<s>
WTX	B-Device
(	O
for	O
Workstation	B-Device
Technology	I-Device
Extended	I-Device
)	O
was	O
a	O
motherboard	B-Device
form	O
factor	O
specification	O
introduced	O
by	O
Intel	O
at	O
the	O
IDF	O
in	O
September	O
1998	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
at	O
high-end	O
,	O
multiprocessor	O
,	O
multiple-hard-disk	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
workstations	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
specification	O
had	O
support	O
from	O
major	O
OEMs	O
(	O
Compaq	O
,	O
Dell	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
,	O
Gateway	O
,	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Intergraph	O
,	O
NEC	O
,	O
Siemens	O
Nixdorf	O
,	O
and	O
UMAX	O
)	O
and	O
motherboard	B-Device
manufacturers	O
(	O
Acer	O
,	O
Asus	O
,	O
Supermicro	O
and	O
Tyan	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
(	O
1.1	O
)	O
in	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
specification	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
and	O
the	O
URL	O
www.wtx.org	O
no	O
longer	O
hosts	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
owned	O
by	O
Intel	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
form	O
factor	O
was	O
geared	O
specifically	O
towards	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
high-end	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
specifications	O
for	O
a	O
WTX	B-Device
power	O
supply	O
unit	O
(	O
PSU	O
)	O
using	O
two	O
WTX-specific	O
24-pin	O
and	O
22-pin	O
Molex	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WTX	B-Device
specification	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
standardize	O
a	O
new	O
motherboard	B-Device
and	O
chassis	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
fix	O
the	O
relative	O
processor	B-General_Concept
location	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
high	O
volume	O
airflow	O
through	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
chassis	O
where	O
the	O
processors	O
are	O
positioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
for	O
standard	O
form	O
factor	O
motherboards	B-Device
and	O
chassis	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
integrate	O
processors	O
with	O
more	O
demanding	O
thermal	O
management	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bigger	O
than	O
ATX	B-Language
,	O
maximum	O
WTX	B-Device
motherboard	B-Device
size	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WTX	B-Device
computer	B-General_Concept
cases	I-General_Concept
were	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
ATX	B-Language
motherboards	B-Device
(	O
but	O
not	O
vice	O
versa	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
came	O
equipped	O
with	O
ATX	B-Language
power	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
