Leadtek WinFast 6300MAX/MA Pro User Manual - 2. Introduction
WinFast 6300MAX/MA Pro User’s Manual
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2. Introduction
2.1 Overview
The WinFast 6300MAX/MA Pro - a Socket 370 Processor based Micro ATX Mainboard,
integrating with onboard AC’97 Audio and Super AGP VGA for Hardware 2D/3D
Video/Graphics Accelerators, is a high performance/cost index Desktop solution for Intel
Socket 370 Celeron, CuMine Series and other compatible CPUs.
The mainboard uses the single chipset, SiS630, provides a high performance/low cost
desktop solution for the socket 370 series CPUs based system by integrating a high
performance North Bridge, advanced hardware 2D/3D GUI engine and Super-South bridge.
In addition, SiS630 provides system-on-chip solution that complies with Easy PC Initiative
which supports Instantly Available/OnNow PC technology.
By integrating the Super UltraAGP technology and advanced 128-bit graphic display
interface, SiS630 delivers UltraAGP 4x performance and up to 1 GB/s memory bandwidth.
Furthermore, SiS630 provides powerful slice layer decoding (IDCT and Motion
Compensation) DVD accelerator to improve the DVD playback performance, in addition to
providing the standard interface for CRT monitors.
SiS630 integrates all peripheral controllers /accelerators /interfaces. SiS630 provides a total
communication solution including 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet for Office requirement. SiS630
offers AC’97 compliant interface that comprises digital audio engine with 3D-hardware
accelerator, on-chip sample rate converter, and professional wavetable along with separate
modem DMA controller. SiS630 also provides interface to Low Pin Count (LPC) operating at
33 MHz clock which is the same as PCI clock on the host, and dual USB host controller with
five USB ports that deliver better connectivity and 2 x 12Mb bandwidth.
The built-in fast PCI IDE controller supports the ATA PIO/DMA, and the Ultra DMA33/66
function that supports the data transfer rate up to 66 MB/s. It provides the separate data path
for two IDE channels that can eminently improve the performance under the multi-tasking
environment.
WinFast 6300MAX has two types of optional add-on cards for the ADIMM slot, WinFast
ADIMM-DCT and WinFast ADIMM-128. WinFast ADIMM-DCT supports with one of the
following three functions: (1) Digital Video Interface (DVI) port for a standard interface
between a personal computer and a digital flat panel monitor, (2) NTSC/PAL Video Output,
(3) Secondary CRT Monitor. WinFast ADIMM-128 supports a “Share System Memory
Architecture” that can flexibly utilize the frame buffer bandwidth up to 128bits, enhance the
system performance up to 20~25%.