ThunderboltEX 3 User Guide U T SB H U 3 N .1 D T E Y R P B E O C L T 3 U S B 3.
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Welcome! Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS ThunderboltEX 3 card! The ASUS ThunderboltEX 3 card provides Thunderbolt™ connection to other Thunderboltenabled devices. Use this card to quickly transfer native PCIe and DisplayPort protocols between a PC and Thunderbolt™ devices. Features Your ASUS ThunderboltEX 3 card features a Thunderbolt™ 3 port that supports Thunderbolt™ 3 technology and a DisplayPort that supports DisplayPort 1.2 specifications.
ThunderboltEX 3 specifications summary Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller Chipset 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 port (Type-C) - up to 40 Gbps for Thunderbolt devices - up to 10 Gbps for USB 3.1 devices External Connectors - up to 12V/3A, 36W charging support 1 x USB 3.1 port (Type-A, supports up to 10 Gbps) 1 x 9-pin TB header Interface PCI Express 3.0 x4 (compatible with PCI Express x16/x8/x4 slots) VGA Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max.
ThunderboltEX 3 card layout USB 3.1 TYPE C THUNDERBOLT 3 USB 3.1 TYPE A X3 LTE RBO NDE THU MINI DisplayPort IN NDE THU EX 3 LT RBO USB 3.1 Type-C / Thunderbolt™ 3 port USB 3.1 Type-A port Mini DisplayPort in port PCIE 3.0 x4 interface TB_Header Installing the ThunderboltEX 3 driver We highly recommend that you install the Thunderbolt™ 3 driver first before installing the ThunderboltEX 3 card.
Installing the ThunderboltEX 3 card • For best performance, connect your ThunderboltEX 3 card to a PCIE 3.0 slot. For more information on the correct PCIE slot to use, refer to the section ThunderboltEX 3 card recommended configuration of this user guide. • The following illustrations are for reference only. The motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. To install the ThunderboltEX 3 card: 1. Shut down your PC. 2. Open the chassis.
5. Connect the DisplayPort cable to the ThunderboltEX 3 card’s Mini DisplayPort IN port (A) and to the DisplayPort on the motherboard’s I/O port (B). You can also connect the DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort on a discrete VGA card’s I/O port. DisplayPort mini DisplayPort IN 6. Close the chassis. 7. Turn on the PC. 8. Connect the Thunderbolt™ cable from your Thunderbolt-enabled device to the Thunderbolt™ 3 port on the ThunderboltEX 3 card.
Connecting to external devices Before connecting any Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a daisy-chain configuration, ensure that it is equipped with one Thunderbolt™ IN port and one Thunderbolt™ OUT port. You can refer to the following illustrations for the recommended daisy-chain connections: Six (6) Thunderbolt™ devices USB 3.1 TYPE C THUNDERBOLT 3 USB 3.1 TYPE A EX 3 BOLT NDER THU MINI DisplayPort IN Six (6) Thunderbolt™ devices + one (1) 4K DisplayPort monitor USB 3.1 TYPE C THUNDERBOLT 3 USB 3.
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. 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.
IC: Canadian Compliance Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. This device complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard(s).
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) Asus Computer International Responsible Party Name: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539. Address: Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555 hereby declares that the product Product Name : Motherboard ADD ON CARD Model Number : THUNDERBOLTEX 3 Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators Supplementary Information: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
