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Thunderbolt PCIe card ?

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Hi there,

Since Apple drop firewire support... my FW UAD Satellite will not longer work with Ventura
I understand I only have 2 choices :
- staying with Catalina and FW (but some my other software need MacOS upgrade....)
- buying a new UAD ... with USB or Thunderbolt connection

As my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-Z490X-Gaming X) does not have any thunderbolt ports...
is a PCIe/thunderbolt card can work with the UAD thunderbolt connexion ?
If yes, please let me know if you have advice about this and also a PCIe brand to get

Many thanks
 
I would go with a Titan Ridge card if I read correctly on some audio forums (Gearspace) instead of the newer Maple Ridge. Feel free to correct me someone…

Better to go with a Gigabyte like: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GC-TITAN-RIDGE-rev-20#kf

Preferably one with the header cable included as I don’t know if it’s easily available as a spare.

Saw this: « Gigabyte TITAN Ridge Rev2 Dual Thunderbolt 3 Card for Z490 H470 Series 3 Ports USB-C 40 Gb/s DisplayPort 1.2 4K Daisy-chain up to 12 Devices ».

Here (out of stock, but look on eBay): https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/produc...s?shpxid=be484920-6069-4308-9a7f-7225a2cfc5f9

Then, you’ll probably have to search here for necessary kexts and/or ACPI (.aml) files and enable AppleVTD.



 
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Thank you !
Some others users have confimed the "no go" to Maple ridge.
Issue is maple ridge is discontinued,
Second hands are over priced.
 
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Thank you !
Some others users have confimed the "no go" to Maple ridge.
Issue is maple ridge is discontinued,
Second hands are over priced.
You meant « Titan Ridge » is discontinued I guess. I don’t know what you consider overpriced but I see two on eBay right now from the States: one is 180 US before shipping and the other, 280 US. There is one under 100 US but without any cables…
 
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Yes, my bad , "titan ridge" is discontinued.
I am looking for a régional shipping
 
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