Asus hasnt announced pricing of the upgrade yet but it gives users who really want thunderbolt on their asus board a chance to have it. Asus thunderboltex ii card with one thunderbolt 2 port offers the flexibility to upgrade your own build to thunderbolt 2 technology whenever you want. I followed the basic steps found on the tbex3 manual. However, on the asus site there are no thunderbolt drivers or firmware downloads at all. Asus thunderboltex ii dual card with one thunderbolt 2 port offers the flexibility to upgrade your own build to thunderbolt 2 technology whenever you want. Download asus ex3 drivers, tools, firmware,whatever it is. You may also have to go into the bios settings at startup and.
Use the bundled displayport or mini displayport cable depending on the available displayport connector on your motherboard. Please visit the asus usa and asus canada websites for information about locally available products. Hi all, i need help to install an asus thunderboltex3 coming from an x99 deluxe ii but never used before. Thunderboltex ii motherboard accessories asus canada. Intel chipset drivers for x99deluxe ii driver link select your os, scroll down to chipset, select latest file. Download the thunderbolt drivers from intel or your motherboard. Installed the included driver software on win 10 the disk states 8.
Is anyone actually using tb3 on the x299 deluxe ii. Provides link from the motherboards displayport to the displayport in port on the thunderboltex ii card. This time around, intel is on the ball with full hot plug and driver. The asus thunderboltex 3 expansion card provides a single thunderbolt 3 port for motherboards that have an available pcie 3. At ces 2014, asus finally showed us its first intelcertified thunderbolt 2 pciexpress addin card, the singleport thunderboltex ii, designed to be used with select 8. Can a thunderbolt 3 pcie expantion card work in a z97. Asus thunderboltex ii pcie expansion card testing thread. Ready for windows with the asus thunderboltex ii page 1 today we take a close up look at the asus thunderboltex ii and all the amazing performance that goes along with the new. There are quite a few places online that have the newer thunderboltex iii cards. Asus installation manual for the thunderbolt 3 card, these instructions do not work by themselves at least not for me. Asus is a worldwide topthree consumer notebook vendor and maker of the worlds bestselling, most awardwinning, motherboards. I had to uninstall the ua drivers and reinstall them for the firmware to update and for this to work.
Asus prime x299deluxe ii x299 motherboard lga2066 intel core xseries atx ddr4 m. Fit thunderboltex dual ii today and youll enjoy bidirectional transfer speeds up to 20gbits thats four times 4x faster than usb 3. Asus has just announced its new thunderboltex ii pciexpress card will be available in early 2014, with its z87pro motherboard already certified. Your asus thunderboltex ii card features a thunderbolt 2 port that supports thunderbolt 2 technology and a displayport that supports displayport 1. With the packaging out of the way, we can see just what comes with the ex ii. The thunderbolt 2 port provides 20 gbs bidirectional bandwidth and incorporates displayport 1. Congratulations and thank you for buying an asus thunderboltex ii dual card. The asus thunderboltex ii dual card provides thunderbolt connection to other thunderboltenabled devices. I have reinstalled all the related drivers, still no success. Success with asus thunderboltex 3 and z370 and uad apollo. I just tested the asus thunderboltex ii dual on my hackintosh. Fit thunderboltex dual ii today and youll enjoy bidirectional transfer speeds up to 20gbits. Thunderbolt updates thunderbolt technology community.
Use this card to quickly transfer native pcie and displayport protocols. Asus needs to put on their big boy pants if they expect to keep its customers and consumers, because they just dropped the ball with this world wide spread issue. Refer to the section thunderboltex ii card layout of this user guide for the location of the led indicator. In early january, asus released the thunderboltex ii series of addon cards. I tried the older 2016 tb drivers older than the newest tb intel drivers that. You may return any new computer purchased from that is dead on arrival, arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Use this card to quickly transfer native pcie and displayport protocols between a pc and thunderbolt devices. How to install asus thunderbolt 3 card on an asus x99 mb. On the rampage v edition 10 motherboard qvl it lists thunderboltex ii, thunderboltex ii dual, and thunderboltex iii as compatible on page 52. Thunderboltex 3 installing the thunderboltex 3 driver we highly recommend that you install the thunderbolt 3 driver first before installing the thunderboltex 3 card.
Thunderboltex ii dual item weight 8 ounces product dimensions. Universal audio apollo twin connected to a thunderboltex3 expansion card and a startech thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adaptor on my skylake asus z170 deluxeintel core i76700k customac running os. Asus model thunderboltex 3 details type pci express to usb card. The thunderbolt 3 port sports a reversible usb typec interface and delivers a.
Asus has just announced its new thunderboltex ii pciexpress card will. Asus setup in one lots of files in there and firmware update a handful. I purchased an asus z170a motherboard and this card. Asus thunderboltex iidual card with one thunderbolt 2 port offers the flexibility to upgrade your own build to thunderbolt 2 technology whenever you want.
Thunderboltex ii rog republic of gamers global asus. The asus thunderboltex ii card provides thunderbolt connection to other thunderbolt enabled devices. Thunderboltex iidual motherboard accessories asus usa. Driver package missing files on asus website making for very difficult install. Asus thunderbolt ex upgrade card unboxing, first look. You must update your computers bios and thunderbolt drivers. All i did was install the card back to pci slot 4, and turned on thunderbolt under bios. Asus thunderbolt ex upgrade card for 7series motherboards. Use this card to quickly transfer native pcie and displayport. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, asus won 4,256 awards in 20 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the pc industry with its eee pc. In this short video, we will see how to install the gtx 1070 video card from gigabyte and the thunderboltex 3 pci card from asus. Asus thunderboltex ii thunderbolt technology community. Thunderboltex 3 card compatible model list c422 chipset z390 chipsetx299 chipset ws c422 sage10g rog rampage vi extreme rog maximus xi extreme. I finally got my asus thunderboltex 3 working again i send my tbex3 card back to asus for repair, they replaced it with a new card and everything is back to normal now.
To install the driver, place the support dvd into the optical drive then follow. Asus thunderboltex3 expansion card for asus z170 and x99. Fit thunderboltex ii today and youll enjoy bidirectional transfer speeds up to 20gbits. The interface manufacturer tells me to install the latest firmware and drivers for the x299 deluxe ii s thunderbolt. Today we take a close up look at the asus thunderboltex ii and all the. Apparently they have 5 dual port models in stock in the us 0 in canada. Align and insert the thunderboltex ii card into a pcie 2. Within an hour and after flashing the bios on the mb to the latest version, i had my focusrite clarette 8pre audio interface running under windows 10. I added the asus thunderboltex ii expansion card to my asus sabertooth x99 motherboard and voila, 60hz refresh rates for the pc as well. Please visit the asus usa and asus canada websites for. Intel dsl5320 thunderbolt 2 controller external connectors 1 x thunderbolt 2. Thunderboltex ii motherboard accessories asus global. Every time i said im using usbtype c, i meant to said.
Asus motherboard thunderboltex ii dual from ashlin technology solutions inc. When i try to upgrade the thunderboltex ii firmware, it says this. If youre curious to add a thunderbolt 2 to your motherboard, heres the breakdown about the new ex ii. Please note you may have to register before you can post. Thunderboltex ii, thunderboltex ii expansion card for asus. In my particular case, i have an asus z97ws motherboard which does have a tb header. Thunderboltex ii asus thunderboltex ii card with one thunderbolt 2 port offers the flexibility. Not that i think gigabyte does either, the documentation that comes with the card is about the same as asus s, and the driver on gbs tb3 page is like 34 back when compared to asus s. Thunderboltex ii card is on, it indicates that a cable is disconnected. Using thunderbolt 3 on the x299 deluxe ii hardforum.
Asus shows off intelcertified thunderboltex ii addin. Fit thunderboltex ii today and youll enjoy bidirectional transfer speeds up to 20gbits thats four times 4x faster than usb 3. While the display works fine, ive found that unless you are running pc peripherals, there will be no driver support, so all the added functionality from the display eg. I made the card work for windows 10 and for sierra. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Success with asus thunderboltex 3 and z370 and uad apollo thread starter northamtransam. Sooo i just tested the asus thunderboltex ii dual on my hackintosh. It officially supports the thunderboltex ii card, but they are difficult to find now. Read about all things rog, including gaming, new products, press releases, events, guides, mods, builds, overclocking, and more.
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