
Aspire EasyStore Tested Hardware & Operating
System List
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Author: System Integration Engineering, Stationary Computing BU, ITBG / Vernon Liu
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Release Date:
Release Date: June 4, 2008 Revision:
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Doc. Description
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This document is intended to provide users of the Aspire EasyStore with a guide to the different hardware and
operating systems tested on this platform.
Revision: 1.0 Total
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Total:::: 5 Pages
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Products Affected
Products Affected
Products AffectedProducts Affected
Aspire EasyStore.
Revision History
Revision History
Revision HistoryRevision History
Date
Date Revision
DateDate
June 4, 2008 1.0 First release the document.
Revision Modification
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1. Software Info
1.1 Latest BIOS/Firmware of Aspire EasyStore
Date
Date F/W
DateDate
May 9, 2008 2.00
Jan 22, 2008 1.21
Dec 20, 2007 1.20
1.2 EasySearch & eBackup
Product
Product Version
ProductProduct
EasySearch
F/W Note
F/WF/W
Version Note
VersionVersion
1.0 1
Note
NoteNote
Note
NoteNote
EasyBackup
NOTE 1. EasySearch & EasyBackup is included in Aspire EasyStore product CD.
1.0
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2. Web Browser Support
The following table lists the web browser supported by Aspire EasyStore.
Vendor
Vendor Browser
VendorVendor
Browser Version
BrowserBrowser
Version Service Pack
VersionVersion
Service Pack Note
Service PackService Pack
Note
NoteNote
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
7.0
6.0
1.5 (or later)
N/A
SP1
N/A
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3. Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Aspire EasyStore utility.
3.1 EasySearch
Operating System
Operating System Service Pack
Operating SystemOperating System
Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Yes
Windows XP SP2 Yes
Windows XP x64 Edition SP2 N/A
Windows Vista N/A Yes
Windows Vista x64 Edition N/A N/A
3.2 EasyBackup
Operating System
Operating System Service Pack
Operating SystemOperating System
Service Pack
Service PackService Pack
Service Pack
Service PackService Pack
EasySearch
EasySearch
EasySearchEasySearch
EasyBackup
EasyBackup
EasyBackupEasyBackup
Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Yes
Windows XP SP2 Yes
Windows XP x64 Edition SP2 N/A
Windows Vista N/A Yes
Windows Vista x64 Edition N/A N/A
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4. Hard Disk Drives
The hard drives listed in the following tables have been tested with the Aspire EasyStore.
4.1 SATA 300 HDD 7200 RPM
Capacity
Capacity
CapacityCapacity
(GB)
(GB)
(GB)(GB)
1000 Seagate
Vendor
Vendor Model Name
VendorVendor
Model Name Model Number
Model NameModel Name
Barracuda
7200.11
Model Number Firmware
Model NumberModel Number
ST3100340AS
Firmware Interface
FirmwareFirmware
SD46 SATA 300 7200 1, 2
Interface
InterfaceInterface
RPM
RPM Note
RPMRPM
Note
NoteNote
750 Seagate
640
500
500 Seagate
500
500
320
250
250 Seagate
250 Seagate
250
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Western
Digital
Barracuda
7200.11
Caviar SE
Caviar SE
Barracuda
7200.10
Caviar SE
Caviar SE
Caviar SE
Caviar SE
Barracuda
7200.10
Barracuda
7200.10
Caviar SE
ST3750630AS
WD6400AAKS-22A7
B0
WD5000AAJS-22A8B
0
ST3500830AS
WD5000AAJS-22TK
A0
WD5000AAJS-22YFA
O
WD3200AAJS-22B4A
0
WD2500AAJS-22B4A
0
ST3250820AS
ST3250310AS
WD2500AAJS-22RY
A0
SD46 SATA 300 7200 1, 2
01.03B01 SATA 300 7200 2
01.03B01 SATA 300 7200
3.AAD SATA 300 7200 1
12.01C02 SATA 300 7200
12.01C02 SATA 300 7200
01.03A01 SATA 300 7200
01.03A01 SATA 300 7200
3.AAD SATA 300 7200 1
3.AAD SATA 300 7200 1
12.01B01 SATA 300 7200
NOTE 1. This HDD is multiple-disc and uses HDD firmware different than single disc HDD (HDD height is 26.1
mm).
NOTE 2. Aspire EasyStore firmware
2TB)
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NOTICE:
The information in this document, including products and software versions, is current
as of the Release Date above. This document is subject to change without notice.
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