Closer Look at MSI P35 Platinum: Package and Accessories

MSI P35 Platinum mainboard is shipped in a carton box of standard size. The front of the package depicts some creature trying to reach for the mainboard through a metal plate covering it, while the back of the box contains a photo of the mainboard and a brief feature list.

The accessories bundle doesn’t surprise us with anything original in it, but at the same time it is pretty rich. The board comes with a small pack containing brief installation instructions, a user’s manual, two CD disks with the drivers and utilities – one for Windows XP and another for Windows Vista, a rear panel I/O Shield, four SATA cables, a bracket with an IEEE 1394 port, beautiful red FDD and IDE cables decorated with the company logo and “Innovation with style” slogan, and two power converters for SATA devices.

The mainboard user’s manual also mentioned an ATX Extender, but I figured out what it is intended for only later, when I took a closer look at the actual MSI P35 Platinum mainboard.