Tag: 2008
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How to install an Asus PIKE 2008 card
As a non-standard PCI-Express card, the Asus PIKE card involves a slightly different installation procedure. The PIKE slot sits on either side of a gap in the motherboard: You’re definitely not going to mistake it for a regular PCI-Express slot. The card only goes in one way, with the heatsink…
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Asus PIKE 2008 card review
Many storage enthusiasts are familiar with the IBM M1015 card, an IBM rebadge of the LSI 9220-8i host bus adapter (HBA), based on LSI’s SAS2008 chipset. Less are familiar with Asus’ PIKE card – essentially the same thing in Asus’ own form factor, fitting only their proprietary PIKE slots. This card activates…
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Asus Pike 2008 SAS card
We have finally got one of these cards in-house for testing; We’re particularly interested in how it compares to cards like the M1015 in IT mode as an inexpensive way of adding 8 SAS/SATA ports to a storage server. Expect a post soon reporting on what we find! You can buy the Asus…