Flexible Storage Options
In addition to storage solution on board, to make hardware upgrades simpler and more convenient, the optional ASUS SAS upgrade kits SASsaby 1064E (supports LSI® Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E) provide direct support for SAS storage and ensure reliable data protection.
The illustration below shows the major components of the SAS RAID card.
* If you install SASsaby 1064E to a server system, you may connect the SAS HDD activity LED cable to the J1 connector of SASsaby 1064E and the backplane board of the server system.
The illustration below shows the location of onboard LEDs of the SAS RAID card.
LED Types |
Descriptions |
SLOT_ERROR (red) |
Lights up then the card is installed on an incompatible slot. |
RLED1 (green) |
Blinks when the card is working normally. |
SAS1-4_ACT |
Green: shows hard drive activity Red: shows hard drive failure |
LINK0-3_FAL (orange) |
Lights up when no hard drive is detected. |
System Requirements
- Workstation or server motherboard with a PCI Express x4, x8, or x16 slot (at minimum x4 link)
- SAS hard disk drives and cables
- Supporting Windows® XP 32/64 bit and Windows® Vista 32/64 bit operating system.
- Appropriate thermal Solution
- Certified power supply module