Hardware RAID Storage Options
In addition to storage solution on board, to make hardware upgrades simpler and more convenient, the optional ASUS SAS upgrade kits SASsaby M (supports S/W RAID 0, 1, 10, and H/W Assisted RAID 5) 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 M to a server system, you may connect the SAS HDD activity LED cable to the LED connector of SASsaby M 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 |
RLED1 (green) |
Blinks when the card is working normally. |
SAS1-4_ACT (orange) |
Shows hard drive activity. |
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