Thunderbolt 2

[Roxy.music]

I have just bought a HP workstation and see that there is a slot to add a thunderbolt 2 expansion card
The only ones available are Thunderbolt 3.Would that work?i have a Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter.If it could be done it would be great, because i have one of those loverly Thunderbolt displays not being used.

 

[cmaier]

I have just bought a HP workstation and see that there is a slot to add a thunderbolt 2 expansion card
The only ones available are Thunderbolt 3.Would that work?i have a Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter.If it could be done it would be great, because i have one of those loverly Thunderbolt displays not being used.

You are asking about whether an hp workstation can accept a thunderbolt 3 card?

 

[Amethyst1]

I have just bought a HP workstation and see that there is a slot to add a thunderbolt 2 expansion card

Which workstation is it? These Thunderbolt add-in cards require UEFI support to initialise and a special header on the mainboard so aren't quite "universal".

 

[Roxy.music]

Which workstation is it? These Thunderbolt add-in cards require UEFI support to initialise and a special header on the mainboard so aren't quite "universal".

HPZ230.

• • HP Thunderbolt PCIe Card
  • GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output) cable
  • DisplayPort cable
  • Extra bulkhead
  
  
• • Z230 Workstations
    
    Plug the other end of the Thunderbolt cable into a Thunderbolt device, model Z230, and then plug the other end of the DisplayPort cable into a graphics card.
    
    Plug the cable into the system board connector labeled E102.
  • • Go to the HP Drivers & Support page.
    • Select the correct language.
    • Click Drivers & Downloads.
    • Type your workstation model number, Workstation, and then click Go.
    • Select your workstation.
    • Select the correct operating system.
    • Under Download index, select Driver - Controller.
    • To the right of Thunderbolt Driver and Software, click Download, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
    • Off course this is for a Thunderbolt 2 PCIe card

 

[Roxy.music]

Which workstation is it? These Thunderbolt add-in cards require UEFI support to initialise and a special header on the mainboard so aren't quite "universal".

Yes i realise that after watching people put them in to new cases.

 

[Roxy.music]

You are asking about whether an hp workstation can accept a thunderbolt 3 card?

Yes well a thunderbolt 2 one ,But it seems the only ones are for thunderbolt 3.I was hoping i could use a Thunderbolt 3 one with my Apple thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter .But the ones i have seen only work with a lot newer chip set than i have in my HP modal.
Oh well that was just an idea.So i will have to give that a miss.

 

[Amethyst1]

But it seems the only ones are for thunderbolt 3.I

There are/were Thunderbolt 2 add-in cards. I have one from ASRock. But you might want to try finding the one from HP that is compatible with your workstation.

 

[Roxy.music]

There are/were Thunderbolt 2 add-in cards. I have one from ASRock.

Yes but Unfourtunalty they are non existent now.Well they are in the Uk anyway.That is what i need.It is a shame there is no adapter to convert the Apple Thunderbolt display from Thunderbolt to HDMI.

 

[Amethyst1]

Well they are in the Uk anyway.

Here is the card you need. In Germany though. Worth asking the seller if they ship to UK

HP Thunderbolt AIC PCI-E Card inklusive Low Profile Blende GPIO DP Kabel neu OVP | eBay

Neu und unbenutzt in OVP mit Kabelsatz. HP / MSI Thunderbolt 2 Falcon Ridge AIC.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Roxy.music]

His on about Bank transfer i know nothing about it,Why can,t every country have Paypal?
I can get stuff from China and yet Germany which is a lot nearer to the UK i cant .I have canceled it anyway.When he said alternative address he meant work place.

 

[Amethyst1]

Why can,t every country have Paypal?

It's entirely up to the seller to offer PayPal.

 

[Roxy.music]

It's entirely up to the seller to offer PayPal.

I had no idea what a bank transfer ment untel i looked it up.It is a lot of hasal for the buyer , and no comeback if anything goes wrong.Like i said before i will stick with buying off UK sellers.No response from him about cancerling it.
I can see why sellers don,t like Paypal. It will be a hard sell finding someone to buy the T2 PCIE card.Someone else is selling one but no cabals i don,t know why the person did not take the cabals out with the PCIE card?If i was removing stuff from a PC i would.