Thunderboltex Ii-dual
ThunderboltEX II/DUAL
User Guide
15060-35500000
E9001
First Edition
February 2014
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Welcome!
Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card!
The ASUS ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card provides Thunderbolt™ connection to other
Thunderbolt-enabled devices. Use this card to quickly transfer native PCIe and DisplayPort
protocols between a PC and Thunderbolt™ devices.
Features
Your ASUS ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card features two Thunderbolt™ 2 ports that supports
Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and two 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. Each
of the Thunderbolt™ 2 port 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/DUAL 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/DUAL card is compatible with your ASUS Z87-DELUXE* motherboard.
* Use the ThunderboltEX II/DUAL card only with motherboards that passed
Intel® certication.
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ThunderboltEX II/DUAL specications summary
Chipset
External Connectors
Display
Data Rateㄑ
Accessories
Operating Systems
Supported
Form Factor
Intel® DSL5520 Thunderbolt™ 2 Controller
2 x Thunderbolt™ 2 ports (20 Gb/s bandwidth on each port)
2 x DisplayPort 1.2 IN ports
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.
2 x Thunderbolt™ 2 ports for 4 channels, 20 Gb/s
bi-directional 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 (64-bit) / Windows® 8 (64-bit) /
Windows® 8.1 (64-bit)
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 the Intel®
validation to ensure optimum performance and compatibility with your
ThunderboltEX II/DUAL 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/DUAL card layout
Thunderbolt™ 2 ports 1 and 2
DisplayPort IN ports 1 and 2
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/DUAL 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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