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Hardware Setup
3.
W hen choosing the system chassis, make sure that its system fan is located
adjacent to the MCP55 Pro chipset. This way, the system fan will contribute a lot
to the heat dissipation of the chipset and PCI interface cards.
4.
The heat of the CPUs should be directed to the CSP heatsinks for better cooling
effect. Follow the recommended inlet air direction (as indicated below by red
arrows) for correct orientation of your CPU coolers.
BATT
+
PCI_E3
P1_DI MM1
P0 _DI MM4
P1_DI MM2
P0 _DI MM3
P1_DI MM3
P0 _DI MM2
P1_DI MM4
P0 _DI MM1
PCI_E2
ALC888
VIA VT6308P
(Optional)
PCI_E1
PCI 2
PCI1
SYS_FAN 2
SYS_FAN 3
C PU 1_FAN 1
SYS_FAN 1
JPWR1
JPWR2
SYS_FAN 4
J 1394_1 (Optional)
JUSB2
JUSB1
J2
J1
S
A
T
A
_
1
S
A
T
A
_
2
S
A
T
A
_
3
S
A
T
A
_
4
S
A
T
A
_
5
S
A
T
A
_
6
C PU 0_FAN 1
C
H
A
_
F
A
N
1
ID
E
1
JBAT1
C OM2
JFP2
JF P1
FLOPPY1
Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB Ports
Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB Ports
Top :
Mouse
Bot tom:
Keyboard
Top: VGA Port
Bottom: Serial Port
T:
M:
B:
Line-In
Line-Out
Mic
T: RS -Out
M:CS
B:SPDIF Out
-Out
NVIDIA nF orce
MCP55 Pro
CPU1
CPU0
L
A
N
_
L
IN
K
2
L
A
N
_
L
IN
K
1
J4
XGI
Z7
J1394_2 (Optional)
S
y
s
te
m
F
a
n
C SP Heatsink
CS P H eatsink
recommended inlet air direction
r ec o mm e n d e d
inlet air di rec-
t io n
recommended inlet air direction
