Which motherboard is this?



Which motherboard type was designed for ease of maintenance by separating the main motherboard from the riser card? This motherboard was also one of the first designed to support an Accelerated Graphics Port as part of the motherboard.

A) ATX

B) BTX

C) NLX

D) microATX

E) ABCDEFGTX


The answer: C) NLX

The New Low Profile Extended motherboard was a great idea that didn’t manage to last over the long-term. The NLX motherboard could be replaced in minutes without any screws and without disconnecting any adapter cards.

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