Peeling up a thin foam layer confirms our suspicions—the motherboard is indeed upside down—smooth back up top, connectors and chips on the bottom.

Our best bet about why this happened is that Microsoft wanted a smooth backing to support the large and rather flexible display.

Surprisingly, said motherboard also sprawls throughout the entire chassis, resembling some kind of nightmarish Tetris piece.

What's more, there's no sign of connectors for any of the peripheral components.

At least the camera bar comes up without any trouble. Maybe we'll find some tasty treasure below.