Can use Thunderbolt?

[DoggyStyle1969]

Hello everybody. I just purchased a HP omen GT13-1001no. I also bought an extra HP Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card to be able to use my Universal Audio soundcard and the external ssd etc. So, it was essentila for me to get that Thunderbolt.

No i found out, i can put the PCIe- cared in there, but is it really so, that there is no place for my connector cable. I couldn't find that connector labeled PD129? I think the motherboard is OasisOC.

If i can't use my Thunderbolt in a "gaming" pc (hey, already 2022), then that machine will go back to the shop, thank you.

[BeemerBiker]

According to installation manual here

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06162348

The card can only be used in  HP series: Z8, Z6 and Z4 systems as indeed, the cable needs to fit into another slot and the motherboard specification shows none.

HP makes another Thunderbolt 3 as shown in this picture but the system mentioned is Elitedesk G4 and G5 not your Omen

Googling amazon shows a lot of Thunderbolt cards from Asus and others that use only one slot: x4, which your system has.  You could go to the Asus or other communities and see or ask if anyone has used their TBolt-3 in a system like yours or if it is only for Asus motherboards, etc.

If critical function is required I would return the system.

Good Luck

[DoggyStyle1969]

Thanks for your reply. I asked especially this feature, when i bought this computer. My previous one just broke and i needed new asap. The guy at the store said, that with this card i should get the thunder and it's HP's own card. Fool me. I just said, that more than anythin else i need that thunderbolt. I have some Universal Audio stuff full off plugins (worth quite a lot..) and it all in that DAW. Tomorrow is time to make one phone call to that store....

[itsmyname]

@DoggyStyle1969 -- in addition to what @BeemerBiker wrote, see:

1. WS_OPT_QSG_Thunderbolt_3_L31829-001.fm (hp.com) -- the installation manual for the PCI-e card
2. Solved: STill can not get the HP ThunderBolt 3 PCI AIC Card to work.... - HP Support Community - 824... -- a similar thread in this discussion forum that is marked as "solved".

[DoggyStyle1969]

Naturally that manual came with my PCIe-card, but my computer and motherboard are different and cant be solved that way. This board does not have that PD129 and THAT is the problem.

[itsmyname]

@DoggyStyle1969 -- This board does not have that PD129 and THAT is the problem.

That is unfortunate.

So, as you mentioned, take the computer and the PCI-e card back.

Or, find a compatible PCI-e card.

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