Asus ThunderboltEX II/Dual User Manual

Asus ThunderboltEX II/Dual User Manual

Thunderboltex ii/dual card

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ThunderboltEX II/DUAL
User Guide
15060-35500000

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  • Page 1 ThunderboltEX II/DUAL User Guide 15060-35500000...
  • Page 2 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no...
  • Page 3: Package Contents

    PC and Thunderbolt™ devices. Features Your ASUS ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card features two Thunderbolt™  ports that supports Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and two DisplayPort that supports DisplayPort 1.2 specifications. The Thunderbolt™  port provides 0 Gb/s bi-directional bandwidth and incorporates DisplayPort 1.2 support enabling transfer and display of 4K video files simultaneously.
  • Page 4 ThunderboltEX II/DUAL specifications summary ™ Chipset Intel DSL550 Thunderbolt  Controller ®  x Thunderbolt™  ports (0 Gb/s bandwidth on each port) External Connectors  x DisplayPort 1. IN ports 1 x 9-pin TB header ™ Supports Thunderbolt  interface* with maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport (MST) compliant;...
  • Page 5 Installing the ThunderboltEX II driver We highly recommend that you install the Thunderbolt™ 2 driver first before installing the ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card. To install the driver, place the Support DVD into the optical drive then follow on-screen instructions to finish the installation.
  • Page 6 PCIE .0 x16 slot connected to the platform controller hub (PCH). For more information on the correct PCIE .0 slot to use, refer to the section ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card recommended configuration of this user guide.
  • Page 7 Thunderbolt™  port on your ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card. • The two Thunderbolt™  port of the ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card is backward compatible with the previous Thunderbolt™ technology. • For the recommended daisy-chain configurations or connections, refer to...
  • Page 8 ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card recommended configuration PCIE 2.0 mode Compatible ASUS PCIE 2.0 port on (D = Default; Supported Maximum motherboard the motherboard M = Maximum; BIOS bandwidth models (color) D/M = Default & version* Maximum) PCIe .0 x16_3 170 D/M: x4 mode...
  • Page 9: Connecting To External Devices

    Single-port configuration You can refer to the following recommended daisy-chain connections for a single-port configuration. You can use either of the Thunderbolt™  port on the ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card for the following connections. Six (6) Thunderbolt™ devices Six (6) Thunderbolt™ devices + three (3) DisplayPort 1.2 displays...
  • Page 10 DUAL-port configuration You can refer to the following recommended daisy-chain connections for a DUAL-port configuration. Twelve (12) Thunderbolt™ devices Twelve (12) Thunderbolt™ devices + six (6) DisplayPort 1.2 displays Twelve (12) Thunderbolt™ devices + two (2) native DisplayPort monitors...
  • Page 11: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 12: Canadian Department Of Communications Statement

    ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well as the packaging materials.
  • Page 13: Asus Contact Information

    +1-510-739-3777 +1-510-608-4555 Web site http://usa.asus.com Technical Support Telephone +1-81-84-0883 Support fax +1-81-8-787 Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 1-3, 40880 Ratingen, Germany +49-10-959931 Web site http://www.asus.com/de Online contact http://eu-rma.asus.com/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-10-5789555 Support Fax...

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