Joined on 10/10/05
Great Mobo for price
Pros: Everything is running great, no BSOD's, all ports work fine, it also runs faster than my old Mobo with the same hardware (probably due to better NB and SB clock frequencies). Lots of flexibility in connection types and plenty of cables included. Some nice utilities are included though they have their quirks (see cons).
Cons: I wasn't able to connect one of my case's AC97 cables (just HD Audio). Getting the suspend operation to work was a chore. I can still hear fans and everything still running when suspending. Fortunately they added an "Instant Boot" utility to get around this. However, the computer must restart 1 time, so you'll also want to modify your Windows settings and remove the login screen to get it to auto hibernate, otherwise if you walk away it just sits at login the whole time. Their AsRock OC Tuner is another nice utility for overclocking and providing nice computer health statistics including voltages and temperatures. However, it must have a memory leak in it as it constantly grows in memory size (i.e. right now it's using 313 MB of memory after starting below 10 MB!) Just periodically restart it if you have limited RAM.
Good for short term use
Pros: Device was good while it lasted.
Cons: Died after about 1 1/2 years of use.
Excellent mouse pen tablet
Pros: Device works as promised. Handy switching between mouse and pen, writing is smooth.
Cons: None.
Device works but can't transfer files
Pros: The device works and records audio normally. All playback and menu options work well.
Cons: Comment that it records MP3 files is misleading. There is no way to transfer these files (there is no USB port). I tried purchasing a cable to transfer audio output to my computer, but it did not work on either computer. There is no way to transfer files whatsoever.
Didn't work with Blackberry
Pros: Device turns on.
Cons: Did not work on Blackberry phone. Unsure if it works with other phones (untested).
Dead
Pros: It shows up in the BIOS
Cons: After telling Windows Vista to initialize it in Disk Manager then proceeded to a quick format, it got stuck. Cancel never worked. I rebooted, and Windows freezes every time I log on as long as the hard drive is connected to my motherboard. Disconnecting it fixes the issue. DO NOT BUY!
Overall Review: At least I got a 1-2 year warranty.
Quick delivery, fast problem resolution
Seller was very fast with delivery. There was a problem with the 1st delivery, but the seller quickly resolved the issue and promptly delivered the 2nd hard drive without any problems.