Asus PCIe SSD User Manual

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E7881

User Guide

Revised Edition V2

May 2013

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Table of Contents
Package contents........................................................................................................	5
RAIDR Express card specifications summary..........................................................	6
Product Overview........................................................................................................	8
Hardware installation.................................................................................................	11
ROG Exclusive Features...........................................................................................	12
Republic of Gamers........................................................................................................	12
RAMDisk .....................................................................................................................	12
DuoMode .....................................................................................................................	13
SSD TweakIt...................................................................................................................	13
ROG HybriDisk................................................................................................................	14
ROG CrystalDiskMark.....................................................................................................	14
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus.....................................................................................................	14
Software installation..................................................................................................	15
Driver installation.......................................................................................................	16
Notices .......................................................................................................................	17
Federal Communications Commission Statement..........................................................	17
IC: Canadian Compliance Statement..............................................................................	19
Canadian Department of Communications Statement....................................................	20
VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement..............................................................................	20
VCCI Class B Statement.................................................................................................	20
KC: Korea Warning Statement........................................................................................	20
REACH .....................................................................................................................	21
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services...............................................................................	21
ASUS contact information........................................................................................	22

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing a RAIDR Express card.

The RAIDR Express card is a PCIE SSD storage card that allows you to maximize the performance of your system using SSD technology and these exclusive

ROG features: RAMDisk, SSD TweakIt, ROG HybriDisk, ROG CrystalDiskMark, DuoMode, and Kaspersky® Anti-Virus.

Package contents

Check if the following items are included with your package. If any of the following items are damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Guide

User

RAIDR Express card User guide Support CD

Product activation key

Refer to the following product activation key on the support CD to activate your ROG HybriDisk.

ROG HybriDisk

80212-0001036

xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

RAIDR Express card specifications summary

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x2
Capacity	240 GB
Controller	Dual LSI® SandForce SF-2281
Flash Memory	TOSHIBA® 19nm 16K Page Size MLC Sync-NAND
	Flash
Sequential Read Speed*	830 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed*	810 MB/s

4K Read IOPS*	Up to 100,000 IOPS
4K Write IOPS*	Up to 100,000 IOPS
Bootable	Supported
MTBF	620,000 Hours
Data Encryption	128bitAES
Data Reliability	•	Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector
		(BCH)
	•	Unrecoverable read errors: Less than 1 sector
		per 1016 bits read ECC on all internal memory;
		full end-to-end CRC protection; RAISE

Native Command Queuing Support up to 32 commands

Dimension (mm)	157(L)120(W)20(H)
Weight	243g

Temperature	0º C - 70º C
Compatible OS	Windows® 7 and Windows® 8
TRIM	TRIM command supported
Latency	<0.1ms
UEFI boot compliant	Supported
Windows® 8 Secure Boot	Supported
AHCI Compliant	Driver-less installation
Features	RAMDisk
	SSD TweakIt
	ROG HybriDisk
	ROG CrystalDiskMark
	Secure Erase/Firmware Update
	KasperskyAnti-Virus 2013

*(1) Performance may vary depending on system configuration

(2)Testing results were based onATTO Disk Benchmark and Iometer

NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Product Overview

NOTE: The following drawings are for reference only. Actual product specifications may vary.

RAIDR Express card LED indicator - Solid Red

This LED light indicates that the RAIDR Express card is connected to a PCIe slot and your system is turned on.

RAIDR Express card LED indicator - Blinking Orange

This LED light indicates that your system is currently accessing the RAIDR Express card.

RAIDR Express card connector

This allows you to connect the RAIDR Express card using an available PCIe x4,

PCIe x8, or PCIe x16 slot on your motherboard.

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