Once I'll get a new hard drive I'll install Debian on this notebook. Please be patient until mid-July.

This document describes briefly how to install [http://debian.org Debian GNU/Linux] on a [http://medion.de Medion] MD9703 notebook.

ingredients

• processor: Intel Pentium III 1200MHz
• chipset:
  • VIA Apollo MVP3/Pro133x
  • Cardbus: O2 Micro OZ6933/711E1
  • USB: VT82xxxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
  • Firewire: Agere Systems FW323
• video card: ATI Radeon Mobility M6
• display: 14,1" TFT
• memory: 256 MB

• hard drive: Hitachi DK23CA-30 30 GBFootNote(I replaced this drive. [wiki:/harddrive This site] explains how.)

• optical storage device: NEC CB-2100A Slim Line DVD/CDRWFootNote(Lots of people have problems with this drive. [wiki:/optical This site] explains in pictures how to change it.)

• floppy disk drive

• sound card: VIA V!T82C686 AC97

• ethernet device: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
• modem: Ambient Tec. Inc HAM 56k modem
• pointing device: Synaptics Touchpad SynPS/2

compatibility

installation

configuration

hints

• [wiki:/harddrive How to change the hard drive]
• [wiki:/optical How to change the DVD-Rom]

• [http://www1.medion.de/downloads/download.pl?id=293&type=anleitungen&filename=bdafid3010de.pdf&lang=de German Manual] - deutsches BenutzerInnenhandbuch

• [http://www1.medion.de/downloads/download.pl?id=1745&type=treiber&filename=biofid3010.exe&lang=de latest Bios update] - version 1.0ma/mb