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Kruluk

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    ThunderboltEX II BIOS X99 Nightmare
    « on: August 30, 2015, 02:15:50 PM »
    CPU i7 5930k
    GPU 2 GIGABYTE G1 Gaming 980 ti's
    Motherboard Asus x99-a USB 3.1
    Thunderbolt EX II card

     ??? ??? :-[ :-[ :-\ :-\

    Okay. I am experiencing a major headache that is much like the guy in this thread experienced;  https://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?board_id=1&model=X99-DELUXE&id=20150104132313914&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

    also this gentleman has the same problem http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/troubleshooting/69817-x-99-deluxe-u3-1-2way-sli-gtx-970-strix-thunderboltex-ii-not-working.html

    I am not as good with computers as the guy that posted that thread is.

    If I could please have help deciphering what I need to do to get my setup working I will appreciate it very much.

    The thunderbolt is for my blackmagic multidock not for a monitor.

    I am trying to get my ThunderboltEX II card to work with my setup, when I insert it, it is as if the computer is stuck in a constant loop.
    « Last Edit: August 30, 2015, 02:27:03 PM by Kruluk »

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    Re: ThunderboltEX II BIOS X99 Nightmare
    « Reply #1 on: August 30, 2015, 04:40:33 PM »
    The OP is referring  to a technology that many of use have not used.
    It claims to be better than USB 3.0 and is suitable for all kinds of high speed I/O things. Says Intel.
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    Intel doesn’t include PCI-Express on its list of interfaces, but at this point, it could. 40Gbps works out to 5GB/s worth of bandwidth — which means Thunderbolt 3 can provide roughly a bit less bandwidth than an older PCI-Express 2.0 connection. The new standard offers support for up to two 4K 60Hz panels or a single 5K 60Hz display (this makes sense, as a 5K 60Hz panel is roughly 1.8x as many pixels as a 4K panel). This works out to an x4 PCI-E 3.0 connection. While not exactly suited for multi-GPU configurations, it should be enough bandwidth to run a single card at near-full speed in the vast majority of case
    Intel’s incredibly fast Thunderbolt 3 switches to USB-C connector

    Sorry, I can not offer any help. Anybody understand the problem?
    « Last Edit: August 30, 2015, 04:54:07 PM by Geek-9pm »

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      Re: ThunderboltEX II BIOS X99 Nightmare
      « Reply #2 on: August 31, 2015, 12:34:28 AM »
      My problem doesn't seem to be a problem with thunderbolt, my problem is a motherboard / BIOS related issue if I understand correctly

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      Re: ThunderboltEX II BIOS X99 Nightmare
      « Reply #3 on: August 31, 2015, 12:47:59 AM »
      I have a hard time understanding

      ThunderboltEX II

      This is a technology by Intel. What kind of card do you have? 
      Is it a video card?
      Is it a Hard Drive interface?
      Is it a card for some other external device?
      Is it something from GIGABYTE that makes the board compatible with the new technology?

      Please provide exact information.