On Thursday 14 January 2010 16:09:06 Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 1/14/2010 12:13 PM: > > On Thursday 14 January 2010 06:40:33 randall wrote: > >> if i buy a ATX 19" rack case with included power supply, i can simply > >> put any ATX desktop mobo it it right? > > > > Yes, the ATX is the MB form-factor. All ATX mobos fit into a rectangle > > with specific dimensions. All ATX cases can hold at least a rectangle > > with specific dimensions.[1] > > This is not entirely correct. MicroATX and ATX motherboards will fit in a > standard 19" ATX rackmount case as the core mounting hole pattern is shared > by both, but extended ATX motherboards (EATX) will not fit in most > standard ATX cases, whether rackmount or pedestal.
I consider MicroATX and EATX to be separate form factors from ATX. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
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