Asus 1560-35300000 User Manual
ThunderboltEX II
User Guide
15060-35300000
E8613
First Edition
February 2014
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Welcome!
Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS ThunderboltEX II card!
The ASUS ThunderboltEX II 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 II card features a Thunderbolt™ 2 port that supports
Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and a DisplayPort that supports DisplayPort 1.2 specications.
The Thunderbolt™ 2 port provides 20 Gb/s bi-directional bandwidth and incorporates
DisplayPort 1.2 support enabling transfer and display of 4K video les simultaneously. The
Thunderbolt™ 2 port also allows you to connect up to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a
daisy-chain conguration using Thunderbolt™ cables.
Package contents
Check your package for the following items:
• 1 x ThunderboltEX II card
• 1 x DisplayPort cable
• 1 x mini DisplayPort cable
• 1 x ASUS TB_Header cable
• 1 x User guide
• 1 x Support CD
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Compatible ASUS motherboard models
The ThunderboltEX II card is compatible with the following ASUS motherboards with TB
Headers that passed Intel® validation:
• MAXIMUS VI EXTREME
• SABERTOOTH Z87
• Z87-PRO
• Z87-PRO (V EDITION)
• Z87-PLUS
• Z87-PLUS (VivoMouse EDITION)
• Z87-A
• Z87-A (NFC EXPRESS EDITION)
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ThunderboltEX II specications summary
Chipset
External Connectors
VGA
Data Rate
Accessories
Operating Systems
Supported
Form Factor
Intel® DSL5320 Thunderbolt™ 2 controller
1 x Thunderbolt™ 2 port (up to 20 Gb/s bandwidth)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 IN port
1 x 9-pin TB_Header
Supports Thunderbolt™ 2 interface* with maximum resolution
of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport (MST) compliant;
supports up to three displays of DisplayPort 1.2 monitors.**
* Use the Thunderbolt™ cable to link Thunderbolt™ monitors and
Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a daisy chain connection.
** Use the mini DisplayPort cable to link up to three DisplayPort 1.2
monitors in a daisy chain connection.
Thunderbolt™ 2 port for 2 channels, 20 Gb/s bidirectional per
channel
1 x DisplayPort cable*
1 x mini DisplayPort cable*
1 x ASUS TB_Header cable**
1 x Support CD***
* Provides link from the motherboard’s DisplayPort or mini DisplayPort to
the DisplayPort 1.2 IN port on the ThunderboltEX II card. Use the bundled
DisplayPort or mini DIsplayPort cable depending on the available
DisplayPort connector on your motherboard.
** Provides link from TB_Header of the motherboard to the
ThunderboltEX II card’s TB header.
*** Contains the Thunderbolt™ 2 driver.
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1
3.35 in. x 3.94 in. (8.5 cm x 10 cm)
* Specications are subject to change without notice.
• Use only Thunderbolt™ technology-enabled devices that passed Intel®
validation to ensure optimum performance and compatibility with your
ThunderboltEX II card.
• Ensure your monitor complies with DisplayPort 1.2 specications if
you want to connect them in a daisy-chain conguration using the
Thunderbolt™ 2 port.
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ThunderboltEX II card layout
Thunderbolt™ 2 port
DisplayPort IN port
PCIE 2.0 interface
LED indicator
TB_Header
Installing the ThunderboltEX II driver
We highly recommend that you install the Thunderbolt™ 2 driver rst before
installing the ThunderboltEX II card.
To install the driver, place the Support DVD into the optical drive then follow on-screen
instructions to nish the installation.
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