What is uATX?

[Szech]

I just saw this on AMD's website in reference to a power supply.

[qball]

Ultra ATX????

[jbob]

I believe it's micro ATX.

[Szech]

So would it provide less power? Or just be a smaller package?

[howste]

Hey Szech, do you have a link where you saw it?

Steve

[Szech]

Psh! Oh yeah!
http://www1.amd.com/duron/mbl

It's under the pull menu "Form Factor"

[howste]

That link is for motherboards, not power supplies. I'm sure the uATX is referring to micro ATX motherboards.

I found a similar page for power supplies: http://www1.amd.com/duron/power. It lists ATX, SFX, and PS3 as the form factors available.

Steve

[AuraEdge]

u is actually the greek letter <i>mu</i>, which is the greek M. It stands for micro- almost any prefix.
It refers to Motherboards and cases.
uATX boards can fit in either ATX cases or uATX cases. uATX cases can only hold uATX boards. uATX boards usually dont have more than 4 expansion slots, althought the Power supplies for both are identical

[howste]

Yep, it's really µ not u.

[Szech]

OH... okay... thanks!

I have to wonder why they couldn't just say mATX. Stupid greek letters!