Packaging Before I rip into this monster, lets take a quick look at the packaging. Here is a picture of the box when we first received it. Its a standard sized motherboard box, just like practically every other motherboard out there. Since not everyone out there knows the approximate size of a motherboard box, here are the dimensions: 14" x 10.5" x 3" (width, depth, and height). This box is a little thicker than most of the other motherboard boxes I have come across, which is nice. It shows Abit spent a little more time and money making sure that their product was safe. Also, note the color scheme; red, black, and white. They always work well together and look nice in this situation, who wants an ugly box right? This is the Serial ATA logo in the top left corner of the box. Is it just me, or did they really misspell that?

Goodies Now for the inside of the box. I don't know about you, but I've always been a big fan of getting tons of extra stuff inside my hardware boxes. More bang for your buck right? Well, check out all the stuff that was in this one. Here is a picture of all the stuff that was in the box (Except the motherboard obviously). There was so much stuff in there, once it was all removed from is original location inside, I couldn't get the box to close properly. Now that's a lot of gear! Here is the set of IEEE 1394, or Firewire, Ports that come in the box. We took everything out of their little bags for better photos. Here is the USB 2.0 plate. The Serial ATA cable (SATA). This is ridiculously small. About half the thickness of any other rounded cable I have ever seen. Should be good for airflow. This is the SATA to IDE Adaptor. Using this nifty little device, you can convert your IDE drives into SATA drives and up the speed a good bit. This is a photo of all the documentation that comes with this motherboard. There is a Serial ATA installation instruction sheet, the motherboard instruction book, a sticker which displays the layout and usefullness of every jumper on the motherboard, the device driver and miscellaneous software CD, and finally, the Serial ATA installation floppy disk. Note that the SATA installation instruction sheet shows the misspelling... Come to find out, that's not misspelled. Its a company name. Wierd. I'll look into that some other time. The NF7-S nForce2 motherboard from Abit. In the picture, the color looks a little more red than it actually is. It's really more of an orange color. Its a beauty isn't it? Also included in the box is an IDE ribbon cable, floppy ribbon cable, and the backplate for your ATX case. One of the dissappointing things about this motherboard, is that it is designed for overclockers, but still comes with those huge ribbon cables, and only one of each. Honestly, motherboard companies should really start placing 2 rounded IDE cables, and a round floppy cable in with their motherboards. Will this ever happen? Who knows. Just a suggestion.