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Card layout, 1.4 System requirements, Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot - pike imr manual

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1.3 Card layout The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card. 2 2 1 1 3 1. ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8 2. ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface* 3. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is working normally) *The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and rebuild status, so that users could build high-performatnce and reliable storage systems. Refer to the motherboard manual for detailed information about using the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 2008/IMR SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot • SAS or SATA hard disk drives • Supporting operating system: Windows® and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details) • Other requirement: - Appropriate thermal solution - Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 1-3

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ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR
1-3
1.3
Card layout
The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.
1.4
System requirements
Before you install the PIKE 2008/IMR SAS RAID card, check if the system meets
the following requirements:
•
Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot
•
SAS or SATA hard disk drives
•
Supporting operating system:
Windows
®
and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details)
•
Other requirement:
- Appropriate thermal solution
- Certified power supply module
1.
ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8
2.
ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface*
3.
SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is
working normally)
*The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and rebuild
status, so that users could build high-performatnce and reliable storage
systems. Refer to the motherboard manual for detailed information about using
the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard.
2
2
1
1
3