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3 card layout, 4 system requirements, Card layout -3 – Asus LSISAS1064E User Manual

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ASUS PIKE 1064E

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Card layout

The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.

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System requirements

Before you install the PIKE 1064E 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

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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: 4-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface*
3. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is

working normally)

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* The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and reboot

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.