GC-Thunderbolt 2 Installation Guide/ 12WE6-TH2-10AR
Product Specification Chip Connectors Interface Data Transfer Rate Intel DSL5520 Thunderbolt 2 Controller 2 x Thunderbolt 2 ports (TBT 1/TBT 2), supporting up to 20 Gbps bandwidth and a maximum display resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 3840x2160@60Hz * Actual resolutions supported are dependent on the graphics card being used. * Support an HDMI monitor via a DisplayPort to HDMI dongle (purchased separately). 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 In ports (DisplayPort IN 1/DisplayPort IN 2) 1 x 5-pin J1 header, connecting to the motherboard THB_C header by the included THB_C header cable PCIe 2.0 interface 20 Gbps Bi-directional per port Supported Support for Windows 8.1 (64-bit)/Windows 7 (64-bit) Operating Systems Compatible Compatible with the GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards only Motherboards - 2 -
Installing the GIGABYTE GC-Thunderbolt 2 Add-in Card GC-Thunderbolt 2 Add-in Card Thunderbolt 2 Port 2 (TBT 2) Thunderbolt 2 Port 1 (TBT 1) DisplayPort In Port 2 (DisplayPort IN 2) J1 Header DisplayPort In Port 1 (DisplayPort IN 1) PCIe x4 Interface DisplayPort Cable x 2 Mini-DisplayPort Cable x 1 THB_C Header Cable x 1-3 -
Step 1: Install the Thunderbolt add-in card in the PCIE_2 or PCIE_3 slot. Step 2: Connect one end of the THB_C header cable to the J1 header on the Thunderbolt add-in card. Step 3: Connect the other end of the cable to the THB_C header on the motherboard. - 4 -
To the Thunderbolt Device or DisplayPort/HDMI Monitor Step 4: Use the included DisplayPort/Mini-DisplayPort cable to connect your graphics card to the Thunderbolt add-in card. Connect the cable from the DisplayPort In port on the Thunderbolt add-in card to the DisplayPort on your graphics card. Then connect the Thunderbolt device s or DisplayPort/HDMI monitor s cable to the Thunderbolt 2 port on the Thunderbolt add-in card. To the Graphics Card Note: For DisplayPort/HDMI monitor(s), if you connect the DisplayPort/Mini- DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort IN 1 port, you must connect the monitor s cable to the TBT 1 port. If you connect the cable to the DisplayPort IN 2 port, you must connect the monitor s cable to the TBT 2 port. - 5 -
Daisy-chaining Thunderbolt Enabled Devices Refer to the following for connecting Thunderbolt -enabled devices in a daisy-chaining configuration. The following are single-port configurations. (Make sure the Thunderbolt -enabled devices to be daisy-chained have both Thunderbolt in and out ports.) Six Thunderbolt devices Six Thunderbolt devices and one native DisplayPort monitor (A graphics card with DisplayPort is required) Six Thunderbolt devices and three DisplayPort 1.2 monitors (A graphics card with DisplayPort 1.2 support is required) - 6 -
Configuring the BIOS Settings Steps: After the computer starts, enter the BIOS Setup to enable Thunderbolt support. Go to Peripherals\Intel(R) Thunderbolt and set Intel Thunderbolt Technology to Enabled. Then on the Thunderbolt Card Location item, select which PCIe slot the Thunderbolt card is installed in. Make sure to update the motherboard BIOS to the latest version. If an i7-5820k CPU is installed and the Thunderbolt add-in card is installed in the PCIE_3 slot, you must set Thunderbolt Card Location to PCIe Slot 3 (x4). Installing the Driver After the computer starts, install the driver for the Thunderbolt add-in card. Insert the included driver disk and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver. Please visit GIGABYTE s global website (http://www.gigabyte.com) and click on Support & Downloads for the latest software driver. - 7 -
Intel DSL5520 Thunderbolt 2 2 Thunderbolt 2 (TBT 1/TBT 2) 20 Gbps 4096x2160@24Hz 3840x2160@60Hz * * DisplayPort HDMI ( ) HDMI 2 DisplayPort 1.2 In (DisplayPort IN 1/DisplayPort IN 2) 1 5-pin J1 THB_C THB_C PCIe 2.0 20 Gbps Windows 8.1(64-bit)/Windows 7 (64-bit) X99-8 -
GC-Thunderbolt 2 GC-Thunderbolt 2 Thunderbolt 2 2 (TBT 2) Thunderbolt 2 1 (TBT 1) DisplayPort In 2 (DisplayPort IN 2) DisplayPort In 1 (DisplayPort IN 1) J1 PCIe x4 DisplayPort -2 Mini-DisplayPort -1 THB_C -1-9 -
Thunderbolt PCIE_2 PCIE_3 T H B _ C Thunderbolt J1 THB_C THB_C - 10 -
Thunderbolt DisplayPort/HDMI DisplayPort/Mini-DisplayPort Thunderbolt Thunderbolt DisplayPort In DisplayPort Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 2 Thunderbolt DisplayPort/ HDMI DisplayPort HDMI DisplayPort IN 1 TBT 1 DisplayPort IN 2 TBT 2-11 -
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt ( Thunderbolt ) 6 Thunderbolt 6 Thunderbolt 1 DisplayPort ( DisplayPort ) 6 Thunderbolt 3 DisplayPort 1.2 ( DisplayPort 1.2 ) - 12 -
BIOS B I O S Thunderbolt Peripherals\ Intel(R) Thunderbolt Intel Thunderbolt Technology Thunderbolt Card Location Thunderbolt BIOS i7-5820k CPU Thunderbolt PCIE_3 Thunderbolt Card Location PCIe Slot 3 (x4) Thunderbolt (http://www.gigabyte.tw) - 13 -
FCC Notice (U.S.A. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult a dealer or experienced TV/radio technician for help. Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Notices / Canada, avis d'industry Canada (IC) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003 et RSS-210. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer d'interférence et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, notamment les interférences qui peuvent affecter son fonctionnement. - 14 -
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