belkin thunderbolt express dock?

[Ashe35]

It creates more ports. It is a completely separate bus. Thunderbolt (unlike Expresscard) has no USB connections in it.

Others have solved your issue by putting the Virus on a Multi-MTT USB hub.

[Tone Deaf]

Originally Posted by Ashe35

It creates more ports. It is a completely separate bus. Thunderbolt (unlike Expresscard) has no USB connections in it.

Others have solved your issue by putting the Virus on a Multi-MTT USB hub.

Thanks…I'll try that.

Back to the Thunderbolt port…If the Thunderbolt port creates a separate bus, would the TI2 have a problem with sharing that bus with two Thunderbolt external drives?

Or perhaps would it be better to move everything that is in conflict with the TI2 to the Thunderbolt hub, theoretically leaving the TI2 on USB bus by itself?

[Ashe35]

Originally Posted by Tone Deaf

Thanks…I'll try that.

Back to the Thunderbolt port…If the Thunderbolt port creates a separate bus, would the TI2 have a problem with sharing that bus with two Thunderbolt external drives?

Or perhaps would it be better to move everything that is in conflict with the TI2 to the Thunderbolt hub, theoretically leaving the TI2 on USB bus by itself?

Thunderbolt is the equivalent of either one or several PCI express slot(s). This device adds the USB ports by adding a PCI express to USB chip. Unless your two thunderbolt drives are enough to fully saturate the Thunderbolt bus (unlikely) then the USB chip and the Virus won't notice the difference.

[Tone Deaf]

Originally Posted by Ashe35

Thunderbolt is the equivalent of either one or several PCI express slot(s). This device adds the USB ports by adding a PCI express to USB chip. Unless your two thunderbolt drives are enough to fully saturate the Thunderbolt bus (unlikely) then the USB chip and the Virus won't notice the difference.

Great…thanks for the help! You've given me a couple of options…hopefully one of them will get me up and running.