An error message saying 'Evangelion 'N' Rion' is found on the motherboard that collaborated with Evangelion



An error was discovered in the motherboard ' ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION ' created in collaboration between ASUS and Evangelion, where 'EVANGELION' was written as 'EVANGE N LION'.

[Motherboard] Regarding Misprint on ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION | Official Support | ROG Global

https://rog.asus.com/support/FAQ/1051422

ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION is a model in which parts of the ASUS motherboard ' ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO ' are replaced with 'I/O heat sink depicting Asuka' and 'CPU socket depicting AT field'. ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION is already on sale overseas, and pre-orders have started in Japan from October 2023.



However, it has become clear that there is a serious typo in ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION. If you check the image included in the post on the ASUS official X account on September 20, 2023, you will notice that the I/O heat sink depicting Asuka has 'EVANGE N LION' written next to it to the left instead of 'EVANGELION'. You can check it.




This is what it looks like when you zoom in on that part.



It seems that ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION was actually shipped with a typographical error, and the notation 'EVANGE N LION' can be seen in the unboxing video posted by YouTuber CEHunter on September 24, 2023. .



Then, on November 14, 2023, ASUS released a statement titled ``About the error in ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION'' and officially acknowledged the existence of the error. ASUS is offering replacement parts and a one-year warranty extension to address the issue.



In addition, as of October 24, 2023 , the Japanese page for ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO EVA-02 EDITION contained a product image that contained the incorrect notation 'EVANGE N LION,' but at the time of writing the article, the notation was correct. Product images are posted.

in Hardware, Posted by log1o_hf