hp pavilion N5450

Kit Plummer plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
17 Aug 2001 21:15:00 -0700


RedHat 7.1

On 17 Aug 2001 20:59:34 -0700, Anoosh Abdy wrote:
> I have recently bought an HP pavillion notebook and installed redhat
> 7.0. When I ran Xconfigurator, the only combination which did not give
> me an error is 8bit color option which results in extremely large font
> and only the middle 1/4 of the screen is used and the rest is blank.
> Any idea why and what can be done about it. here is the specs for the PC
> 
>                       Mobile Intel® Pentium® III processor 850MHz, with
> Intel® SpeedStep™ technology for
>                       battery life optimization
> 
> 
>                       128MB SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to
> 512MB
> 
> 
>                       15" XGA TFT display
> 
> 
>                       20.0GB hard drive
> 
> 
>                       DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
> 
> 
>                       S3 Savage IX 128-bit AGP 2X graphics card, with
> 8MB dedicated SGRAM video memory
> 
> 
> 
>                       Built-in 10/100 Ethernet networking card
> 
> 
>                       V.90 high-speed modem
> 
> 
>                       High-capacity LiIon battery
> 
> 
>                       Built-in dual Polk Audio stereo speakers
> 
> 
>                       Weighs 7.5 lbs./1.65" thin for easy portability
> 
> 
>                       Intel, the Intel Inside logo, Pentium are
> registered trademarks and Pentium III Xeon,
>                       Pentium II Xeon, Celeron, MMX are trademarks of
> Intel Corporation.
> 
> 
>                      PRODUCT DETAILS
>                                        N5450
>                     Processor Brand
>                                        Mobile Intel® Pentium® III
> processor
>                     Processor Speed (MHz)
>                                        850MHz
>                     Display Type
>                                        XGA (1024 x 768) TFT
>                     Screen Size
>                                        15"
>                     System Bus
>                                        133MHz
>                     Cache Memory
>                                        32KB L1 cache + 256KB L2 cache on
> die
>                     System Memory (RAM)
>                                        128MB
>                     System Memory (RAM)
>                     Expandable To
>                                        512MB
>                     Type of Memory (RAM)
>                                        SDRAM
>                     Hard Drive Type
>                                        Ultra DMA
>                     Hard Drive Size
>                                        20.0GB
>                     CD-ROM Drive
>                                        No
>                     Maximum CD-ROM Drive
>                     Speed
>                                        No CD-ROM drive
>                     DVD-ROM Drive
>                                        Shared
>                     Maximum DVD-ROM Drive
>                     Speed
>                                        6x
>                     CD-RW Drive
>                                        Shared
>                     CD-RW Drive Speeds
>                                        4x4x24
>                     DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo
>                     Drive
>                                        Yes
>                     DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo
>                     Drive Speeds
>                                        6x DVD-ROM; 4x4x24 CD-RW
>                     Diskette Drive Type
>                                        3.5" 1.44MB
>                     Video Memory
>                                        8MB
>                     Diskette Drive
>                                        Yes
>                     Graphics
>                                        S3 Savage IX 128-bit AGP 2X
> graphics with 3D hardware
>                                        acceleration, composite TV-out
> support, simultaneous
>                                        display capability
>                     MPEG
>                                        Yes
>                     Modem
>                                        56 Kbps* ITU V.90 *Capable of
> receiving 56 Kbps
>                                        downloads. However, current
> regulations limit download
>                                        speed to 53 Kbps.
>                     Networking
>                                        Built-in 3Com mini-PCI 10/100
> Ethernet (network/modem
>                                        combo)
>                     Audio
>                                        16-bit SoundBlaster
> Pro-compatible with dual built-in stereo
>                                        speakers and acoustic chamber by
> Polk Audio
>                     Speakers
>                                        Built-in stereo speakers
>                     PCMCIA Slots
>                                        2
>                     USB Ports
>                                        2
>                     Parallel Ports
>                                        1
>                     Serial Ports
>                                        1
>                     Gameports
>                                        0
>                     Battery Type
>                                        Lithium-ion (LiIon)
>                     Pointing Device
>                                        Touchpad on palm rest with on/off
> and up/down scroll keys
>                     Operating System
>                                        Microsoft Windows Millennium
> Edition
>                     Included Software
>                                        Microsoft Encarta World
> Encyclopedia Online; HP
>                                        Speedway, Space Rocks, Checkers
> and Blasterball 3D
>                                        games; Easy Internet Signup;
> Earthlink; Prodigy; AT&T
>                                        WorldNet; AOL; MusicMatch MP3
> Player; Microsoft Money
>                                        2001; QuickLink III fax software
> and more
> 
> 
> regards
> anoosh
> 
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