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Mac Studio Ultra + Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adaptor + External GTech Thunderbolt 2 HDD

Hello. I have a GTech Thunderbolt 2 RAID external drive (pictured below along with adaptor) also an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adaptor. Am I able to get this working on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra as the Mac Studio uses the newer Thunderbolt 4 protocol?



Posted on Mar 18, 2023 8:10 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2023 3:48 PM

Thunderbolt-3 vs Thunderbolt-4 are only different in some minutia surrounding details of embedded USB features. Thunderbolt data transport is indistinguishable between those versions.


remember that adapter does not pass power, so your drive enclosure will need it own power supply.

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Mac Studio Ultra + Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adaptor + External GTech Thunderbolt 2 HDD

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