ASUS PIKE 1064E/1068E
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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/1068E 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
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SAS or SATA hard disk drives
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Supporting operating system:
Windows
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and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details)
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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 (PIKE 1064E)
8-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface (PIKE 1068E)*
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
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.
• For PIKE 1068E SAS RAID card, a heatsink is installed on the
LSISAS1068E controller.
