BABY AT

FORM
FACTOR
• In computing, the form factor is the specification of a motherboard –
the dimensions, power supply type, location of mounting holes,
number of ports on the back panel, etc.
• Traditionally, the most significant specification is for that of the
motherboard, which generally dictates the overall size of the case.
• Examples are Pentium-III and Pentium-IV

• Features are:

• SD and DDR RAM slots

• PGA processor sockets
• 12 and 20 pin connectors
• PCI and ISA expansion slots
• DIN port (big keyboard)
• Serial mouse port
HISTORY
• A replacement for the Full AT motherboard and sometimes referred
to as BAT, the Baby AT is a motherboard form factor introduced by
IBM in 1985 and used for many 286, 386, 486, and Pentium
computers up until the early 1990s.
• The Baby AT is 8.57" wide x 13.04" deep, which is almost the same as
the original IBM XT motherboard with modifications in the screw hole
position to fit into AT-style case. This board is now considered
obsolete and has been replaced by ATX.
Baby AT motherboard has to combine both features of AT and XT
motherboard. Baby AT motherboard required small space compare to
AT motherboard. Due to small size, their installation and service were
performed very easy.
TERMINOLOGIES
• BAT – short for Baby AT
• AT Form Factor - referred to the dimensions and layout (form factor)
of the motherboard for the IBM AT.
• Pentium - family of microprocessors developed by Intel
Corp. Introduced in 1993 as the successor to Intel's 80486
microprocessor, the Pentium contained two processors on a
single chip and about 3.3 million transistors. The Pentium
quickly became the processor of choice for personal computers.
•  DIMM - dual in-line memory module, commonly called
a RAM stick, comprises a series of dynamic random access
memory integrated circuit.
• SIMM - Stands for "Single In-Line Memory Module." This is an
older type of computer memory. A SIMM is a small circuit board
with a bunch of memory chips on it.
• DIN - is an abbreviation for Deutsches Institut für Normung, or
German Institute for Standardization.
 DIMM

• the pins are

independent.
• allows 64-bit
for the data
transfer
has pins installed on their sides.
provides a maximum of 32-bit of
channel for the data transfer

SIMM
The AT and baby AT motherboards have the
processor socket and usually the memory
sockets located at the front of the
motherboard.
• Long expansion cards and drives were designed to fit over them. The
older 386 and 486 processors and 30-pin memory were relatively
short, and clearance over them was not an issue
• Baby AT Motherboard had
only one keyboard connector
which was known as DIN.
FUNCTION AND USAGE

• In 1995, Intel introduced ATX, a

form factor which gradually
replaced older Baby AT
motherboards. During the late
1990s, a great majority of boards
were either Baby AT or ATX.

ATX FORM CARD

• Also, the lack of an eighth slot on ATX motherboards kept it from
being used in some servers. Later Baby AT boards supported both AT
and ATX power connectors in addition to ATX features such as standby
power (allowing for a low voltage power switch, as well as Wake-on-
LAN/Wake-on-Modem Ring and USB by use of an ATX Form Card.
• After the industry shifted to ATX motherboard configurations, it
became common to design cases and power supplies to support both
Baby AT and ATX motherboards.
• With the BAT design the processor socket is located at the front of the
motherboard, and full-length expansion cards are intended to extend
over it. This means that removing the processor requires the removal
of some or all expansion cards first. Problems were exacerbated by
the increasing speeds of Pentium-class processors.
• System cooling relied on the AT power supply blowing air out of the
chassis enclosure and, due to the distance between the power supply
and the CPU, an additional chassis fan or active heatsink became a
necessity to maintain good airflow across the CPU.
• AT power supplies only provide 12V and 5V outputs to the
motherboard, requiring additional regulators on the motherboard if
3.3V components (PCI cards or CPUs) are used.
• AT power supplies only provide 12V and 5V outputs to the
motherboard, requiring additional regulators on the motherboard if
3.3V components (PCI cards or CPUs) are used.
• Sometimes a second heatsink was also required on these voltage
regulators and together the various additional heat dissipation
components caused serious obstruction for expansion slots.
CAPABILITIES AND ITS LIMITATIONS
• The AT and baby AT motherboards have the processor socket and
usually the memory sockets located at the front of the motherboard.
Long expansion cards and drives were designed to fit over them. The
older 386 and 486 processors and 30-pin memory were relatively
short, and clearance over them was not an issue.
• But with the arrival of SIMM and DIMM memory, as well as Pentium
and faster processors that require large heat sinks and fans, the
combination can often block two or more expansion slots and/or a
drive bay

SIMM DIMM
Power connectors differ between AT and ATX motherboards. AT motherboards use
two 12-pin plugs to power the motherboard, while an ATX motherboard uses one
20-pin plug for the power supply. When using an ATX form factor motherboard,
you must use an ATX power supply.

BABY AT ATX
TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION
• AT and baby AT motherboards can be identified by their shape and by
the single full-sized keyboard connector soldered onto the board
• . The serial and parallel port connectors are usually attached using
cables that go between the physical connectors mounted on the case
and pin connectors located on the motherboard.
Baby AT Motherboard
This is a later version of the Baby AT from Soyotek. It includes support for DIMM memory, AGP
adapters and USB, which came on the scene in the late 1990s. Socket 7 is used for Intel chips and
x86 clones from companies such as AMD and Cyrix.
ADVANTAGE
AND
DISADVANTA
GE
• In 1987, the Baby AT form factor was introduced, based on the
motherboard found in the IBM PC/XT 286 (5162)[2] and soon after all
computer makers abandoned AT for the cheaper and smaller Baby AT
form factor, using it for computers that spanned several generations,
from those that used 286 processors to the P5 Pentium and a limited
number of Pentium II systems.
• Baby AT boards were mostly shorter than this, typically 9 to 10 in (229
to 254 mm).
• The size and flexibility of this kind of motherboard were the key to
success of this format.
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