Motherboard and expansion board for providing such motherboard with slots
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorsHenry Chuang, Kuang-Chi Lin, Jin-Hsin Yang
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AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorsHenry Chuang, Kuang-Chi Lin, Jin-Hsin Yang
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The invention is to provide a motherboard assembly including a motherboard complying with a first industry standard specification and an expansion board for providing the motherboard with at least one slot. The expansion board is detachably connected to the motherboard. In particular, when the expansion board is connected to the motherboard, the motherboard assembly complies with a second industry standard specification. Moreover, the first and second industry standard specifications have a position compatibility. The expansion board also provides with the slot following an interface specification which the motherboard does not follows. The motherboard assembly, according to the invention, can reduce cost thereof during design, manufacture, maintain and test.
A motherboard assembly, comprising:
A motherboard assembly selectively complying with one of a FlexATX specification, a MicroATX specification and an ATX specification, said motherboard assembly comprising:
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