Some nice Engrish in the GA-K8NXP-SLI manual

[tsmori]

At the beginning of the MB Intelligent Tweaker section, below the screenshot, it says:

"Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only"

 

[ribbon13]

Nice. I just got the image of that Laosian character from King of the Hill saying that. haha

 

[Megatomic]

My BIOS has messages in it with some really proper engrish usage.

 

[Jim Bancroft]

I can never figure out why these multi-million dollar companies don't hire proper editors for their manuals. *Every* motherboard manual I've ever had uses pidgin English to some extent, which gives the impression the companies are bumblers and fly-by-night outfits. Really silly.

It wouldn't take much-- hire a tech writer or high school english teacher to give the final product a once-over for grammar and spelling, and 90% of these problems go away.

 

[dark fiber]

The manual that came with my mobo I got a little over a week ago was the first version. I noticed they have a newer version on their website. rev 1002. The little manual sheet that came with my Lian-Li PC-V1200 case was amusing as well.

 

[tribbles]

I am reminded of Sony's technical support for high-end A/V products during the early 1980s. At the time they were still trying to establish themselves in the professional world and weren't very highly regarded. Whenever you would call them about a problem you were having with some of their equipment, the tech on the other end of the phone would inevitably say, "Oh, no, you never need to do dat!"

"But I DO need to do that. That's why I'm calling you! I need this output to work."

"Oh, no, you never need to do dat!"

"Are you saying you don't actually support this feature?"

"No, no support. Because you never need to do dat!"

To this day, I don't buy Sony products.

 

[HannibalTheCannibal]

LOL My ABIT NF7S always makes me mad when I change a setting in BIOS, upon reboot it says "DO NOT POWER OFF BIOS SAVING" or something like that. I remember in a noob moment thinking "OMG! Where is the BIOS Saving? I was looking on back of motherboard, in my case.

Heck, for a reference motherboard, I would be willing to look through the manuals and BIOS to edit for UH-MERIKUN use.

 

[dark fiber]

All your base are belong to us.

 

[ribbon13]

http://www.frozencpu.com/apu-166.html