Asus PIKE 2108 - Manual (Page 11)

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1.3 Card layout
The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.
Front
1. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is
working normally)
2. BBU cable connector
Rear
1. ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E Gen2 x8
2. ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface*
* The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and rebuild
status, so that users could build high-performance 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 2108 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