Thunderbolt Success: Tested Thunderbolt Setup for macOS

[EliteMacx86]

Thunderbolt Success: Tested Thunderbolt Setup for macOS

Due to the huge success reports from users, it made more sense to create a dedicated thread for the setup used to achieve Thunderbolt functionality. The following table contains the list of the Hardware setup, reported by several users of this forum. If you have any success to report, let us know and it will be added accordingly.

Note that this is not a Thunderbolt support thread. This thread is only meant for reporting success. Further, this is not the complete list of where Thunderbolt works, there are many others. For Thunderbolt Support, check out the guides linked below.

MOTHERBOARD	MODEL	CONTROLLER	FAMILY	TYPE	OS VERSION	FIRMWARE	STATUS	TESTED DEVICES	REPORTED BY	NOTES
GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS ELITE	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC, SLOT-3	High Sierra, 10.13.6	Stock	Full HotPlug	ELEMENT88 G-TECHNOLOGY
GIGABYTE X299X Designare 10G		JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	Onboard	Catalina, 10.15.7	Stock	Full HotPlug	Apple Ethernet Adapter Lacie Rugged 2TB UAD Apollo Twin X - Duo UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3 - Octo
MSI X299 RAIDER					Catalina		Full HotPlug	TBT3 SSD 480 Ash Creek Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock with 4K Dual HDMI eGPU
Dell Alienware M15R2									@Alectardy98
HP EliteBook 850 G5									@kecinzer
GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC					@i0ntempest
ASUS PRIME Z370-A
GIGABYTE Z390 GAMING SLI	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC			Full HotPlug	UAD Apollo 8	@peewe
GIGABYTE AORUS PRO WIFI	GIGABYTE GC-ALPINE RIDGE
GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 3	GIGABYTE GC-ALPINE RIDGE 2.0						Full HotPlug	Apogee	@macbrush
ASUS PRIME Z370	ASUS TBEX3	DSL6540	ALPINE RIDGE	AIC			Full HotPlug		@slacker
ASUS WS X299 PRO	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC	Catalina, 10.15.7 Big Sur, 11.4		Full HotPlug		@Yew101
AsRock Z590 Steel Legend
ASUS Z490 PRIME A	ASUS ThunderboltEX3 TR	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC			Full HotPlug	UAD Apollo Twin MkII - QUAD	@Convereser
GIGABYTE X299 Ultra Gaming	GIGABYTE GC-ALPINE RIDGE 2.0		ALPINE RIDGE	AIC	Big Sur, 11.5.2				@suplp
GIGABYTE Z490 VISION G							Full HotPlug
EVGA X299 MICRO							Full HotPlug	TBT3 SSD 480 Ash Creek Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock with 4K Dual HDMI eGPU
ASUS PRIME Z370-A	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE			Custom	Full HotPlug	Antelope Galaxy64 Antelope Discrete 8 Synergy Core
GIGABYTE Z390 Designare		JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	Onboard	Big Sur, 1.2.3	Stock	Full HotPlug	Antelope ZenTour Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core
Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen 4		JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	Onboard	Big Sur, 11.2.3	Stock	Full HotPlug	Antelope Discrete 4 Synergy Core
MSI MEG Z590I UNIFY		JHL8540	MAPLE RIDGE	Onboard	Big Sur, 11.2.3		Full HotPlug	SONY Professional RAID 4TB JZLL M.2 Drive Enclosure Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter UAD Apollo Twin X - Duo UAD Apollo x6 - Hexa UAD Apollo x16 - Hexa UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3 - Octo
GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS PRO AX					Big Sur, 11.2.3			Focusrite Saffire PRO 14
GIGABYTE AORUS X570 MASTER	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540				Custom	Full HotPlug		@neonz
ASUS ProArt Creator Z490 10G									@goodguy
GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER	GIGABYTE GC-ALPINE RIDGE				Monterey	Custom	Full HotPlug		@gungun974
ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC	High Sierra, 10.13.6 Big Sur, 11.2.3	Custom	Full HotPlug	TBT3 SSD 480 Ash Creek Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock with 4K Dual HDMI eGPU
ASUS X299 PRIME DELUXE	ASUS TBEX3	DSL6540	ALPINE RIDGE	AIC	Mojave, 10.14.6 Monterey, 12.2	Stock	Full HotPlug
GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 7	ASUS TBEX3	DSL6540	ALPINE RIDGE	AIC	Big Sur, 11.6.2	Stock	Full HotPlug	Drobo 8D Samsung X5 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad		Thunderbolt Bus activated via patching
GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 7	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC	Big Sur, 11.6.2	Custom	Full HotPlug	Drobo 8D Samsung X5 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad
GIGABYTE X299 DESIGNARE			ALPINE RIDGE	Onboard	Big Sur, 11.6.2	Stock	Partial HotPlug			Thunderbolt Devices needs to be connected during boot.
AsRock Z690	GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE 2.0	JHL7540	TITAN RIDGE	AIC	Big Sur, 11.6.2	Custom	Full HotPlug	SONY Professional RAID 4TB JZLL M.2 Drive Enclosure Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter TBT3 SSD 480 Ash Creek Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock with 4K Dual HDMI eGPU
LG Gram 17z990		JHL6340	ALPINE RIDGE	AIC	Monterey	Stock	Full HotPlug	UAD Apollo Twin X	@dimdom
ASUS PRIME Z390-A	ASUS THUNDERBOLTEX3	DSL6340	ALPINE RIDGE	AIC	Catalina, 10.15.7	Stock	Full HotPlug	Antelope Discrete 8 SC iPad	@graffy

 

[EliteMacx86]

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[graffy]

Hello,
My experience with the clover/EFI (clover 5119) files for Catalina up to date 10.15.7 (19H1715).
This configuration is intended for making audio with Reaper or any other DAW.




SETUP :
- Asus prime Z390-A
- Asus thunderboltEX 3 (original firmware nvm26) 1 TB, 1 USB, 1 mini DisPlayPort
- Intel i9 9900k (with UHD 630)
- Asus Rog Strix RX570 4Go
- 32Go Corsair vengeance LPX (4x8) (XMP 1 enable in bios)
- Antelope discrete 8 synergy core
- Ipad 7th generation

Otherwise for the configuration it is important not to forget to generate a ROM in config.plist/Rt variables - SMBIOS or use UseMacAddr0 otherwise the Antelope card will be recognized but not connected in the launcher and therefore not active!.
I left my config.plist, I only erased my serial and ROM numbers (generate yours own) , I left the UUID for the nvram.

All Work :

- Thunderbolt and Hotplug (Antelope discrete 8 Synergy Core)
- UHD 630
- Radeon RX570
- sleep and wake up
- NVRAM
- Ethernet
- Ipad 7th generation via USB port Asus TBEX3 (Sidecar)



** This configuration works under Catalina and W10 without changing anything in the bios.
Simply choose which Catalina or Ntfs disk when starting clover

* I ordered a 15.6" full hd touch screen (Wimaxit M1560CTV2) to be able to connect it to the USB port of the Asus ThunderboltE3 card. This is to use it to display the Antelope's audio mixer and to be able to use the faders with this touch screen.
It will be on an articulated desk support with its VESA mounting.

** Below my ioreg, the complete EFI folder with the config.plist (just choose your Mac model in SMBIOS and generate your serials and don't forget the ROM mac address use (UseMacAddr0) !!. For AppleALCU in the kexts (efi/clover/kexts) you can keep or replace appleALCU by appleALC if you use the sound card integrated into the motherboard. But if, like me, you only use the Antelope as a sound card, you can delete it. You will also find photographs of the bios configuration with thunderbolt.

* mini DisPlayPort on Asus TBEX3 is connected to radeon RX570 with the supplied cable provided for this purpose

 

[EliteMacx86]

Hello,
My experience with the clover/EFI (clover 5119) files for Catalina up to date 10.15.7 (19H1715).
This configuration is intended for making audio with Reaper or any other DAW.


View attachment 4135 View attachment 4150 View attachment 4151

SETUP :
- Asus prime Z390-A
- Asus thunderboltEX 3 (original firmware nvm26) 1 TB, 1 USB, 1 mini DisPlayPort
- Intel i9 9900k (with UHD 630)
- Asus Rog Strix RX570 4Go
- 32Go Corsair vengeance LPX (4x8) (XMP 1 enable in bios)
- Antelope discrete 8 synergy core
- Ipad 7th generation

Otherwise for the configuration it is important not to forget to generate a ROM in config.plist/Rt variables - SMBIOS or use UseMacAddr0 otherwise the Antelope card will be recognized but not connected in the launcher and therefore not active!.
I left my config.plist, I only erased my serial and ROM numbers (generate yours own) , I left the UUID for the nvram.

All Work :

- Thunderbolt and Hotplug (Antelope discrete 8 Synergy Core)
- UHD 630
- Radeon RX570
- sleep and wake up
- NVRAM
- Ethernet
- Ipad 7th generation via USB port Asus TBEX3 (Sidecar)

View attachment 4136

** This configuration works under Catalina and W10 without changing anything in the bios.
Simply choose which Catalina or Ntfs disk when starting clover

* I ordered a 15.6" full hd touch screen (Wimaxit M1560CTV2) to be able to connect it to the USB port of the Asus ThunderboltE3 card. This is to use it to display the Antelope's audio mixer and to be able to use the faders with this touch screen.
It will be on an articulated desk support with its VESA mounting.

** Below my ioreg, the complete EFI folder with the config.plist (just choose your Mac model in SMBIOS and generate your serials and don't forget the ROM mac address use (UseMacAddr0) !!. For AppleALCU in the kexts (efi/clover/kexts) you can keep or replace appleALCU by appleALC if you use the sound card integrated into the motherboard. But if, like me, you only use the Antelope as a sound card, you can delete it. You will also find photographs of the bios configuration with thunderbolt.

* mini DisPlayPort on Asus TBEX3 is connected to radeon RX570 with the supplied cable provided for this purpose

Thanks for reporting success!