As we already mentioned, Gigabyte can't be accused of stinginess: it is replete with four SATA and three UltraATA cables. Round cables would have been a nice addition. There's a slot bracket for the numerous audio cables, and another featuring a FireWire and two USB 2.0 ports.
The unit ships with a total of three user manuals: one for the GigaRAID controller, a second for the SATA chip from Silicon Image and a third for the motherboard in general. The latter is very extensive and is among the best examples of its kind.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
