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when i look at mainboards cases and powersuplys they says thing like AT, ATX, baby at ect.
what do all these mean and how do u know wether a case will take a certain board
what do all these mean and how do u know wether a case will take a certain board
dark child wrote:
> when you buy a motherboard how do u know wether it needs this squARE
> or not and when you buy a power supply how do u know if it has it
Look at a picture of the motherboard, is should tell you in the power supplies description, if it says it has ATX12V then it has the square.
> also if you have a power supply with a square does is it usable on
> main boards which dont need it
Absolutely.
> when you buy a motherboard how do u know wether it needs this squARE
> or not and when you buy a power supply how do u know if it has it
Look at a picture of the motherboard, is should tell you in the power supplies description, if it says it has ATX12V then it has the square.
> also if you have a power supply with a square does is it usable on
> main boards which dont need it
Absolutely.
when you buy a motherboard how do u know wether it needs this squARE or not and when you buy a power supply how do u know if it has it
also if you have a power supply with a square does is it usable on main boards which dont need it
also if you have a power supply with a square does is it usable on main boards which dont need it
All ATX power supplies will have the long one. This is part of the ATX standard. Some newer motherboards have the small square plug as well, this is for more power to the motherboard for some more advanced features. Most power supplies now feature this.
Just one question: What is a 'Powersuplys'? Is it an electrical platypus?
ok, but if everything is ATX explain this
ive seen some mainboards which have 2 long connectors for their power
ive seen some that have 1 long fat connector (the most common type)
and the one i have now has that long connector and a squair one (both conected at the same time)
when buying a mainboard how do u know which of these it takes?
ive seen some mainboards which have 2 long connectors for their power
ive seen some that have 1 long fat connector (the most common type)
and the one i have now has that long connector and a squair one (both conected at the same time)
when buying a mainboard how do u know which of these it takes?
These are to do with the form factor of the motherboard.
AT is ancient now, was used in the very first PC's 20 years ago and has been obsolete itself for nearly 10.
Everything now is ATX, or a variation of. Micro ATX and Baby ATX are smaller versions for smaller cases, like the Shuttle PCs. ATX power supplies are used in Micro and Baby ATX based PCs.
However, micro and baby ATX motherboards can be just as powerful as normal ATX, size is the only real difference.
AT is ancient now, was used in the very first PC's 20 years ago and has been obsolete itself for nearly 10.
Everything now is ATX, or a variation of. Micro ATX and Baby ATX are smaller versions for smaller cases, like the Shuttle PCs. ATX power supplies are used in Micro and Baby ATX based PCs.
However, micro and baby ATX motherboards can be just as powerful as normal ATX, size is the only real difference.
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when i look at mainboards cases and powersuplys they says thing like AT, ATX, baby at ect.
what do all these mean and how do u know wether a case will take a certain board
what do all these mean and how do u know wether a case will take a certain board