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I wouldn't work for any other ! I think that if you look closelty at all the manuals, the EPoX ones are in keeping with the others. They excel past the ones where a quick start guide is supplied and you have to refer to the CDROM for the full manual - that's no use if you're in the middle of building a machine. You must appreciate that the texts are quite excellent when given the consideration that they are written in someones second language. I think the reaction by most will be that the manual is quite good indeed.
__________________ If you need EPoX BIOS eeproms in the UK, goto http://www.epox.org..................... Last edited by EPoX Tech; 24th November, 2001 at 08:17 AM. |
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Only thing I needed the manual for was appendix B, which I assume would be the case for most hardware enthusiasts. I'd have to agree that the manual is quite impressive for being written in someone's second language. It's hard to speak a second language, to write in it too takes quite a bit of skill and talent. The manual might not be Shakespeare, but at least you can understand it(unlike Shakespeare ![]() |
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I had no problems with my manual at all! understood it all, in fact it was my 1st hassle free build, primarily because the manual actually related the the board unlike some others i have had to play with!!! eg, last night i had to rebuild a m8's pc, we had all sorts of problems with power switches LEDs etc because the board had the pins labelled one way, the manual totally differently! there was very little info on how to tell what was wrong etc. i prefer my 8KHA+ manual to my bro's abit kt7a it explains things in more deepth, still doesnt give in depth details of a lot of bios settings but way better than all others i have seen
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Well, I guess I've just had some good manuals in the past! ![]() The Epox one has: 1) Jumpers orientated the wrong way round. 2) An INT table that has no explanation and no key. If it had both, people wouldn't be posting "which PCI slot shall I put my...." all the time (although some still would as they never read the manual ![]() 3) The bios explanations are quite good in some areas, and poor in others - writer seems to get bored and just churns out the choices without any other info. 4) NO info on the maximium power of the fan headers. A few boards with fried headers me thinks........ 5) No installation procedure for people attempting their first build. The only reason I'm making these points is that as customers we have to criticise so you can make your product THE best on the market. If we all came in here and just gushed about how good everything is then your product would not improve. THE TRUTH IS YOUR PRODUCT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE SO PLEASE TAKE MY POINTS AS NIT-PICKING, but done so you can identify where small improvements can be made. Over at Amdmb.com and AnandTech, others pointed out that the manual was quite bad as well. Indeed, it was these who first drew my attention to it before I had chance to examine it myself. I do appreciate however that it's definitely not the worst manual out there, but it's certainly not the best. Why do all motherboard companies get people with English as their second language to write manuals? Surely someone with computer knowledge and English as their first could do the job? Ok, since I'm being a bit critical today other nit-picking issues would be: 1) The ATX power connecter is in a very awkward position for some people. Many have had a problem with cables covering/touching heat sinks or not reaching the motherboard if in a tower case. 2) The IDE connecters - same story. Some people can't get the cables to reach in tall cases because they are at the bottom of the board. 3) USB2 connecter is in an awkward position. Well, that’s it - ALL my negative issues with the 8KHA+. If I were writing about the positives the post would be too long! ![]() Please remember I’m NOT bashing the board – I love it – just constructively criticising! ![]()
__________________ Athlon XP 1.33Ghz 1.6V - 133FSB - 2000rpm Silent Coolers Epox 8KHA+ KT266A - Crucial 256Mb 2100 DDR 2.5V Radein 8500 64MB DDR - SBlive 4x Front 2x Rear USB 2.0 Card Deskstar 180GXP 120GB 8MB cache - SpinPoint SP0411N 40GB Low Profile Optorite CDRW 52x32x52 - Pioneer DVD 115 16x SkyHawk 400W PSU - 220W combined Last edited by spirits247; 27th November, 2001 at 12:50 PM. |
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__________________ Athlon XP 1.33Ghz 1.6V - 133FSB - 2000rpm Silent Coolers Epox 8KHA+ KT266A - Crucial 256Mb 2100 DDR 2.5V Radein 8500 64MB DDR - SBlive 4x Front 2x Rear USB 2.0 Card Deskstar 180GXP 120GB 8MB cache - SpinPoint SP0411N 40GB Low Profile Optorite CDRW 52x32x52 - Pioneer DVD 115 16x SkyHawk 400W PSU - 220W combined |
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i must say that i like the manual for my 8kha+ mobo very good. it might not be perfect, but what is perfect :P its much better then the manuals to mobos ive had before (msi and asus)
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