>I want to build a board that will fit in place of a "standard" computer motherboard. >Unfortunately, there seem to be many "standards". :-) The particular computer I have to >look at is made by Digital, and I have reason to believe that it may not conform to the norm.
All the Digital PCs I have seen in the past use proprietary cases. You should avoid basing your design on any famous brand of PCs. That includes Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP, Digital, etc. They all like to play silly games with case and board styles to get that imaginary styling edge on the competition. I recommend you go to your local computer shop and buy a standard, generic white box ATX (or mini/micro-ATX) case. This will have the form factor you want. Computers are tools, not art objects/fashion statements. If you want an art object/fashion statement, buy an Apple ;-) BTW, if your board can be really small, you might consider the mini-ITX form factor. I just bought 2 of the Via EPIA mini-ITX boards and they are way cool. They are about 6.5 x 6.5 in. and have 1 PCI slot. They are supposed to fit in standard mini/micro/ATX cases. Also, you will probably want to design your board with an ATX power supply connnector. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Gabrielson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:50 PM Subject: [PEDA] Template/s for computer motherboards?? Hi all, I want to build a board that will fit in place of a "standard" computer motherboard. Unfortunately, there seem to be many "standards". :-) The particular computer I have to look at is made by Digital, and I have reason to believe that it may not conform to the norm. Can anyone tell me where to find a typical footprint/template/ (or even picture) of some standard motherboards? I just want to be sure of mounting hole positions. Thanks for any help, Len Gabrielson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
