Motherboard Type Based on Dimensions

The dimensions of a motherboard, also known as the form factor, is another way of distinguishing
between the different motherboard types. The different types of motherboards based on this form factor
can be listed as under. 

ATX Motherboards

The ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) motherboard has a length of 12 inches and a width of 7.5
inches. The I/O ports and USB ports meant for the motherboard are integrated directly into it. The bus
speed in ATX motherboard is 100 MHz. This board is mainly meant for the Intel processors.

Full AT Motherboards

This was the first type of motherboard, which were 12 inches wide and 11 inches long. This motherboard
suffered from a lot of problems like access to components was cumbersome and most importantly, the
heating problem.
Baby AT Motherboards

With a dimension of 10 by 8.5 inches, this motherboard is meant for the classic Pentium processors. The
DIN keyboard connector at the top right corner of this motherboard makes recognizing this motherboard a
relatively simple task.

Normally, the documentation that contains the information of the motherboard type of your computer is
the best way for determining your computer motherboard type. If in case you do not have access to those
documents, you can go to the system devices tab located in the device manager and try to find out your
motherboard type. You can also run msinfo32 to find out the information about the installed hardware.
There are various other third party programs too, which you can use for determining the motherboard
type. If in case you are not working on the computer, you can simply open the cabinet of your CPU and
check out for a label on the computer's motherboard. It is usually present in the upper left or right corner
of the motherboard. If at any other position, you may have to disconnect certain components to view the
same. Another way of finding out the motherboard type is if you can locate the FCC (Federal
Communications Commissions) identification number of the motherboard and perform a search on the
type of motherboard using the same. Read more on tips for choosing a computer motherboard.

The type of motherboard used for your computer is also used for determining various other factors. For
example, DDR SDRAM is the fastest of all the different types of RAM and only Socket A motherboards
can be used for the same. Similarly, SDRAM is compatible with Socket 370 and RD RAM with socket
478. Similarly, the type of motherboard determines various other factors too. With this, I end my article.
Hope this article on computer motherboard types proves to be of help to you.