Last updated: 11/08/2006
General Hardware Specifications of Dell Inspiron 640m:
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Hardware Components
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Status under Linux
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Notes
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| Intel Centrino Duo, 1.6 Ghz | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| 14.1 WXGA TFT Display (1280 x 800) | Works | Detected correctly in installer, 3D acceleration not enabled by default. I just changed the option to have it enabled, seems to work fine. |
| Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| 2GB, PC4200 SODIMM, 2 DIMMs | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| 100 GB SATA Hard Drive | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Integrated Network Card | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Internal 56k Modem | Unknown | Never tried to set up. |
| 8x Philips DVD/RW Writer | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Intel PRO wireless 3945miniPCI Wireless | Works | Detected on installation but all necessary packages were not installed by default. in YaST2 make sure ipw3945d, ipw-firmware and wireless-tools packages are installed. Then simply create a wireless network in the network setup page. |
| Lithium-Ion Battery | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| 82801G High Definition Audio Controller | Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
| SD card reader | Doesnt' work |
Nothing happens on trying SD card, no messages in /var/logs/messages. |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.16-smp