Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Key Features - Asus TS500-E5 Configuration Manual

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Key features

The ASUS TS500-E5 is a flexible expandability and high capacity storage server.
ASUS Innovative PIKE Upgrade Kit Provides Seamless RAID Solution
TS500-E5 is designed to work with a wide rang of configurations. With ASUS
innovative PIKE technology, TS500-E5 is able to support SAS RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5,
50, 6, 60. The customers can choose the appropriate level of RAID protection with
easy and cost-effective SAS upgrade kit.
ASUS Flex-E Technology Allows Flexible PCI-E Expansion
The ASUS Flex-E technology enables auto-switching of PCI-E slot bandwidth.
TS500-E5 has four PCI-E slots in total, and one of which can be auto-switched
between PCI-E x 16 (x 16 link) and PCI-E x 16 (x8 link). With PCI-E x 16 (x 16
link), the server is able to support professional graphics card.
Mass Storage with Hot-swap Design
With ASUS PIKE, the server can be upgraded to support a maximum of 8 HDDs,
providing mass storage capacity for customers. In addition, the hot-swap design of
HDD bays supports online upgrade and maintenance
Redundant Power Supply for Reliable Uptime
The TS500-E5 supports dual power supplys for redundant functionality, which
makes the system reliable and provides non-stop service in business-critical
applications.
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