SASsaby M

    SASsaby M

    Hardware RAID Storage Options

    The ASUS SASsaby M allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 10, and RAID 5 sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the RAID card.
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      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