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Chapter 1 – Introduction, System Requirements
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express SE II is
a Thunderbolt 2 expansion system for PCIe cards. Through its
PCIe slots, you may connect two expansion cards to your iMac
®
,
Mac
®
mini, Mac Pro
®
, MacBook Air
®
, or MacBook Pro
®
with
Thunderbolt technology to expand its capabilities in ways never
before possible! With its Windows
®
support, the Echo Express
SE II offers you a handy way to connect expansion cards to your
desktop or laptop PC with Thunderbolt technology.
Mac Compatibility
• Mac computer with a Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt port
• OS X
®
10.8.5 or later
Windows Compatibility
• Windows PC with a Thunderbolt 2 a (recommended) or
Thunderbolt port*
• Windows 8, 7
System Requirements
While the Echo Express SE II chassis requires no drivers, the
expansion cards you install do; Thunderbolt-compatible drivers
to enable them to work properly through the Thunderbolt
interface are required. More information on which cards are
compatible with Echo Express SE II is available at:
http://sonnettech.com/support/charts/thunderbolt/index.html
* To support more than two PCIe controllers, Windows requires a
Thunderbolt 2 interface in both the computer and the expansion
chassis. Note that some PCIe cards have a bridge to multiple
controllers, so it is possible for a single dual-controller PCIe card to
reach the limit if not connected via Thunderbolt 2. Not all Mac-
compatible PCIe cards are also compatible with Windows.
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