Supermicro® Solutions with Thunderbolt Support

Supermicro SuperSevers and motherboards support Thunderbolt™ Technology.

Benefits
  • Thunderbolt™ is the fastest, most versatile connection to your PC with transfer speeds up to 20Gbps
  • Thunderbolt simultaneously supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single compact port
  • Thunderbolt expands computing capability via a simple daisy-chain connection of up to six devices
  • Compatible with a variety of display technologies, including DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, and VGA using Mini DisplayPort adapters
Usage
  • Transfer an HD movie in less than 30 seconds
  • Backup a year's worth of continuous mp3 playback in just over 10min
  • Sync and back up all your movies, TV shows, music, and photos at blazingly fast speeds
  • Edit and view video while simultaneously backing up your content over a single cable connection

Installation [Manual]
  • AOC-TBT-DSL5320 is the qualified Thunderbolt AOC that will work with Supermicro motherboards
  • Plug Thunderbolt add-on card into PCIe 2.0 x4 slot from PCH
  • Connect one end of GPIO cable to GPIO header JTBT1 on the motherboard and other end to the GPIO header on AOC-TBT-DSL5320
  • Connect GPU card display output into the DisplayPort input connector on the Thunderbolt card
  • Connect the Thunderbolt port on the AOC to the Thunderbolt device
  • User may daisy chain up to 6 devices and a legacy monitor (legacy monitor must be at the end of the daisy chain); user can daisy chain one additional monitor if legacy monitor is DP 1.2; TBT devices can be connected after TBT monitor in the daisy chain

Specifications

Form Factor Low-profile, single slot (3.71" length x 2.99" height)
Chipset DSL5320 Thunderbolt 2 controller (Falcon Ridge)
Thunderbolt Connector 1
Displayport Connector 1
Displayport Revision 1.2
PCIe Connection PCIe 2.0 x4 from PCH PCIe slot
GPIO Connector Needs GPIO cable to TBT GPIO header on MB
(Supported on X10DAi/C/X, X10DAL and X10DRG-Q)
Thunderbolt Bandwidth 20 Gbps
TBT AIC Power Consumption 4.1W max

For more information, contact your Supermicro sales representatives to find out more about Supermicro products with Thunderbolt support.