Pros: WOW! Everyhthing about this board is QUALITY! The disk that you get with all of the drivers and extras is very useful too! Booted and worked awesome right away.

Cons: The blasted hamsters stole my CHEESEWIZ!

Overall Review: After you install Windows or whatever, pop your drivers / extras disc in, and backup your BIOS, and then do a Bios update to get all of the new tweaking features available. This can be done within Windows, so it is cake for even a novice builder. Plain and simple this board is SPECTACULAR!

Pros: NOTHING! Except for good Newegg shipping...

Cons: DOA. Could not reset CMOS, very inconsistent beep patterns at start up, no post!

Overall Review: This is the first Gigabit board that I EVER received that was DOA! Built with a lot of Gig boards, but STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE!!!! You want a sweet board that has what a HTPC board should have, go with the BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ It is PERFECT!

Pros: Great design, easy to use and transport. Very responsive on just about any surface.

Cons: This dropped it one star... Opeing it up. I have trick though. All one needs to do is push in on the release tab with your thumb (with tip of thumb at a slight upwards angle), while you have your thumbnail directly under the silver piece. While pushing release tab in push the silver piece up and open. Now it easy to open!

Overall Review: I have had great service from mine for a month. Also, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! The usb connector needs to be turned on so that it flashes. Also, the mouse can be powered off by holding the little underside button down until it flashed once real quick.