Leadtek WinFast 6300MAX/MA Pro User Manual - 3. Hardware
WinFast 6300MAX/MA Pro User’s Manual
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3. Hardware
Setup
Static-Sensitive Devices
Static-sensitive electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent damage
to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are
generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge.
Precautions
! Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge.
! Touch a grounded metal object before you remove the board from the anti-static bag.
! Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules, or gold contacts.
! When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
! Put the system board and peripherals back into their anti-static bags when not in use.
! For grounding purposes, be sure your computer system’s chassis provides excellent
conductive contact between its power supply, case, the mounting fasteners, and the
system board.
Unpacking
The system board is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, be sure the person handling the board is static-protected.
3.1 CPU
Installation
NOTE:
When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label
area of the fan.
Heat Sink
Please follow the instructions that came with your processor or heat sink to attach a heat sink
to the processor, and also make sure a good contact is made between the CPU chip and the
heat sink.
Processor
You are now ready to install the processor.
Your mainboard has a 370-pin, PPGA type
socket, which supports 370-pin (not SEPP
type) Celeron/CuMine processors. Lift the
lever on the PPGA socket and install with
the notched corner of the processor oriented
with pin 1. Fully seat the processor into the
socket and then close the lever.
You should install the processor to the mainboard first, then install the mainboard in the
chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the cables and drivers. Please follow
the installation procedures in the order that will eliminate the common problems during the
system installation.
NOTE:
Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing
or changing any hardware components.
3.2
Memory Installation (DIMM1, DIMM2)
The mainboard provides two 168-pin DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) slots, DIMM1
and DIMM2. You can use SDRAM from 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 to 512MB per DIMM slot, or
you can use VCM from 32, 64, and 128MB.