Presentation, Bundle and Manual
Gigabyte's mainboard presentation style hasn't changed much in the last year or so. You get a dark coloured box with a space theme and some general presentation points on the board features. To my eyes, it'll stand out enough from the crowd on a store shelf.
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Bundle
The bundle is plentiful and contains everything you need to get the board up and running using all the available features. You get the USB and FireWire I/O plate, two SATA data cables, a package of two PATA ribbons and a floppy cable and the digital output connector plate.
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The cable needed for the last two speaker channels wasn't supplied in the review sample box, and it looks like it won't be in any retail sample either. A puzzling omission.
Manual
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You get manuals for the mainboard, both RAID controllers and a quick-start sheet to get you going with the minimum of fuss. The driver CD contained recent drivers for the chipset and on-board peripherals and an auto installation feature lets you get everything installed without issue.
