lunacite said:This was your first post:
responses follow:
1. What you are to do next is try configuring/updating everything before complaining that the board is broken.
2. Yes, right now you are being unreasonable.
3. When you ask for help it's usually better to accept what's offered before becoming stubborn in your ignorance.
Quoted for truth. Why dont you stop ignoring everyone here and do a clean install of win2k and update the bios? If that doesnt work then I could understand your complaint, but dont jump to conclusions before you do that.
Btw, I along with newegg and alot of major retailers ship motherboards like that all the time. Newegg always ships motherboards in a fedex flat box, much like the usps flat box. Ive never had a problem, and Im guessing newegg doesnt either.
However there is cosmetic damage to the board; I could understand your discontent. However motherboard manufacturers never put traces around corner mounting boards. Test the board out fully before you put ice on on a stake. Assuming the motherboard works, maybe a small refund on the order of 5 bucks would be good?
-Steve