Pros: 24 pin main, 4/8 for motherboard power. More connectors than I need really. Solid/sturdy cabling and connectors, far better than other "budget" units. Voltages do not move, even on with an overclock on my mini system. Never pass by an SPI unit, you'll be impressed. I've used them in servers and home units for 12 years, and they have never once failed me.

Cons: Zip

Pros: Love the more secure features in BIOS. All included drivers and software worked perfectly, and the customizable boot screen was a nice bonus. Runs a fast C2D E8400 with no issues, downloads or tweaking. Boots to my PNY USB stick (modified) with no issues (read later).

Cons: I over looked the lack of ribbon cable support, so setup was an adventure to say the least. Bring SATA e-SATA or USB to the party, and save yourself from a DOH! moment. That was MY bad though, so no eggs lost. And thanks to the last reviewer, I had a self adhesive heatsink waiting for the steamy southbridge (Thanks Mate!) from sidewinder. 24pin power slot is close to the ram slot, so you may have trouble with a Pico PSU if you use heatsinked ram as I did...I simply made an extension, so no worries. Building tiny always has snags you learn to live with.

Overall Review: Running a C2D E8400 @ stock, with Kingston HyperX 800 LL 4 gig kit, Seagate SATA II 7200.3 notebook drive, and a 150 watt 24pin Pico PSU....Solid! Booting to a USB device is as simple as hitting F10 at the boot screen and selecting the option. Google around to find the way to modify one. They send a floppy with RAID/AHCI drivers, but they weren't needed for the XP install as with every other board I've used SATA HDD's to date. Build quality is excellent. You will Love this board!