nlx mobos

[jesseejames]

is anyone here familiar with nlx motherboards? i am totally in the dark concerning them and wonder if they are interchangable with different cases and their riser cards. In other words can I use any nlx mobo in a NEC case with its riser card and psu? I have the cpu that goes with the mobo but need the case and riser card to go with it. Help

[jesseejames]

has anybody had any experience with these motherboards at all?

[DallasDon]

Noticed no responses in a week, so here is my best guess answer. Most mobos fit a "standard" size, first started by IBM, to provide interchangablity of parts from third party manufacturers.

The most common is nowadays ATX, or extended, with 3 to five expansior slots at the bottom.


AT
12" x 13.8". Based on the original IBM PC-AT's board. Obsolete.

BAT
Baby AT, a smaller version of the AT board. Obsolete.

ATX
305 x 244 mm. Stands for AT-extended - an enhanced version of the AT board. This is the most common form in use today.

microATX
244 x 244 mm. A smaller version of ATX. There are some nice small micro-tower cases that take microATX motherboards. If physical size is an issue, look at these.

Flex ATX
229 x 191 mm. Even smaller than microATX.

Mini-ITX
170 x 170 mm. Even smaller than Flex-ATX! These boards are tiny. Lots of info here.

WTX
A workstation/server version of ATX, with some more room. Not common

[DallasDon]

more info here

Try a googlel search with your particular mobo model......

[John Prophet]

lpx http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/TERM/L/LPX.html
http://www.friendtech.com/LPX_Zone/LPX_Zone.htm
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/case/formLPX-c.html
POS boards..not sure if these are regular motherboards or special for Point Of Sale systems---> http://www.advantech.com.tw/products...ory_ID=1-D6M98

LPX = low profile This is a low profile type board with a dughter card that stands vertically for pci slots etc.

It is an older standard and was pretty much replaced by NLX.
http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/TERM/N/NLX.html

NLX= "New Low Profile"

I would think that if you are sure you have an lpx or nlx motherboard..that other lpx or nlx boards would work...after all, lpx and nlx are "standards" just like ATX. Then again, some of those sites say that it was never a "hard" standard...so I would look hard at the back panel etc before trying to replace a board.

They are just harder to find and more expensive probably. And Im not sure about the two (lpx to nlx) interchanging but I kind of doubt it.

Search google for LPX Form Factor

JP

[John Prophet]

oops, sorry I did research on lpx, not nlx, lol.

http://www.advantech.com.tw/nc/newsl...999/story1.htm
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/case/formNLX-c.html

[jesseejames]

Thanks for your help the links gave me a lot of info and it looks like i will probably be able to use the mobo in the case and riser card i found for the nlx board. maybe I will be able to get it up and running and can post a pic of it.

[jesseejames]

the NEC case I got off e-bay worked only had to rig a setup to fasten board down to case and plug in the hdd cdrom keyboard mouse and monitor and it is running win 98se now.

[geden]

Well...I've found that not all NLX form factors are equal...there are at least 3 different styles of riser cards available and are shipped with the mobo's. hope you get/got the right one for your case! I didn't..

Happy Holidaze!!!