Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 edition

Table B.2 provides a comprehensive checklist you can use to take inventory of target hardware, such as the computer and any peripherals. Veteran Linux users can take the collected information to build custom systems by adding known hardware or substituting cheaper but equivalent hardware.

TABLE B.2 System and Peripheral Inventory Checklist

Item	Errata
Audio devices	Microphone:
	Line out:
	Line in:
BIOS	Type:
	Revision:
	ACPI:
	APM:
CD-ROM drive	Brand:
	Type:
CD-RW drive	Brand:
	Type:
	CD-R write speed:
	CD rewrite speed:
	CD-ROM read speed:
DVD drive	Brand:
	Type:
DVD+/-RW drive	Brand:
	Type:
	Dual layer?:
Digital camera	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Interface:
CPU	Brand:
	Socket type:
	Speed:
FireWire (IEEE 1394)	Chipset:
	Device(s):
IrDA port	Device number:
	Port IRQ:
Keyboard	Brand:
	Type:
Laptop	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Hibernation partition:
Legacy ports	Parallel type:
	Parallel IRQ:
	RS-232 number(s):
	RS-232 IRQ(s):
Mice	Brand:
	Type:
Modem	Brand:
	Type:
Motherboard	Brand:
	Type:
	Chipset:
Monitor(s)	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Horizontal freq:
	Vertical freq:
	Max. resolution:
Network card	Wireless:
	Brand:
	Type:
	Speed:
PCI bus	Version:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Type:
PCMCIA	Controller:
	Cardbus:
	Brand:
	Type:
Printer(s)	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
System RAM	Amount:
	Type:
	Speed:
S-Video port	X Support:
Scanner	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Interface type:
Sound card	Chipset:
	Type:
	I/O addr:
	IRQ:
	DMA:
	MPU addr:
Storage device(s)	Removable:
	Size:
	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Controller(s):
Storage device controller	Type:
Tablet	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Interface:
Universal Serial Bus	Controller:
	BIOS MPS setting:
	BIOS Plug-n-Play setting:
	Device(s):
Video device(s)	Brand:
	Modeclass="underline"
	Xinerama:
	Chipset:
	VRAM: