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2.8.5 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)
Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.
2. Locate the PIKE RAID card slots
(PIKE1/PIKE2) on the motherboard.
1. Remove the four screws that
secure the outer heatsink on the
front of the PIKE RAID card and
detach the heatsink.
DO NOT remove the inner
heatsink from the PIKE RAID
card.
3. Remove the screw beside the
PIKE1 slot on the motherboard.
Keep it for reassembly.
4. Align the golden ngers of the RAID
card with the PIKE1/PIKE2 RAID
card slots then carefully insert the
RAID card into the slots.
Ensure that the card is securely
seated in place.