MOTHERBOARD

Form Factor
• ATX -This form factor is commonly used in tower
and desktop systems. It supports a maximum of 7
expansion slots.
• MicroATX -This form factor is a smaller version of
ATX. It supports a maximum of 4 expansion slots.
• FlexATX -This form factor is the smallest version
of ATX. It supports a maximum of 3 expansion
slots.
• BTX -This form factor is commonly found in
newer tower and desktop systems. It supports a
maximum of 7 expansion slots.
• PicoBTX -This form factor is the smallest
version of BTX. It is commonly used in smaller
low-end systems and supports a maximum of
1 expansion slot.
• MicroBTX -This form factor is slightly smaller
than the regular BTX. It is commonly found in
newer mid-range systems and supports a
maximum of 4 expansion slots.
• NLX -This form factor can be found in smaller
desktop and mini towers. The number of
expansion slots supported varies.
 Standard ATX

Advance Technology Extended

Micro ATX
Flex ATX
 BTX
Balanced Technology Extended
Pico BTX
 Micro BTX

Balanced Technology Extended

 NLX

New Long Technology Extended

 Modern Motherboard includes..
• Sockets or slots for mocroprocessor
• Memory Slots
• Chipsets
• Non-volatile memory (BIOS/CMOS)
• Slots for Expansion cards
• Power connector
• Ports
Processor Sockets/Slots
 Memory Slots
• SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module)
• DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module)
• RIMM (Rambus In-line Memory Module)
Expansion Slots
 ISA Slot

Industry Standard Architecture

Peripheral Component Interface
PCI Slot
PCI-X Slot
PCI-E Slots
 AGP Slot
Advanced Graphic Port
Communication Network Riser CNR Slot
PORTS
OTHER PERIPHERALS
IDE and FLOPPY Header
Integrated Drive Electronic
SATA Header
 Power Connector
ATx Power Connector
AT Power Connector
Chipsets
BIOS/CMOS