7050 SFF Thunderbolt

Question

I want to install a Thunderbolt PCIe card.

Article Number: 000148313 says that I should be able to enable Thunderbolt in the BIOS after an update.

I have an 7050 SFF i7 6700. The BIOS is 1.19.0. I cannot find where I should enable Thunderbolt

Can anyone help me

Thanks

Ted Loukes

speedstep · Answer

No such thing as Thunderbolt card. Unless board has thunderbolt controller on the motherboard with thunderbolt header its not EVER happening.

Intel gave up on proprietary thunderbolt so new systems call it USB 4.

Ted Loukes · Answer

Thank you. I knew they did, but didn't know about 4. Thanks again.

Ted Loukes · Answer

Thanks speedstep, not sure why that article should be there then. Dell sell there own PCIe Thunderbolt cards. I shall investigate USB4

Chino de Oro · Answer

@Ted Loukes , don't be surprise if you find flat Earthers in here.  Dell actually sells Thunderbolt PCIe card for your system.  Dell even has Thunderbolt 4 card priced cheaper than Thunderbolt 3.

Ted Loukes · Answer

Thanks for the replies, both were helpful.

Argonto · Answer

@Ted Loukes  Did you have any luck with either of those cards in your 7050? Contemplating using one of these with a KVM dock. Thanks!

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