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Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP
Supported operating systems

This page contains a list of the tested operating systems for the Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP. Operating systems not listed below are not supported by this Intel Workstation Board.

Microsoft* Windows*

Microsoft Windows 7* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 7* 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista* 64-bit
Microsoft Windows* XP
Microsoft Windows* XP 64-Bit Edition

Microsoft* Windows Server* 2003 or 2008 Note: The Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP does not currently support Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008. There are no plans for making drivers available for these operating systems.

Microsoft Windows XP* Note:
For PCI Express* capability, you must use Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, which includes support for PCI Express.

Linux*

Refer to the table below for a list of selected Linux* operating systems tested (installation only) on Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP.

Key Points:

  • No attempt has been made to test every available peripheral or software application.
  • Inclusion on the list should not be considered an endorsement by Intel.

Linux Distribution

Kernel Version

OS Installation

Chipset Support

Graphic Driver Support

Audio Driver Support

LAN Driver Support

Storage Driver Support

RHEL* 5.3

2.6.18-126.el5

PASS

Native

N/A

Native

Native

Native

Ubuntu* 8.10

2.6.27-7-generic

PASS

Native

N/A

Native1

Native

Native

SLED* 10 SP2

2.6.16.60-0.21-bigsmp

PASS

Native

N/A

Native

Need driver2

Native

Fedora* 10 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686.PAE PASS1 Native

N/A

Native3 Native Native

Notes
  1. Error when recording audio. Workaround: terminate pulseaudio process by executing command ' killall pulseaudio ' in the terminal window
  2. Need to install LAN driver. Download driver file intel-e1000e-0.4.1.6-1.i586.rpm* and patch realtek-r8169-kmp-smp-8.008.00_2.6.16.60_0.21-0.i586.rpm*
  3. Error when recording audio "arecord: pcm_read:1489: read input/output error". Workaround: remove pulseaudio by executing command ' yum remove pulseaudio ' in the terminal window

Intel provides basic information on installing a few Linux distributions, such as Redhat*, SuSE* & Ubuntu on Intel Desktop Boards. Information on the Web is based on the results of operating system installation with default settings and simple workarounds for installation issues. No attempt has been made to test every available subsystem or software application.

Information on Linux support resources is provided on AS IS basis with no further responsibilities on fixing issues reported to Intel Customer Support. The support policy for Linux through phone and e-mail remains 'best effort’ or ‘no support’, depending on location.

LINUX* NOTICE: All information and software contained herein is provided "AS IS" to Intel customers. Intel Corporation disclaims all express or implied warranties and liabilities for the use of this document, the software and the information contained herein, and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document or the software, nor does Intel make a commitment to update the information or software contained herein. Intel reserves the right to make changes to this document or software at any time, without notice.

This applies to:
Intel® Workstation Board WX58BP

Solution ID: CS-030318
Date Created: 16-Mar-2009
Last Modified: 05-Aug-2010
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