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tv content stations, such as Motherboard.tv for Dell and the Creator's Project for Intel have given this domain type more visibility, and inspired the creation of independent content stations at the college level across the United States such as Massive.tv at Northwestern University, Maingreen.tv at Brown University, and Kuumba.tv at Washington University.

AmigaOne X1000

Amiga computers always had B52s song titles printed on the motherboard's silkscreen.

Barebook

It is only supplied with basic elements (case, motherboard, CPU-fan, display, et al.) and one has to add components such as CPU, memory, hard drive, wireless card, and so on separately.

Edge connector

Slot 1 and Slot A also used edge connectors; the processor being mounted on a card with an edge connector, instead of directly to the motherboard as before and since.

EPIA

VIA EPIA (VIA Embedded Platform Innovative Architecture) is a series of mini-ITX, em-ITX, nano-ITX, pico-ITX and pico-ITXe motherboards with integrated VIA processors.

Graphics hardware

An integrated graphics card, usually by Intel for use in their computers, is bound to the motherboard and shares RAM(Random Access Memory) with the CPU, reducing the total amount of RAM available.

Hauppauge Computer Works

This was the only standard PC/AT motherboard ever made with both an Intel 80486 and an Intel i860 processor (optional).

Intel AMT versions

This OOB controller has embedded firmware that runs on the Manageability Engine (ME), a separate small ARC architecture processor built into the northbridge (or network card for AMT 1.0) of the motherboard.

MicroATX

In order to conserve expansion slots and case space, many manufacturers produce microATX motherboard with a full range of integrated peripherals (especially integrated graphics), which may serve as the basis for small form factor and media center PCs.

MITX

Mini-ITX, a low-power motherboard form factor developed by VIA Technologies

Music Kit

First developed by David A. Jaffe and Julius O. Smith, it supported the Motorola 56001 DSP that was included on the NeXT Computer's motherboard.

Old World ROM

Old World ROM Macintosh computers are the Macintosh models that use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM chip, usually in a socket (but soldered to the motherboard in some models).

Random-access memory

As suggested above, smaller amounts of RAM (mostly SRAM) are also integrated in the CPU and other ICs on the motherboard, as well as in hard-drives, CD-ROMs, and several other parts of the computer system.

Socket 7

Socket 7 is a physical and electrical specification for an x86-style CPU socket on a personal computer motherboard.

Socket FM2

Socket FM2 is a CPU socket used by AMD's desktop Trinity and Richland APUs to connect to the motherboard as well as Athlon X2 and Athlon X4 processors based on them.

Tekserve

In Sex and the City episode 408, My Motherboard. Myself, Aasif Mandvi was featured as a Tekserve employee attempting to recover data from Carrie Bradshaw's portable computer at the smaller 155 West 23rd Street location.

Vpro

Intel vPro, a set of features built into a PC's motherboard and other hardware

Zero insertion force

These CPU sockets are designed to support a particular range of CPUs, allowing computer retailers and consumers to assemble motherboard/CPU combinations based on individual budget and requirements.


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