 | | Every single board is tested with a number of different hardware configurations. The hardware is embedded in the top Perspex sheet – it’s simply pushed into the board in one go, except for the graphics cards/PCI cards. After this BIOS and Windows tests are done to make sure things function as expected. |
 | | The packaging production begins. This machine auto-folds flat-packed boxes. |
 | | Stickers are applied, and barcodes read into the machine and time coded for the batch. This helps Gigabyte track down potential problems within a certain batch should they arise. |
 | | Manuals are inserted. Depending on which country is ordering the boards, different language manuals will be put in. Some countries may have different accessories included as well. |
 | | This whole machine’s purpose is to auto-tape up a large box containing many products, weigh it, label and time code it accordingly. A sticker is added later containing all relevant information pertaining to the batch within the box. |
So that’s how a motherboard product is assembled, from start to finish. We were certainly surprised by the amount of manual labour involved – but it’s a necessary step of the process.
Of course then there was after the factory tour, in which I managed to get on the bus, walk across a Taipei street, through the lobby of the five star Grand Hyatt hotel and sit in a bar for an hour – before I looked down…
And I still had these damn things on. I swear, it’s all the fashion in Taipei now.
*runs*
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