How to detect

Thunderbolt device

on ThunderboltM3

Step0: Please refer manual on page2 and page3 for

installing ThunderboltM3 card.

Step0: Please refer manual on page2 and page3 for

installing ThunderboltM3 card.

• Settings \ Advanced\Windows OS configuration\Windows10

WHQL Support: UEFI

– Fourth level » Fifth level

Step1: Please setting “Windows10 WHQL Support” to

UEFI in BIOS setup.

• Settings \ Advanced \ Intel® Thunderbolt / Discrete

Thunderbolt(TM) Support : Enabled

Step2: Please setting “Discrete Thunderbolt(TM)

Support ” to Enabled in BIOS setup.

• Settings \ Advanced \ Intel® Thunderbolt \ Discrete

Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration \ GPIO3 Force Pwr: Enabled

Step3: Please setting “GPIO3 Force Pwr” to Enabled in

BIOS setup.

• Or please press “Save Changes and Reboot” and then press “OK

button”. Setting \ Save & Exit

Step4: Press F10 button for saving change and exit.

• Settings \ Advanced \ Intel® Thunderbolt /

Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) configuration \

Windows 10 Thunderbolt support: Enabled

Step5: Into BIOS setup again.

Step6: Please setting “Windows 10 Thunderbolt

Support” to Enabled.

Step7: Please wait 20 seconds.

Step8: Press F10 button for saving change and exit.

Please refer setp3.

Step9: Install Windows 10 OS again and then must be

connect Thunderbolt device on ThunderboltM3 card.

Step10: Please install driver for this unknown device-

“Base System device” in device manager.

• It is driver for ThunderboltM3 on MSI website.

• https://www.msi.com/PC-component/support/ThunderboltM3

Step11: It will be showed “Thunderbolt(TM) control” in

device manager after installing driver.

Step12: Please install “Thunderbolt Control Center” or “

Thunderbolt Software” on Microsoft store.

Step13: Please setting “Always Connect” in “Thunderbolt

Control Center” and then also click “OK” button.

Step14-1: Thunderbolt Software

Step14-2: Please setting “Always Connect” in

“Thunderbolt Software” and then device will be showed.

• It is manual for ThunderboltM3 on MSI website.

• https://tw.msi.com/PC-component/support/ThunderboltM3#down-manual

• It is driver for ThunderboltM3 on MSI website.

• https://www.msi.com/PC-component/support/ThunderboltM3

• It is compatibility device for ThunderboltM3 on MSI website,

please click “compatibility” button first.

• https://www.msi.com/PC-

component/support/ThunderboltM3#support-test

Reference:

Intel® Extreme

Masters Certified PC