How to connect WD external Thunderbolt drive to MacPro

Phil0124 wrote:

Csound1 wrote:

If it's a new one yes, old ones no. But there is a PCIe expansion card that offers TBolt, PC or Mac Pro (they say)

Interesting I was under the impression TB was proprietary to Apple, and specs had not been published for other manufacturers to use, however, a little Googling shows HP makes one such card for Windows computers:

http://h30094.www3.hp.com/product.aspx?sku=10778991&mfg_part=F3F43AA&pagemode=ca

ThunderBolt is an Intel product (it used to be named LightPeak) Apple are a licensee (the main licensee I would guess)

All the previously examined "add-on" cards to date have required a computer that included ThunderBolt support from the factory.

If this one does not, it is a new type of device.

Intel has stated that they are not willing to sell their ThunderBolt support chips to be used in a data-only ThunderBolt set-up. It's data plus display support or nothing, and that requires it be built in at the factory.

Here is another possible PCIe for $150

http://www.amazon.com/Sbuy-Thunderbolt-2-Pcie-1-Port-Card/dp/B00J1EQDV6/

However,

"on select HP Z Workstations"

The HP Thunderbolt-2 PCIe 1-port I/O Card is compatible with the HP Z820, Z620, Z420, and Z230 Workstations.

The HP card can only be used in an HP computer that already has thunderbolt.

The HP Thunderbolt-2 PCIe 1-port I/O Card is compatible with the HP Z820, Z620, Z420, and Z230 Workstations. Those all have thunderbolt already.

Thanks

Yup, so I see.