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General Hardware Specifications of Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro V3405:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel Core 2 Duo T5200	Works
14.1 WXGA TFT Display	Works
Intel 945GM integrated graphics card	Works	Works with recent drivers
1024MB RAM (2x512 DDR2 533)	Works
120 GB SATA Hard Drive	Works
Realtek 8139/C/C+ ethernet card	Works
Internal 56k Modem (Motorola SM56)	Seems to work	Connected using Intel HMA. Reports inself as "Motorola Si3054". Seems to work with slmodemd daemon (dialing not tested).
Intel PRO 3945ABG WiFi card	Works, but setup is not trivial	This might help: Setup the card using NetworkManager and then run: iwconfig  eth1 mode Ad-hoc iwconfig eth1 mode Managed dhclient eth1
DVD+RW	Works
Sound Card	Works	Sometimes (after resume?), the sound output is very quiet even with all mixer components at 100%.
Special keys	Doesn't work	Not supported yet by acerhk. Screen brightness controll works (doesn't require software intervention).

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.18.

• Installing - I updated the distribution during installation so that a new graphics card driver is loaded
  
• Post-Install modifications/tweaks

• Nothing really interesting here.

• Modem dialing has not been tested
• Function keys don't work
• WiFi drops connection (iwconfig  eth1 mode Ad-hoc; iwconfig eth1 mode Managed; dhclient eth1 usually fixes that). Improved by upgrading kernel to 2.6.22-rc5.
  

• /etc/pm/config

I needed this line (doesn't work in newer kernel 2.6.22 any more):

S2RAM_OPTS="-f"

• lspci output:
  

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller AHCI (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
0a:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

• lsusb output:

 Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)

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• Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver for Linux homepage
  

• Link to the laptop manufacturer page
  

• Back to Linux on Laptops

Looks quite cheap, but nice. The notebook case is rather weak (especially around DVD-drive), so you should not grab the notebook by this part.

Another thing is that it produces a lot of heat, especially from the hard drive (Western Digital). It is very uncomfortable to have it on your legs. I thought notebooks have improved over the last 4 years, but the heat produced by this one is comparable to my old Acer TravelMate 230 (233FX). The heat also shortens the life of the disk, which is not nice.

With power saving features on, the battery can last 3 to 3.5 hours.