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Getting Started

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Chapter 1. Getting Started

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Getting Started

TOPICS

Mainboard Specification

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Mainboard Layout

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Thank you for purchasing the MEDION 3500 (MS-6513 v1.X) Micro

ATX mainboard. The MEDION 3500 is based on Intel

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 Brookdale & ICH2

chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel

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Pentium

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 4 processors in the 478 pin package, the MEDION 3500 delivers a

high performance and professional desktop platform solution.

Summary of Contents for 3500

Page 1: ...nk 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 ...

Page 2: ...hub interface for access to the Intel MCH 2 channel Ultra ATA 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 MainMemory Supports four memory banks using two 184 pin DDR DIMMs Supports up to 2GB PC2100 PC1600 DDR SDRAMs Supports 2 5v...

Page 3: ...ort supports SPP EPP ECP mode 4 USB ports Rear 2 Front 2 1RJ 45LANjack 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 pe ripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Manag...

Page 4: ...nbond W83627HF AW RTL 8100BL C media CMI8738 IDE 2 Top Parallel Port Bottom COM A SPDIF IN SPDIFOUT Top mouse Bottom keyboard 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 Slot ...

Page 5: ...nts 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 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 6: ...lways 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 to wards 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 like...

Page 7: ...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 ...

Page 8: ...ilar 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 mod ules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM Two types of DDRareavailableatthetimeofwriting PC1600 PC2100 PC1600DDRSDRAM running at 100MHz will produce about 1 6GB s memory bandwidth PC2100 running at 133MHz will p...

Page 9: ... 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 ...

Page 10: ...he 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 ATX 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 1 1 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V...

Page 11: ...onnector 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 MouseDATA MouseDATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC Noconnection 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 spe...

Page 12: ...board mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC Noconnection 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 Posi...

Page 13: ... Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS RequestToSend 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI RingIndicate 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 You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DE...

Page 14: ...io 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 spe...

Page 15: ... mode 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground...

Page 16: ...ectors 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 ...

Page 17: ...rovided IDE hard disk cable IDE1 PrimaryIDEConnector 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 Sl...

Page 18: ...ter 2 2 14 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 ...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...hapter 2 2 16 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 ...

Page 21: ...B1 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 USBDT3 9 GND 10 USBPWR USB1 Pin Definition USB1 1 2 9 10 ...

Page 22: ...ctor 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 1 2 7 8 ...

Page 23: ...l 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 th...

Page 24: ...Chapter 2 2 20 JLAN1 1 LAN Enable Disable Jumper JLAN1 This jumper is used to enable disable the onboard LAN controller LAN Enable 3 1 LAN Disable 3 1 ...

Page 25: ...o 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 jump ers will be invalid Follow the instructions below to set up the speakers J11 1 3 1 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 rig...

Page 26: ...845 chipset supports the latest graphics devices through 1 5V AGP 4X interface No 3 3V AGP 2X interface is supported Installing 3 3VAGP2XcardsonIntel 845basedmainboardswilldamagethemainboards 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 f...

Page 27: ... INTD INT A PCI Slot 3 INTC INTD INT A INTB 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 ...

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