features

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 replace 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

TODO

installation

The installation of Debian Etch (with [http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ Debian Installer] daily snapshot 06/29/06) worked smoothly. You only have to download a CD image and burn it. Start your notebook, boot from CD by pressing Esc and follow the installers instructions.BR Some important points and how I took my choice:

Partition disks

Name    Flags   Part Type  FS Type               [Label]    Size (MB)
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hda1    Boot    Primary    Linux ext3            [/]         6999,72
hda5            Logical    Linux Swap / Solaris               764,96
hda6            Logical    Linux ext3            [/home]    32292,45

Debian software selection:

[*] Desktop environment
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[*] Laptop
[*] Standard system

Install the Grub boot loader to the master boot record

That's it. Reboot and login.

configuration

TODO

hints

[wiki:/harddrive How to replace the hard drive]
[wiki:/optical How to replace 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