2.8.2Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard. If you install the PIKE 1078 or PIKE 2008 Series SAS RAID card, follow steps 1 and 2 to remove the outer heatsink on RAID card.

1.Remove the two screws that secure the heatsink bracket on the back of the SAS RAID card.

Heatsink bracket

2.Remove the two screws that secure the outer heatsink on the front of the SAS RAID card.

DO NOT remove the inner heatsink from the SAS RAID card.

3.Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard.

4.Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.

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