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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 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 card features a Thunderbolt™ 2 port that supports
Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and a DisplayPort that supports DisplayPort 1.2 specifications.
The Thunderbolt™ 2 port provides 20 Gb/s bi-directional bandwidth and incorporates
DisplayPort 1.2 support enabling transfer and display of 4K video files simultaneously. The
Thunderbolt™ 2 port also allows you to connect up to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices in a
daisy-chain configuration using Thunderbolt™ cables.
Package contents
Check your package for the following items:
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1 x ThunderboltEX II card
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1 x DisplayPort cable
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1 x mini DisplayPort cable
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1 x ASUS TB_Header cable
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1 x ASUS TB_Header converter
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1 x User guide
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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 ASUS motherboards with TB_Headers that
passed Intel
validation. The following motherboards are supported:
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MAXIMUS VI EXTREME
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SABERTOOTH Z87
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Z87-PRO / Z87-PRO (V EDITION)
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Z87-PLUS / Z87-PLUS (VivoMouse EDITION)
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Z87-A / Z87-A (NFC EXPRESS EDITION)
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Z97-PRO / Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)
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Z97-A
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Z97-AR
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SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1
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SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2
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GRYPHON Z97 / GRYPHON Z97(ARMOR KIT)
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MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
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