I wish all the motherboard manufacturers would just use black. It is much easier to read white lettering on a black motherboard. I have had boards in which the only way I could read some of the small lettering for the jumpers was by taking it outside in direct sunlight, and holding it at an angle to reflect off the small lettering.

I think all motherboard design engineers should be required to personally install their creations in a case from start to finish. I will bet layouts and location of connectors, etc would improve dramatically.