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Name: gmanhateu
Date: October 4, 2003 at 12:09:21 Pacific
Subject: what does uATX mean
OS: winxp
CPU/Ram: 512mb athlonxp2600+
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my computer is an hp pavillion 525c. the website says the form factor of the mother board is uATX. what does this mean does it mean universal atx or micro atx. thank you very much for your help


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Response Number 1
Name: SkipCox
Date: October 4, 2003 at 12:41:00 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

MicroATX...about 9.6" x 9.6". Atx board is 12.0" x 9.6".


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Response Number 2
Name: johnoh
Date: October 4, 2003 at 17:19:23 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

uATX also means "for use by HP and Emachines and anyone else who makes un-upgradeable machines"


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Response Number 3
Name: SkipCox
Date: October 4, 2003 at 18:46:16 Pacific
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Don't have much use for 'em huh, johnoh?


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Response Number 4
Name: gmanhateu
Date: October 6, 2003 at 15:20:10 Pacific
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my hp is upgradable, it has an agp 8x slot, and even though it uses a micro atx motherboard it has an atx power supply and caes. but i do agree most of their systems arent upgradable.


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Response Number 5
Name: gmanhateu
Date: October 6, 2003 at 15:21:22 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

sorry i spelled upgradeable wrong my mistake.


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