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Motherboard . What is a motherboard ?. Motherboard form factors AT ATX ITX BTX. AT. Advanced technology History Created by IBM 1980's Different form factors ranging from large-small. AT is obsolete
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What is a motherboard? • Motherboard form factors • AT • ATX • ITX • BTX
AT • Advanced technology • History • Created by IBM 1980's • Different form factors ranging from large-small. • AT is obsolete • Biggest problem with AT motherboards was the lack of interface ports
ATX • Advanced technology extended • History • Introduced in 1995 by Intel. Didn’t get popular until 1999. • Form Factors • Flex ATX • Micro ATX • Mini ATX • Standard ATX • Extended ATX
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ITX • History • Was introduced march of 2001 by VIA technologies. This form factor was used to promote the smaller computer such as Thin PC and smaller towed PC. Low cost plus low energy consumption. • Form Factors • Mini ITX • 6.7in by 6.7in • Nano ITX • 4.7in by 4.7in
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BTX • Balance technology Extended. • History • Created by Intel in 2004 to address the issue on power consumption flaws and size issues with ATX. However Intel canceled production of this in September of 2006.
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