<s>
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
motherboard	B-Device
form-factor	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
VIA	O
Technologies	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
a	O
niche	O
product	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
fan-less	O
cooling	O
with	O
a	O
low	O
power	B-General_Concept
consumption	I-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
made	O
them	O
useful	O
for	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	B-Device
systems	O
,	O
where	O
fan	O
noise	O
can	O
detract	O
from	O
the	O
cinema	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
mounting	O
holes	O
in	O
a	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
board	O
line	O
up	O
with	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
holes	O
in	O
ATX-specification	O
motherboards	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
the	O
backplate	O
and	O
expansion	B-Device
slot	I-Device
are	O
the	O
same	O
(	O
though	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
holes	O
used	O
was	O
optional	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
ATX	B-Language
spec	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
boards	O
can	O
therefore	O
often	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
cases	O
designed	O
for	O
ATX	B-Language
,	O
micro-ATX	O
and	O
other	O
ATX	B-Language
variants	O
if	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
provides	O
one	O
expansion	B-Device
slot	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
motherboards	B-Device
conventionally	O
have	O
a	O
standard	O
33MHz	O
5V	O
32-bit	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slot	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
older	O
case	O
designs	O
use	O
riser	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
and	O
some	O
even	O
have	O
two-slot	O
riser	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
,	O
although	O
the	O
two-slot	O
riser	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
boards	O
based	O
around	O
non-x86	O
processors	O
have	O
a	O
3.3V	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slot	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
2.0	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
boards	O
have	O
a	O
PCI-Express	O
×16	O
slot	O
;	O
these	O
boards	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
PCI	B-Protocol
riser	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
supplied	O
with	O
older	O
ITX	O
(	O
Information	O
Technology	O
eXtended	O
)	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
chipset	B-Device
manufacturer	O
VIA	O
Technologies	O
released	O
a	O
reference	O
design	O
for	O
an	O
ITX	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
low	O
power	O
C3	B-Device
processor	I-Device
they	O
had	O
bought	O
from	O
Centaur	O
Technology	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
their	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Robert	O
Kuo	O
,	O
VIA	O
's	O
chief	O
R&D	O
expert	O
,	O
the	O
215×191mm	O
VT6009	O
ITX	O
Reference	O
Board	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
"	O
Information	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
and	O
set-top	O
box	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
designed	O
the	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
VIA	O
announced	O
their	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
motherboard	B-Device
division	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
standardized	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
lower-cost	O
PC	B-Device
iterations	O
,	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
embedded	B-Architecture
devices	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
November	O
2001	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
VT6010	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
reference	O
design	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
touted	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Information	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
,	O
or	O
low	O
cost	O
entry	O
level	O
x86	B-Operating_System
computing	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2002	O
the	O
first	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
VIA	O
's	O
EPIA	B-Device
5000	O
(	O
fanless	O
533MHz	O
Eden	O
processor	O
)	O
and	O
EPIA	B-Device
800	O
(	O
800MHz	O
C3	O
)	O
—	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
industrial	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enthusiasts	O
soon	O
noticed	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
small	O
size	O
,	O
low	O
noise	O
and	O
power	O
consumption	O
,	O
and	O
started	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
case	B-Architecture
modding	I-Architecture
into	O
something	O
else	O
—	O
building	O
computers	O
into	O
nearly	O
every	O
object	O
imaginable	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
even	O
creating	O
new	O
cases	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollowed	O
out	O
vintage	O
computers	O
,	O
humidors	O
,	O
toys	O
,	O
electronics	O
,	O
musical	O
instruments	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
1960s-era	O
toaster	O
have	O
become	O
homes	O
to	O
relatively	O
quiet	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
silent	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
systems	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
tasks	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
desktop	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
boards	O
primarily	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
industrial	O
and	O
embedded	O
PC	B-Device
markets	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
sold	O
as	O
bulk	O
components	O
or	O
integrated	O
into	O
a	O
finished	O
system	O
for	O
single-purpose	O
computing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
produced	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
longer	O
sales	O
life-cycle	O
than	O
consumer	O
boards	O
(	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EPIAs	B-Device
are	O
still	O
available	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
quality	O
that	O
industrial	O
users	O
typically	O
require	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIA	O
continues	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboard	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
earlier	O
generations	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
PL133	O
chipset	B-Device
boards	O
(	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
boards	O
)	O
,	O
CLE266	O
chipset	B-Device
boards	O
(	O
adding	O
MPEG-2	O
acceleration	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
CN400	O
boards	O
(	O
which	O
added	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
acceleration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
generation	O
boards	O
featured	O
the	O
EPIA	B-Device
M	O
,	O
MII	O
,	O
CL	O
,	O
PD	O
,	O
TC	O
and	O
MS	O
—	O
all	O
tailored	O
to	O
slightly	O
different	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
VIA	O
boards	O
use	O
their	O
x86-compatible	O
CPUs	B-Device
—	O
the	O
C3	O
,	O
C7	O
or	O
low-power	O
Eden	O
variants	O
,	O
with	O
newer	O
boards	O
featuring	O
the	O
VIA	O
Nano	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
also	O
produced	O
boards	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
layout	O
,	O
using	O
VIA	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
Intel	O
,	O
AMD	O
,	O
Transmeta	O
and	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
introduced	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
boards	O
for	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
CPU	B-Device
,	O
which	O
demonstrates	O
a	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
processing	O
performance	O
(	O
but	O
without	O
added	O
power	O
consumption	O
)	O
over	O
older	O
VIA	B-Device
C3	I-Device
and	O
C7	O
offerings	O
and	O
helps	O
make	O
the	O
design	O
viable	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
manufacturers	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
suit	O
,	O
some	O
even	O
not	O
limiting	O
themselves	O
to	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
,	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
Zotac	O
GeForce	O
9300-ITX	O
board	O
that	O
supports	O
Core	B-Device
2	O
Duo	O
CPUs	B-Device
with	O
FSB	B-Architecture
frequencies	O
up	O
to	O
1333MHz	O
,	O
two	O
separate-channeled	O
800MHz	O
memory	O
slots	O
and	O
fully	O
functional	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
2.0	O
x16	O
slot	O
that	O
could	O
connect	O
through	O
SLI	B-Device
to	O
the	O
onboard	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
wave	O
of	O
offerings	O
made	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
much	O
more	O
popular	O
among	O
home	O
users	O
,	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
overclockers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
released	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
that	O
feature	O
embedded	O
CPUs	B-Device
,	O
often	O
mobile	O
or	O
low-TDP	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
processors	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
draw	O
minimal	O
power	O
resulting	O
in	O
lower	O
TDP	B-General_Concept
ideal	O
for	O
fanless	O
(	O
passively	O
cooled	O
)	O
configurations	O
and	O
embedded	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
LGA	B-Device
775	I-Device
,	O
socketed	B-General_Concept
Intel	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Intel	O
and	O
Zotac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
LGA	B-Device
1156	I-Device
motherboards	B-Device
Starting	O
from	O
LGA	B-Device
1155	I-Device
,	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
have	O
started	O
to	O
become	O
mainstream	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
different	O
manufacturers	O
releasing	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
partly	O
because	O
almost	O
all	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
and	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
Intel	B-Device
Celeron	I-Device
,	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
and	O
Core	B-Device
series	O
CPUs	B-Device
have	O
integrated	O
processor	O
graphics	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
motherboard	B-Device
graphics	O
or	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
trend	O
continues	O
with	O
LGA	B-Device
1150	I-Device
,	O
LGA	B-Device
1151	I-Device
,	O
and	O
LGA	B-Device
1200	I-Device
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
physical	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
socket	O
,	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
with	O
the	O
socket	O
only	O
support	O
a	O
single	O
PCI	B-Protocol
Express	O
expansion	B-Device
slot	I-Device
,	O
and	O
they	O
require	O
using	O
the	O
narrow-ILM	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
released	O
LGA	B-Device
2011	I-Device
based	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
with	O
the	O
LGA	B-Device
2066	I-Device
socket	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
SODIMM	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
released	O
several	O
socketed	B-General_Concept
AMD	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
,	O
supporting	O
Socket	O
AM2	O
,	O
Socket	O
AM2+	O
,	O
Socket	O
AM3	O
,	O
Socket	O
FM1	O
,	O
Socket	O
FM2	O
,	O
Socket	O
FM2+	O
,	O
Socket	O
AM1	O
and	O
Socket	O
AM4	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Socket	O
AM2+	O
and	O
AM3	O
ITX	O
motherboards	B-Device
have	O
integrated	O
motherboard	B-Device
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
or	O
processor	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
are	O
required	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
with	O
integrated	O
AMD	O
CPUs	B-Device
are	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
motherboards	B-Device
often	O
use	O
mobile	O
CPUs	B-Device
and	O
passive	O
cooling	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
more	O
powerful	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
Intel	O
counterparts	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
them	O
suitable	O
for	O
HTPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBASE	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
Transmeta-based	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
the	O
MB860	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
motherboards	B-Device
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Eyetech	O
in	O
2005	O
but	O
they	O
stopped	O
any	O
activity	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
ACube	O
Systems	O
produced	O
a	O
new	O
board	O
,	O
the	O
Sam440ep	B-Device
,	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cadia	O
Networks	O
developed	O
a	O
Mini	B-Architecture
ITX	I-Architecture
ARM	O
board	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A8	O
Freescale	O
i.MX53	O
series	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
board	O
"	O
offers	O
an	O
ultra-low	O
power	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
I/O	O
and	O
OS	O
support	O
for	O
Android	O
/	O
Linux2.6	O
/	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
Compact	O
7	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kontron	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
mini	B-Architecture
ITX	I-Architecture
ARM	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
an	O
"	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A9	O
Quad	O
Core	B-Device
900MHz	O
Processor	O
with	O
NEON	O
Technology	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
Nvidia	O
graphics	O
processor	O
,	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
targeted	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
<	O
7W	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppliedMicro	O
offers	O
the	O
XC-1	O
Server	O
Development	O
Platform	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
X-Gene	O
ARMv8	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
with	O
8	O
2.4GHz	O
CPU	B-Device
cores	O
,	O
supports	O
128	O
GB	O
DDR3	O
DRAM	O
using	O
16	O
GB	O
DIMMs	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
baseboard	O
management	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
standard	O
does	O
not	O
define	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
suggests	O
possible	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conventionally	O
Mini-ITX	B-Architecture
boards	O
use	O
a	O
20	O
-	O
or	O
24-pin	O
"	O
original	O
ATX	B-Language
"	O
power	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
boards	O
have	O
built	O
in	O
DC-DC	O
converters	O
and	O
converters	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
plug	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
ATX	B-Language
connector	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Boards	O
using	O
full-power	O
Intel	O
or	O
AMD	O
CPUs	B-Device
typically	O
use	O
ATX12V	O
2.x	O
connections	O
and	O
require	O
a	O
case	O
with	O
appropriate	O
power	O
supply	O
and	O
cooling	O
for	O
these	O
more	O
power-hungry	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defined	O
by	O
the	O
ATX	B-Language
specification	O
,	O
power	O
supplies	O
with	O
ATX12V	O
connector	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
12	O
volts	O
rail	O
must	O
not	O
idle	O
that	O
12	O
volts	O
rail	O
.	O
</s>
