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Title: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: fredster on September 27, 2006, 01:46:36 pm

What is the smallest mother board made?

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: postalp123 on September 27, 2006, 02:11:17 pm

Technically, Micro-ATX.

But there are custom MB's out there that go in Cube kits.

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: dstone on September 27, 2006, 02:23:07 pm

There are always the Mini-ITX and Nano-ITX systems:
Mini-ITX tends to be about 6"x6" (http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/mini-itx/)
Nano-ITX tends to be about 4.7"x4.7" (http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/nano_itx/epia_n/)

I have just heard something mentioned about a new format called Pico-ITX, but I haven't seen much of anything about that.

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: Level42 on September 27, 2006, 04:02:08 pm

It's inside my Mac Mini

(http://www.home.earthlink.net/~silasb/macbat/images/mobo1-med.jpg)


:D


I am already anticipating using it in a cab when it's "old-fashioned in about 5 years time" :)

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: fredster on September 27, 2006, 05:23:25 pm

Ugh. That's a Mac thingie. 

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: Level42 on September 27, 2006, 05:59:23 pm

You asked for the smallest......and what's wrong with it being a Mac ?
Runs Windows fine if you really want to.

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: leapinlew on September 27, 2006, 06:06:05 pm

I suppose the OQO would qualify - it's a full system

(http://marshallbrain.com/gif/oqo.jpg)

http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/ (http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/)

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: ahofle on September 27, 2006, 06:19:09 pm

Quote from: leapinlew on September 27, 2006, 06:06:05 pm

I suppose the OQO would qualify - it's a full system

Whoa, now that is awesome.  I've been waiting on a pocket system like the Tapwave Zodiac, but with enough processing power for emulation.  Plus you can watch videos/movies.  This thing sounds perfect.

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: spacies on September 27, 2006, 06:43:41 pm

Ever heard of noRh?

I have some of their marble speakers and they are VERY VERY VERY nice.

Anyway, they have a division called noRhtech and they make micro PCs.
I am looking at getting a PANDA from them as my HTPC.

http://www.norh.com/norhtec/

There Microserver GP even has TV out!
Also, look at the bottom of the page and there PDA thingy has what looks like directional controllers which would be awesome as a portable MAME machine!

Prices are really good too. For both Hi-Fi equipment and PCs

Title: Re: What is the absolute smallest motherboard?
Post by: johnm160 on September 27, 2006, 08:16:54 pm

I don't see a place for an ArcadeVGA card  ???