The 8HDA5+ in our configuration comes with most of the features that one would want on a motherboard, including dual LAN, 7.1 sound and a total of 6 SATA ports. However, surprisingly missing (even with all the options included) is the presence of firewire ports. However, an enthusiast would be able to appreciate the 2-digit hexadecimal debug system that exists on every EpoX board.