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Nice. Got it. For a good price.
So the card will be delivered any moment. I had a look at the flashing and SSDT procedure, but lots of links in the mini-guide are dead. This makes understanding what has to be done rather difficult.
Can this be fixed?
 

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So the card will be delivered any moment. I had a look at the flashing and SSDT procedure, but lots of links in the mini-guide are dead. This makes understanding what has to be done rather difficult.
Can this be fixed?
I’ve updated a number of links. Please try again and point out any that might still be stale.
 
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The card just came in without any cables. Is there a quick(without flashing or soldering pin 3 to 5) way to make sure the card works?
 

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The card just came in without any cables. Is there a quick(without flashing or soldering pin 3 to 5) way to make sure the card works?
If you have a Raspberry Pi or Arduino kit, the kit might have a female to female jumper wire. That can be used to connect the top and middle pins. Without connecting the pins, the card will not turn on.

We can order a set from Amazon as well:
 
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I’ve updated a number of links. Please try again and point out any that might still be stale.

Procedure to flash Winbond chip: link is dead
 

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BTW, do I need to attach PCI power to the 2 connectors on the TR card? It's not slot powered?

For the flashing procedure, I just need to power the RPi and not the Titan Ridge card?
 

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BTW, do I need to attach PCI power to the 2 connectors on the TR card? It's not slot powered?
PCI power is not necessary; it becomes necessary if we want to charge devices connected to the Thunderbolt ports.

For the flashing procedure, I just need to power the RPi and not the Titan Ridge card?
Correct. The card should be removed from the computer when flashing. The SOIC clip should be attached and detached very gently. We don’t want to dislodge tiny nearby surface mount devices.
 
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Ordered a usb flash programmer plus assorted kit. The programmer was just $8 more, if it doesn't work I'll get my RPi out.

Thanks for the help, CaseySJ!
 
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