HP Thunderbolt-2 PCIe 1-port I-O Card Setup and Install

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HP Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Card installation

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© 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development

Second Edition: September 2014

Document Part Number: 753804-002

Table of contents

Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Card Installation .................................................................................................................. 1

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

Kit contents ............................................................................................................................................................ 1

Warnings and cautions .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Step 1—Preparing for component installation .................................................................................................... 3

Accessing the internal components of the computer ........................................................................ 3

Step 2—Installing the Thunderbolt add-in card ................................................................................................... 3

Step 3—Reassembling the computer ................................................................................................................... 9

Step 4—Loading the Thunderbolt add-in card driver .......................................................................................... 9

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Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Card Installation

Introduction

This installation guide explains how to install the Thunderbolt™ 2 PCIe card into HP workstations.

Kit contents

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HP Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Card

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GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output) cable for use with HP Zx40 models (part number 751366-001)

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GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output) cable for use with HP Zx20 models (part number 751363-001)

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GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output) cable for use with HP Z230 model (part number 751364-001)

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DisplayPort cable

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Extra bulkhead

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Installation instructions (this document)

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Warranty information

IMPORTANT: Use of the Thunderbolt add-in card requires installation of a PCI Express graphics card. Go to
http://www.hp.com/support for the System Quick Specs, including a list of supported graphics cards.

Introduction 1