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juliovg

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Oct 4, 2018
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Hello guay again

let me explain what o need:
I have a ElGato thunderbolt 3 pro Dock Word MacBook Pro. Now i want to connect this to my Mac Pro 5.1.

i bougth Sonnet Allegro USB-C PCIe to connect Theodore thunderbolt dock, but IT doesn’t Work.

the sonnet allegro card works, because if i connect Apple usb c adapter with a usb with mp3 for example, ir recognize the usb and i can listen music from the usb connected to sonnet allegro using Apple usb c adapter.

what i need to connect now elgato thunderbolt 3 pro to my Max pro 5.1?


when i connect my Max pro 5.1 doesn’t recognize, show an alert: “thunderbolt devices are not compatible...”

Si what i need?

i hope someone can help me thanks

Best regards

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vorkosigan1

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Jan 23, 2017
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From what I've read, some people have done this, but it's very, very unstable, and very difficult to do. I think you have to go through some configuration every time the Mac reboots, or maybe even goes to sleep. From what I recall, it was a lot of work, but not impossible.
 
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