[OllieB]

No! The USB 3.0 bug is still there...

I've had no problems with my Sandisk Extreme 16Gb USB 3.0 Flash Drive with any BIOS, including the original one it shipped with in November.

Plugged into one of the rear USB 3.0 ports. Haven't done any speed tests, but it feels just as fast in the GUI as the Intel SSD I ran in my ASRock Ion 330.

I am talking about boot problems with USB 3.0, when trying to boot into OpenElec.

I have no problems with USB 3.0 and Windows.

@ollie

That is known (at least I knew that), but it didn't work for me at all (CMOS wasn't reset). Nuc would also start into windows without even showing BIOS options, when jumper was set to 2-3.

Please report, if it worked for you!

@micoba, sorry but I only received this message on the Intel forum AFTER I had already removed the motherboard and disconnected the CMOS battery, so I have not tried this jumper option myself. At least disconnecting the battery did solve the power button problem for me.

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OMG, I just spent a ton of money on a D34010WYKH2 loaded with memory, SSD, HDD and a WIFI card to replace my old HTPC and the NUC's HDMI output is HORRIBLE - everything is washed out and the blacks are more like grays. My previous HTPC with a crappy nVidia GT520 was absolutely flawless.

I googled and found out that some people had this problem with various Linuxes running on it but I am using Windows 8.1. Is there something I can do to fix this or should I try to return it? Is Gigabyte BRIX any better?

Yeah its the same with mine, i3, 4gb, 30gb...washed out blacks, ....tried WIN 7, OE, and ubuntu, all the same.

the only thing i can do is boost the contrast,colour, and brightness settings on my TV.

@jinkyjim, on my tv (a Pioneer Kuro 508D) I can specify what type of signal is being received via hdmi: "video" or "pc" (=limited RGB). That solved my problem completely (lucky me). Does your tv have something like that as well?