Specifications

EP-BX7/BX7+
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ATX Form Factor
The EPoX EP-BX7/BX7+ is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry
standard of chassis. The ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated
90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the
power supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expan-
sion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double
height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of
onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing PC
manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick, modem,
LAN, audio, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate their
products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.
• By integrating more I/O down onto the board and better positioning the hard drive
and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add-in cards is reduced.
• By reducing the number of cables and components in the system, manufacturing
time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will increase.
• By using an optimized power supply, it's possible to reduce cooling costs and lower
acoustical noise.
OVERVIEW
Single chassis
fan for system
Floppy / IDE
connectors
close to
peripheral
bays
Full length
slots
Expandable I/O
5 1/4"
Bay
3 1/2"
Bay
Micro
ATX/
ATX
Power
Supply
CPU located near
Power Supply
MicroATX/ATX
power connector