GUIDE How to Enable Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug on macOS

[Convereser]

What are your Thunderbolt usage?

I only use Thunderbolt for audio with my Apollo Twin. That's all I plan on using it with for now.

 

[EliteMacx86]

I only use Thunderbolt for audio with my Apollo Twin. That's all I plan on using it with for now.

Not necessary to flash. Just use Hotplug and you're good to go.

 

[Convereser]

Not necessary to flash. Just use Hotplug and you're good to go.

Hmm. I have the hotplug and everything pointing to the AIC. The card is recongized in the system but the audio interface isn't being recognized at all.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hmm. I have the hotplug and everything pointing to the AIC. The card is recongized in the system but the audio interface isn't being recognized at all.

No PR files attached.

 

[Convereser]

No PR files attached.

PR:

1. JHL7540 Titan Ridge
2. ASUS
3. AIC
4. Slot-6
5. YES
6. YES
7. ASUS Prime Z490-A
8. i7 10700k
9. Big Sur 11.3.1

 

[EliteMacx86]

PR:

1. JHL7540 Titan Ridge
2. ASUS
3. AIC
4. Slot-6
5. YES
6. YES
7. ASUS Prime Z490-A
8. i7 10700k
9. Big Sur 11.3.1

Incomplete PR files attached.

The speed shouldn't be 0Gb/s. Update your TB firmware from Windows and test the Interface in Windows. The ideal slot location for your Motherboard is Slot 4. Disable TB SSDTs. Install it in Slot 4 and. provide a complete PR files, attached in one single .zip file.

 

[Convereser]

Incomplete PR files attached.

The speed shouldn't be 0Gb/s. Update your TB firmware from Windows and test the Interface in Windows. The ideal slot location for your Motherboard is Slot 4. Disable TB SSDTs. Install it in Slot 4 and. provide a complete PR files, attached in one single .zip file.

Updated the TB firmware version to the latest one I could find. The interface was still recognizable on windows. I disabled the TB SSDTs. Here's the PR with the SSDTs disabled.

 

[EliteMacx86]

Updated the TB firmware version to the latest one I could find. The interface was still recognizable on windows. I disabled the TB SSDTs. Here's the PR with the SSDTs disabled.

It shouldn't show as Express Card and bandwidth to 0Gb/s. What TB Card are you using? And which firmware?

 

[Convereser]

It shouldn't show as Express Card and bandwidth to 0Gb/s. What TB Card are you using? And which firmware?

I'm using ASUS Thunderboltex 3-TR (15EB) on NVM firmware 56. Here's what the control center shows too.

 

[EliteMacx86]

I'm using ASUS Thunderboltex 3-TR (15EB) on NVM firmware 56. Here's what the control center shows too.

Is this original firmware?