Asus PIKE 2008/IMR - Manual (Page 9)

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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:
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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.
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