9 32X (2006) NVIDIA nforce 590 SLI MCP 1 port 2 ports (MCP55) nVidia G71 [GeForce 7950 GT] HDA MCP55 4 USB2.0 2 gigbit MCP55 but no Firewire Texas Instruments TSB 43AB22A
Asus A8N-VM CSM Geforce 6150 (MCP51) with nForce 430 two ATA 133 four 3.0GB/s SATAII ports built in or PCI-E x16 HDA 6 USB2.0 Marvell 88E1111 RCJ
ASUS M2A-VM (HDMI) 690G + DDR2 1 port 4 SATA-II (RAID unknown) with DVI ALC883 HD Audio 4 USB2.0 RTL8111B RTL8169
Biostar MCP6P-M2 Geforce 6150 (MCP51) with nForce 430 two TA 133 four 3.0GB/s SATAII ports (RAID no support) built in or PCI-E x16 HD Audio 6 USB2.0 Realtek RTL8201CL
Asus M2N SLI Deluxe Geforce nForce 570a (MCP57) 1 PCIe slot ALi M5455 Realtek 8201CL
Biostar TF7050-M2 Geforce 7050 with nForce 630a (MCP68M) Yes ide legacy GF 7025 unknown HDMI and s-video but no DVI ALC888 HDA 4 USB2.0 echi RTL8111 being tested
Biostar TA690G AM2 690G + DDR2 N/A 1 port 4 SATA-II RAID of level 0, 1 and 0+1 with DVI, s-video and hdmi ALC888 HD Audio 4 USB2.0 RTL8111 (RTL8169)
GA-M68M-S2 (1.0) S2P (2.3) S2L (1.x) nForce 630a chipset NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 ALC883 (S2), ALC888B (S2P), ALC662 (S2L), RTL 8201CL (S2), 8211CL (S2P), 8211BL (S2L),
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA 8EKRS Geforce 6150 (MCP51) with nForce 430 two ATA 133 four 3.0GB/s SATAII ports (no RAID) built in or PCI-E x16 but no DVI output Realtek ALC850 ac97 4 USB2.0 Marvell 88E1111 RCJ Firewire Texas TI TSB 43AB2AA no
Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 AMD 690V + SB600 DDR2 N/A 1 port 4 SATA-II RAID of level 0, 1 and 0+1 Radeon Xpress 1200 ALC888 HD Audio 4 USB2.0 RTL 8110SC RTL8169
Gigabyte MA69G S2H S3H AMD 690G + SB600 DDR2 N/A 1 port 4 SATA-II but no RAID of level 0, 1 and 0+1 ALC889A 4 USB2.0 RTL 8110SC RTL8169 Firewire Texas TSB 43AB23 no
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
MSI K9AGM-FID RD485C + SB450 or SB600 Xpress 1150 no support 1 port 4 ports ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 ALC883 HD Audio Realtek RTL 8110SC
MSI K9V-GM-V VIA K8M890 N/A 4 ports VIA Chrome9 (vesa) but PCIe slot ALC883 2 ports Realtek RTL 8201CL no support


Socket AM2+ (2007/9) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
ASROCK N68-S AMD based nForce 630a Yes slimline DVD drive works GF 7025 use vesa VIA 1708S VT1705 HD Audio echi usb 2.0 RTL8201EL / 8201CL - nforce being tested
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM S2H 780G + SB700 ALC889A HD Audio Realtek RTL8169
Gigabyte GA-MA78LM S2 (1.x) S2H (1.x) 760G + SB710 ALC888B HD Audio Realtek 8111D/E 8169
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus M2V-VM VIA K8T890 (DDR ) Yes 2 ports Delta Chrome GPU (vesa) or PCIe x16 slot ALC883 HD Audio echi but not uhci RTL8100C
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe AMD 790FX RD790 + SB600 Marvell 88SE6121 SATA II HD Audio ADI® AD1988 Marvell 88E8056}}


Socket AM3 (2010/11) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus M4A785TD-M PRO 785G and SB710 N/A ide legacy ATI Radeon HD 4200 - use vesa or pci-e 2.0 slot HD Audio Yes Yes Good support
Aresone 2011 4 DDR3 memory sockets N/A Yes no Radeon HD3000 driver yet
vesa driver works
possibility to add PCIe card
HD Audio USB2.0 Yes Good support
MSI 890GXM-G65 890GX + SB750 legacy ATI 4290 built-in (vesa) ALC889 DD GR HD Audio crackles Yes RTL 8169
Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 nForce 630a NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 ALC888B (1.3), ACL887 (3.1), RTL8211CL (all)
Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P nForce 630a NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 ALC888B (1.x 2.x), ALC889 (3.0), ALC888B/889 (3.1), RTL8211CL (all)


Socket AM3+ (2011/1x) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 AMD 890FX + AMD SB850 Yes Yes N/A ALC892 Yes RTL8111E rtl8169



AMD Fusion (2011/1x) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
1.2Ghz single Bobcat Fusion C30 + Hudson M1 ACPI IDE SATA AMD 6250 Audio USB Ethernet
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Bobcat 1Ghz dual Fusion C50 + Hudson M1 ACPI IDE SATA AMD 6250 Audio USB Ethernet
C60 AMD 62x0
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus E35M1-M PRO uATX 1.6Ghz dual 18W AMD Fusion E350 + Hudson M1 ACPI N/A SATA AMD 6310 - no HD driver yet ALC887 VD2 USB RTL8111E EFI bios [5]
Asus E35M1-I Deluxe miniITX 1.6Ghz dual AMD Fusion E350 + Hudson M1 + DDR3 ACPI N/A SATA AMD 6310 - no HD driver yet ALC892 USB Realtek 8111E Atheros AR5008 on a Mini PCI-E
ASRock E350M1-USB3 (USB3.0 added) 1.6Ghz dual AMD Fusion E350 + Hudson M1 ACPI N/A SATA - 4 SATA3 AMD 6310 - use vesa with hdmi and dvi Audio ALC892 USB - 4 USB2.0 and 2 USB3.0 Ethernet Realtek 8111E
Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 mini-ITX Hudson M1 FCH N/A 4 SATA3 plus HDMI, DVI ALC892 2 NEC USB3.0 with 4 USB2.0 Realtek 8111E
MSI E350IA-E45 e-350 + Hudson M1 + DDR3 no support N/A 4 Sata3 ports AMD 6310 gpu ALC HDA 6 USB2.0 and 2 USB3.0 through NEC 720200 chipset Realtek RTL8111E
Sapphire Pure Fusion Mini IPC-E350M1 1.6Ghz dual AMD Fusion E350 + Hudson M1 + DDR3 sodimm ACPI N/A SATA AMD 6310 (vesa) no HD driver yet ALC892 USB Marvell 88E8057 no support
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Hudson M2 becoming a SoC N/A integrated Yuba FCH (single PCIe x16 and four x1 ports, DVI, HDMI and Analog VGA, SATA 6Gbps, HD Audio, USB (dedicated 2.0 and 3.0 ports) legacy PCI, LPC and SPI.) Movement to 20nm in mid 2013 and during 2014 -
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Movement to 14nm during 2015


Socket FM1 (2011/12) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion



Socket FM2 (2012/1x) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion




Intel [edit]

Socket 370 (2000/2) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Intel D815EEA 866Mhz P3 and i815 chipset Yes N/A Nvidia AGPx8 6200LE added N/A 2 USB1.1 N/A Tested AspireOS 1.7, simple basic board with useful 5 PCI slots



Socket 478 (2002/4) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Colorful Technology C.865PE-L Silver Fighter Warrior V2.3 865PE ALC650 AC97 }} RTL 8100
Intel 845 865P Yes intel 800 AC97 AD1985 USB1.1 and USB2.0 e1000 Tested ICAROS 1.3
Intel 845 865GC Yes intel 800 AC97 AD1985 USB1.1 and USB2.0 e1000 Tested ICAROS 1.3
MSI Neo2-S Neo2-LS Neo2-FIS2R MS6728v1 865PE C-Media CMI9379A AC97 e1000e 82547EI
MSI Neo2-V Neo2-P MS6728v2 865PE ALC655 AC97 8100C(V) 8110C(P)



Socket LGA775 s775 (2005/8) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Abit AG8 (2004) P915 + ICH6R 1 port 4 ports SATA1 1 PCIe x16 Slot Realtek ALC658 AC97 4 USB2.0 Realtek 8110S-32 Firewire TI 4200R7T no
AOpen i915Pa EFRII P915 + ICH6R 1 port 4 ports SATA1 1 PCIe x16 Slot Realtek ALC880 HDA 4 USB2.0 Broadcom BCM5751 Firewire TI42AK0KT no
ECS PF4 915P P915 + ICH6 1 port 4 ports SATA1 1 PCIe x16 Slot C-Media CMI 9880 4 USB2.0 Dual Marvell 88E8001 and Realtek 8100C Firewire VIA VT6307 no
Gigabyte 8GPNXP Duo P915G + ICH6R 1 port 4 ports SATA1 1 PCIe x16 Slot AC97 C-Media ALC880 4 USB2.0 Broadcom PLUS 5751 Gigabit (PCIe) and Marvel 88E8001 (PCI) Firewire TSB81BA3 no
MSI 915 Neo2 P915 + ICH6R 1 port 4 ports SATA1 1 PCIe x16 Slot CMI 9880L HD Audio 4 USB2.0 Broadcomm BCM5751 PCIe Firewire VIA VT6306 no
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus P5GC-MX P945GC + ICH7R 1 port 4 SATA1 ports i PCIe slot 2 usb2.0 atheros L2
Asus P5LD2-VM P5DL2 P945GC + ICH7R 1 port 4 SATA1 ports 1 PCie 16x slot ALC882 HDA 4 USB2.0 Intel(R) Tekoa works with additional cards
Gigabyte GA-945P DS3 (2005) P945 + ICH7 1 port 4 SATA1 ports PCie slot ALC888 HDA 4 USB2.0 8111B (rtl8169)
Gigabyte GA945 GCMX S2 ALC888 (all), Marvell 88E8001 (2.1), RTL 8110SC 8169 (3.x 6.x),
Gigabyte GA-945 GCM S2C ALC662 (1.x) 8101E Rtl 8169 (1.x)
Gigabyte GA945 GCM S2L 945GC ALC662 (1.x) Realtek 8111c 8169 (1.x)
Gigabyte GA945 GZM S2 (2007) 945GZ + ICH 1 port 4 SATA1 ports PCi-E slot ALC883 (2.x), ALC883 (3.x) HD Audio 4 USB2.0 Marvel 88E8001 (2.x), 8110SC (3.x),
MSI 945P Neo-F rev 1.0 P945 + ICH7 1 port 4 SATA1 ports PCie slot ALC662 HDA 4 USB2.0 8110SC (rtl8169)
MSI 945P Neo2-F rev 1.2 P945 + ICH7 1 port 4 SATA1 ports PCie slot ALC850 AC97 4 USB2.0 8110SC (rtl8169)
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
AsRock P5B-DE P965 + ICH8 untested works ide legacy with PCI-E card HD Audio via VT1708S Yes RTL8169 works well
ASUS P5B Deluxe Wifi (2006) P965 + ICH8R JMicron® JMB363 1 port 6 SATA2 ports PCI-E slot ADI ADI1988 or 1998B HDA 4 USB2.0 Marvell 88E8001 and 88E8056
ASUS P5B-E (2006) P965 + ICH8R JMicron® JMB363 1 port 6 SATA2 ports PCI-E slot ADI ADI1988 HDA 4 USB2.0 Attansic L1 Firewire VIA VT6307 no
Asus P5W DH Deluxe 975X 1 port 2 ports 2 PCIe x16 slots ALC882 2 USB2.0 Marvell 88E8053 Firewire TI TSB43AB22A no
GIGABYTE GA-965P DS3 P965 + ICH8R 6 sata2 ports one PCI-E x16 slot Realtek ALC883 (1.3), ALC888 (2.x) HD Audio Marvell Yukon 88E8053 (1.x)
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
ASUS P5K-E P35 Express + ICH9R 1 port 6 ports SATA2 AD1988B HDA 6 USB2.0 Marvell 88E8056 and Realtek RTL8110SC Firewire Agere FW322 1394a no
Abit IP35 P35 Express + ICH9R 1 port 6 ports ALC888 HDA 4 USB2.0 two RTL8110SC Firewire Texas TSB43 AB22A no
Gigabyte
Abit IX38 Quad GT X38 / ICH9R Chipset 1 port 6 ports PCI-E 2.0 X16 slot HD Audio ALC888 4 USB2.0 Realtek RTL 8110SC 8169SC Firewire Texas TSB 43AB22A no
Gigabyte X38-DQ6 X38 / ICH9R Chipset 1 port 6 ports PCI-E 2.0 X16 slot ALC889A HDA 4 USB2.0 twin 8111B 8169
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Gigabyte GA-G31M ES2L G31 plus ICH7 Intel GMA 3100 2d ALC883 (1.x), ALC883/888B (2.x), RTL8111C (1.x), Atheros 8131 (2.x),
ASRock G31M-S G31 + ICH7 + DDR2 800 4 sata2 GMA 3100 2d not 3d ALC662 4 USB2.0 RTL 8111DL 8169
Intel DG31PR iG31 3100 untested but can use PCIe slot ALC888 playback RTL8111B Rtl 8169 good support
G43 + GMA X4500 2d
ASUS P5G41T-M LX G41 + ICH8 + DDR3 Yes Maybe X4500 2d ALC887 3 USB2.0 Atheros L1c AR8131
Gigabyte GA-G41M COMBO G41 + ICH7 1 port 4 ports GMA X4500 2d VIA VT1708S (1.x) 4 ports Atheros AR8151 l1c (1.x)
Gigabyte GA-G41MT S2 VT1708S (1.3), ALC887-VD2 (1.4), ALC887 (2.1), Atheros AR8151 l1c (1.x 2.x),
Gigabyte GA-G41MT S2P VT2021 (1.3), ALC889 (1.4), Atheros AR8151 l1c (1.4),
Gigabyte GA-G41MT S2PT ALC887 (1.0), VIA (2.0), ALC887 (2.1) RTL8111E (1.x), Atheros AR8151 l1c (2.1),
Gigabyte GA-P41T D3P G41 + ICH7 1 port 4ports GMA X4500 2d ALC888 889/892 4 ports RTL 8111C or D/E
Intel DG41AN Classic iG41 + 1 port 4 ports X4500 2d ALC888S ALC888VC 4 ports 8111E
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Gigabyte GA-EP45 DS3 (2008) P45 + ICH9 1 port 6 sata2 ports two PCI-E x16 v2.0 slots ALC888 HD Audio 6 USB2.0
MSI P45 Platinum (2008) P45 + ICH9 1 port 6 sata2 ports two PCI-E x16 v2.0 slots ALC888 HD Audio 6 USB2.0
GigaByte GA-X48 DQ6 X48 plus ICH9R 1 port 8 ports two PCI-E x16 v2.0 slots ALC889A 8 USB2.0 RTL 8111B 8169 Firewire TSB43AB23 no
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus P5QL EPU P43 + ICH10 1 port 6 SATA2 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16 VT1708S HDA 6 USB2.0 ports 8111C RTL 8169
Asus P5P43TD PRO PCI-E 1.0 x16 slot ALC887 HDA 6 USB2.0
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
GA-73VM-S2 (rev. 1.0) nForce 610i chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7050 ALC662 RTL 8201N
GA-73PVM-S2 (rev. 1.0) nForce 630i Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7100 ALC662 RTL 8211B
Nvidia 7150 630i intel based nForce 630i (MCP73) Yes ide legacy GF 7150 HD AUDIO ALC883 ohci echi RTL8201C being tested
GA-73UM-S2H (rev. 1.0) nForce 630i Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7150 ALC889A RTL 8211B
Asus P5N7A-VM ITX intel based nForce 730i Yes ide mode GF 9300 HD AUDIO ALC662 ohci echi unknown being tested
GA-E7AUM-DS2H (rev. 1.0) GeForce 9400 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 chipset ALC889A RTL 8211CL
ASRock 775Dual VSTA VIA PT880 DDR2 N/A 2 ports VIA VT8237A with 2 ports 1 AGP and 1 PCIe slot VIA HD Audio ALC888 4 USB2.0 VIA VT6102 VT6103 rhine
ASRock 4CoreDual SATA2 VIA PT880 PRO Yes ALC888 (r1.0) ALC662 (r2.0) Yes rhine VT6103
Intel D101 GGCL D102 GGC2L Xpress 200 1250 + IXP450 1 port 4 ports PCIe x16 slot Realtek ALC861 AC97 4 USB2.0 Realtek 8101L
ABIT Fatal1ty F-I90HD Xpress 1250 RS600M + SB600 1 port 4 SATA2 (RAID 0,1) ATI or 1 PCIe-16 slot ALC888 4 USB2.0 Realtek RTL8111B


Atom Skt 441 (2008/10) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
D945CLF N230 single core Yes GMA945 ALC662 uhci and ehci rtl8169 works very well
iMica D945GCKF2 mobo Intel Atom N330 Dual Core wip IDE Maybe gma HD AUDIO uhci ehci rtl8169 works well
D945GSEJT + Morex T1610 Atom 230 Yes Maybe GMA900 HD Audio Yes RTL8169 works well and small size, runs off 12V
ASUS AT3N7A-I Atom 330 Nvidia ION legacy IDE nouveau HD Audio Yes RTL8169 device [1] good
Z510 (1.1GHz), Z520 + the US15X system controller hub atom + PowerVR SGX GMA500 no support
Menlow Z530 (1.6GHz), Z540, Z515, Z550 (1.66GHz), and Z560 chip + Intel® Poulsbo US15W SCH GMA500 no support
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
D410PT 45nm pinetrail D410 and NM10 N/A ide legacy GMA3150 ALC262 or ALC66x odd clicks Yes RTL8111DL some support
45nm pinetrail D510 and NM10 + GMA3150 GMA3150 ALC888B or ALC66x Yes RTL8111DL some support
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
45nm oaktrail 1.2GHz z650 single core + SM35 Intel® 82SM35 PCH 400MHz GMA600
45nm oaktrail 1.5GHz z670 single core + SM35 400MHz GMA600
45nm z6xx single core 400MHz GMA600
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Intel Atom N2600 32nm 1.6Ghz Dual (cedar trail) 400MHz GMA5600 GMA 3180
Intel Atom N2800 32nm 1.86Ghz Dual 640 MHz GMA5650 GPU
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
22nm
22nm
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
15nm
15nm


Socket 1366 (2009/10) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus P6T DELUXE x58 + ICH10 1 port 4 ports 2 PCIe x16 (r2.0) slots ADI AD2000B HD Audio 4 USB2.0 Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Firewire VIA VT6308 no
gigabyte ex58 ds x58 + ICH10 N/A Realtek 8111D rtl8169


Socket 1156 (2010) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H H55 PCIe slot ALCxxx playback ALC888B (Rev1.x) RTL8111D (Rev 1.x) Tested but no support for WLAN Realtek 8188su


Socket 1155 (2010/1) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 H61 + N/A 4 ports sata2 ALC889 2 ports Realtek RTL8111E
Intel Classic Series DH61CR Desktop H61 + N/A 4 ports ALC892 4 ports Intel 82579V
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus P8H67-M H67 + N/A 2 sata3 - 4 sata2 ALC887 6 USB2.0 Realtek® 8111E
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Asus P8Z68-V LX Z68 + N/A 2 sata3 - 4 sata2 ALC887 2 USB3.0 - 4 USB2.0 Realtek® 8111E EFI bios
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 (B3) Z68 + N/A 2 sata3 - 4 sata2 ALC889 2 USB3.0 - 4 USB2.0 Realtek® 8111E
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
Intel Executive Series DQ67OW Q67 + N/A 2 sata3 - 4 sata2 ALC888 2 USB3.0 - 4 USB2.0 Intel 82579LM
H77


Socket GMA 2100 (2011/ ) [edit]
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion
X79
Name Chipset ACPI IDE SATA Gfx Audio USB Ethernet Opinion


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