Medion 3500 Getting Started

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Chapter 1. Getting Started

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Getting Started

TOPICS

Mainboard Specification 1-2
Mainboard Layout 1-4

Thank you for purchasing the MEDION 3500 (MS-6513 v1.X) Micro
ATX mainboard. The MEDION 3500 is based on Intel® Brookdale & ICH2
chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel

®

Pentium® 4 processors in the 478 pin package, the MEDION 3500 delivers a
high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

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Mainboard Specification

CPU

Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in 478 pin package.
Supports 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2.1GHz, 2.2GHz
and up.

Chipset

Intel® 845 chipset (593 FC-BGA)

- Supports DDR SDRAM at 200/266MHz operation (DDR200/DDR266).

- AGTL+ host bus with integrated termination supporting 32-bit host
addressing.

- 1.5V AGP interface with 4x data transfer and 4x fast write capability.

- 8-bit, 66MHz 4x hub interface to the Intel ICH2.

Intel® ICH2 chipset (360 EBGA)

- Upstream hub interface for access to the Intel MCH.

- 2-channel Ultra AT A/100 Bus Master IDE controller.

- USB controller 1.1 (expanded capabilities for 4 ports).

- I/O APIC.

- SMBus controller.

- FWH interface.

- LPC interface.

- AC’97 2.1 interface.

- PCI 2.2 interface.

- Integrated system management controller.

Main Memory

Supports four memory banks using two 184-pin DDR DIMMs.
Supports up to 2GB PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAMs.
Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM.

Slots

One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 4x slot (1.5V only).
Three PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots. The third PCI can support 2
Master devices (support 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface).

Note: The AGP slot DOES NOT support 3.3V AGP card. Use of

3.3V AGP card may cause damage to the mainboard.

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On-Board IDE

An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with
PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA66/100 operation modes.
Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals

On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and

2.88Mbytes.

- 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B1).

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.

- 4 USB ports (Rear * 2/Front * 2).

- 1 RJ-45 LAN jack.

- 1 audio/game port.

Audio (optional)

C-Media CMI8738 / PCI-6ch supports 2/4/6 ch speaker.

Network

Realtek RTL8100BL single chip fast 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet controller .

BIOS

The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the pe­ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function
which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

Micro A TX Form Factor: 24.4cm x 22.4cm.

Mounting

6 mounting holes.

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Mainboard Layout

MEDION 3500 (MS-6513 v1.X) Micro A TX Mainboard

JAUDIO1

USB1

F_P1

ATX

Power Supply

JLAN1

JSPDIF1

J12

J11

JBAT1

IDE 1

Winbond

W83627HF- AW

RTL

8100BL

C-media

CMI8738

IDE 2

Top :
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM A
SPDIF IN
SPDIFOUT

Top : mouse
Bottom: keyboa rd

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB
ports

Top :
Game port

Bottom:
Line-In

Center/Bass

Line-Out(Front)
Line-Out (Rear)

COM B1

CD_IN1

JPW1

C_FAN1

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

BATT

+

ICH2

Intel

Brookdale

Chipset

FWH

FDD1

DDR 1

DDR 2

AGP Slo t

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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup
procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the compo­nents and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you
install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static
electricity may damage the components.

TOPICS

Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2
Memory 2-4
Power Supply 2-6
Back Panel 2-7
Connectors 2-12
Jumpers 2-19
Slots 2-22

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Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 478 pin
package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called PGA478 for easy CPU
installation. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat
sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not
find the heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install
them before turning on the computer.

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system,
always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to
protect the CPU from overheating.

WARNING!

1. Pull the lever sideways away

from the socket. Then, raise
the lever up to a 90-degree
angle.

2. Look for the dot/cut edge. The

dot/cut edge should point to­wards the lever pivot. The
CPU will only fit in the correct
orientation.

3. Press the CPU down firmly

into the socket and close the
lever. As the CPU is likely to
move while the lever is being
closed, always close the lever
with your finger pressing
tightly on top of the CPU to
make sure the CPU is properly
& completely embedded into
the socket.

CPU Installation Procedures

Open Lever

Dot / Cut edge

Sliding

Plate

Close
Lever

Press down

the CPU

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CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 14

then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 100MHz x 14
= 1.4GHz

Overclocking

This motherboard is designed to support overclocking.
However, please make sure your components are able to
tolerate such abnormal setting, while doing overclocking.
Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not
recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks

caused by inadequate operation or beyond product
specifications.

WARNING!

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Memory

The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4
memory banks. You can install DDR200/PC1600 or DDR266/PC2100 DDR
SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~2). To operate properly,
at least one DIMM module must be installed.

Introduction to DDR SDRAM

DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM,
but doubles the rate by transferring data twice per cycle. It uses 2.5 volts as
opposed to 3.3 volts used in SDR SDRAM, and requires 184-pin DIMM mod­ules rather than 168-pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM. Two types of
DDR are available at the time of writing: PC1600 & PC2100. PC1600 DDR SDRAM
running at 100MHz will produce about 1.6GB/s memory bandwidth. PC2100
running at 133MHz will produce 2.1GB/s memory bandwidth. High memory
bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC, worksta­tions and servers.

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DDR Module Combination

You can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM
modules into DDR DIMM slots to meet your needs. Different from the SDR
DIMM, the DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The
number of pins on either side of the breaks are different. The module will only
fit in the right orientation.

You can install memory modules in any combination as follows:

S: Single Side D: Double Side

Slot Memory Module Total Memory

DIMM 1
(Bank 0 & 1)

S/D 64MB~1GB

DIMM 2
(Bank 2 & 3)

S/D 64MB~1GB

Maximum System Memory Supported

64MB~2GB

Installing DDR Modules

1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module

will only fit in the right orientation.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then

push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted
in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch

How do I know if I have installed the memory modules correctly?

TIP: Y ou can barely see the golden finger if the module is deeply inserted in the socket.