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.

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Power Supply

The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Be­fore inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all compo­nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

A TX 20-Pin Power Connector

This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply. To
connect to the ATX power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is
inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down
the power supply firmly into the connector.

A TX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 12V
4 12V

JPW1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 5V
20 5V

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
45V
5 GND
65V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

ATX Power Supply Pin Definition

JPW1

1

3

2

4

10

1

20

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The Back Panel provides the following connectors:

Back Panel

Mouse Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows:

Mouse

Keyboard USB

Parallel

COM A

SPDIF

IN

Line-in

Midi/Joystick

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock
6 NC No connection

Pin Definition

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2

1

3

4

5

6

LAN

SPDIF

OUT

Line-out (Front)

(2-channel output speaker)

Line-out (Rear)

(2-channel output speaker)

Center / Bass

(2-channel output speaker)

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Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2® keyboard. You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into
this connector.

USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DAT A
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock
6 NC No connection

Pin Definition

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

2

1

3

4

5

6

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VCC +5V
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground

USB Port Description

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Serial Port Connector: COM A & COM B1

The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM
A and COM B1. The ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that
send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial
devices directly to them.

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data
3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request To Send
8 CTS Clear T o Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

Pin Definition

9-Pin Male DIN Connectors

1 2 3 4

6 7 8 9

COM A

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

COM B1

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Local
Area Network (LAN). Y ou can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair
2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair
3 RDP Receive Differential Pair
4 NC Not Used
5 NC Not Used
6 RDN Receive Differential Pair
7 NC Not Used
8 NC Not Used

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Joystick/Midi Connectors

You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector.

SPDIF Connectors

The SPDIF connectors privided on the back pannel can be used to con­nect your digital audio equipment.

SPDIF

IN

SPDIF

OUT

Audio Port Connectors

Line In is used for external CD

player, tape player, or other audio
devices. Line Out are connectors for
speakers or headphones. Center/Bass
is a connector for audio device which is
used as a center speaker or supports
bass effect.

Line-in

Line-out (Front)

(2-channel output speaker)

Line-out (Rear)

(2-channel output speaker)

Center / Bass

(2-channel output speaker)

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Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A
parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE Strobe
2 DAT A0 Data0
3 DAT A1 Data1
4 DAT A2 Data2
5 DAT A3 Data3
6 DAT A4 Data4
7 DAT A5 Data5
8 DAT A6 Data6
9 DAT A7 Data7
10 ACK# Acknowledge
11 BUSY Busy
12 PE Paper End
13 SELECT Select
14 AUTO FEED# Automatic Feed
15 ERR# Error
16 INIT# Initialize Printer
17 SLIN# Select In
18 GND Ground
19 GND Ground
20 GND Ground
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground
25 GND Ground

Pin Definition

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The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case,
LAN, USB Ports, and CPU/System FAN.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

Connectors

FDD1

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66/100
function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB
Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors sup­port the provided IDE hard disk cable.

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can

connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

TIP:

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the
hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for
jumper setting instructions.

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CD-In Connector: CD_IN1

The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

Front Audio Line-out Connector: JAUDIO1

The connector is for front audio output devices.

CD_IN1

GND

R

L

JAUDIO1

GND

AUXR

AUXL

MIC

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Fan Power Connectors: C_F AN1

The C_F AN1 (processor fan) supports system cooling fan with +12V. It
supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the
connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be
connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to
GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you
must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the
CPU fan control.

Note:

1. Always consult the vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

2. CPU Fan supports the fan control. You can install the PC Alert
utility that will automatically control the CPU Fan speed accord­ing to the actual CPU temperature.

C_FAN1

SENSOR

+12V

GND

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Front Panel Connectors: F_P1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connec-

tion to the front panel switches and LEDs

F_P1

HDD LED
Reset Switch

Power LED

Power Switch

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Front USB Connector: USB1

The mainboard provides one front Universal Serial Bus connector for

users to connect USB devices.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 USBPWR 2 GND
3 USBDT2- 4 GND
5 USBDT2+ 6 USBDT3+
7 GND 8 USBDT3­9 GND 10 USBPWR

USB1 Pin Definition

USB1

1 2

9 10

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SPDIF Connector: JSPDIF1

The connector is used to connect an optional bracket for SPDIF (Sony &

Philips Digital Interconnect Format) digital audio transmission.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 +12V 2 NC
3 NC 4 SPDIFO
5 SPDIFI 6 GND
7 SPDIF2 8 SPGPIO

JSPDIF1 Pin Definition

JSPDIF1

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The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the
computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your
motherboard’s function through the use of these jumpers.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external
battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the
system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to
clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear
data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the
system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid
clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will dam­age the mainboard.

WARNING!

JBAT1

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Jumpers

Keep Data

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Clear Data

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JLAN1

1

LAN Enable/Disable Jumper: JLAN1

This jumper is used to enable/disable the onboard LAN controller.

LAN Enable

3

1

LAN Disable

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Center/Bass Setting Jumper: J11 & J12

The mainboard comes with two jumpers for users to set up their center or
bass speaker. If you connect a pair of speakers which supports bass through
the Center/Bass audio connector (refer to P.2-11), you may need to set up
which speaker can output bass in order to get a better sound effect. If you
merely connect a single center or bass speaker, the setting of these two jump­ers will be invalid. Follow the instructions below to set up the speakers:

J11

131

3

J12

Set the center speaker to
the left and woofer to the
right.

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

Set the center speaker to
the right and woofer to the
left.

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Slots

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an
interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.
It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly
access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs: 1x (266Mbps),
2x (533Mbps) and 4x (1.07Gbps). Please especially note that, for enhanced 3D
visualization, Intel® 845 chipset supports the latest graphics devices through

1.5V AGP 4X interface. No 3.3V AGP 2X interface is supported. Installing

3.3V AGP 2X cards on Intel® 845 based mainboards will damage the mainboards.

PCI Slots

Three PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your
needs. When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug
the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion
card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion
card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

The motherboard provides three 32-bit Master PCI bus slots and one
AGPslot.

PCI Slots

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Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4
PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#
PCI Slot 2 INT B# INT C# INT D# INT A#
PCI Slot 3 INT C# INT D# INT A# INT B#

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are
hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the
microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT
A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: