Zorin OS compatibility with ASUS N56VZ laptop

Hi Zorin OS forum friends.

I've downloaded Zorin OS x64 free edition and need to know if any compatibility issue which i may have before the installation.

My laptop is "ASUS N56VZ-S4283H" and here is my hardware summary:

- Intel® Core™ i7 3630QM Processor
- Intel® HM76 Chipset
- 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM
- 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080)/Wide View Angle LED Backlight
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with 4GB DDR3 VRAM (double graphics with intel hd4000)
- 1TB 5400RPM + 256 GB Sandisk SSD
- 3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MS Pro/ MMC)
- Asus HD Webcam
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 b/g/n
- Built-in Bluetooth™ V4.0
- Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 Ethernet
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
4 x USB 3.0 port(s)
1 x HDMI
- Built-in Speakers And Microphone

Hi, if this is Zorin 9 then just give it a try. When you see the blue screen launch showing keyboard and accessibility icon bottom middle of screen, press space bar - you will see language selection highlighted - leave this as English as I don't know if other languages are present in .iso - then go to keymap - this is set to US - I used the up arrow to select 'UK' to match my keyboard layout. Then press F6 and select 'ACPI=Off' then press the enter key twice to

A. confirm selection of 'acpi=off'

B. Start live session of Zorin 9 - be warned you get a glowing Z for quite some time, then a black screen for quite some time, then a mouse pointer, then the desktop!

This laptop is a beast!
Let me know how did it go with zorin on this laptop as I am planning to buy a similar asus (n-series) myself.

Probably you will need to install "bumblebee" as you have a hybrid GPU (intel+Nvidia).

I'm planning to install with DUAL BOOT. The dual graphics issue is boring me but anyway bumblebee is not a healthy solution for now, maybe in the future we will be able to use better solutions than "Wine" and "bumblebee"

"Security" is the reason for me to get in to Linux world and zorin os is one of the best distribution after 14 years of Windows usage.

Well, if dual-booting, take a look at the YouTube link I posted here:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6075

I am now making a third attempt at uploading Part A of my video (installing 9 alongside Windows 7 - be some time before I get to do 8 - and I don't have the issue of (U)EFI to worry about!

See also this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6500#p30970

Thanks for your share. Checking now.

Swarfendor437 wrote:Well, if dual-booting, take a look at the YouTube link I posted here:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6075

I am now making a third attempt at uploading Part A of my video (installing 9 alongside Windows 7 - be some time before I get to do 8 - and I don't have the issue of (U)EFI to worry about!

See also this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6500#p30970