2.8.2Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.

1.Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard, then remove the screw beside the PIKE1 slot.

2.Align the golden fingers of the

RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot then insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot.

Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot.

3.Secure the PIKE card with the screw that you removed earlier.

4.Remove the SATA/SAS cables from the onboard SATA1–4 connectors. and connect them to the onboard

PSAS1–4 connectors (blue).

5.Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA/SAS backplane to 2–3.

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