Passmore Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I just bought the Focusrite RED 8pre audio interface, which uses thunderbolt 2 to connect to the computer. I've gone through the full process of using windows to activate Thunderbolt on my GA-Z170X-UD5 TH, and i can confirm that the interface is recognised by the drivers when i boot into macOS. The problem is, it doesn't actually work properly. The drivers start up and see the device, It plays sound for a few minutes, and then it dies.I'm using the apple thunderbolt 3 - 2 adapter, because it is far cheaper in the UK than the startech one. I can confirm it works perfectly in windows with this interface. Do you think it could be because i'm using the apple one instead of the startech one?I'm running 10.12.3.It's an extremely expensive interface, so i'll need to return it really soon if i cannot get it working. For that reason i would be SO VERY THANKFUL if someone could guide me through sorting this problem. It seems to me like it must be solvable, since it works perfect for the first minute or two. I have also tried connecting a firewire hard drive, using the thunderbolt adapter and then a firewire adapter - very similar thing happens, it sees it, mounts it, and works for a bit, but if i try to copy something to it, it gets 100mb in and then freezes. If someone can help me with this before i gotta return this audio interface i will LOVE them forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 send me ur files, DSDT and ioreg run it, generate files in desktop RunMe.app.zip and extract ioreg with ioreg explorer IORegistryExplorer 3.app.zip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passmore Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 send me ur files, DSDT and ioreg run it, generate files in desktop RunMe.app.zip and extract ioreg with ioreg explorer IORegistryExplorer 3.app.zip Okay! I'll do it first thing in the morning, the computer is at my studio and it's late and i'm home now. Thanks a lot in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passmore Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I've PMed you, thanks very much. Will definitely post the solution here if we manage to do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passmore Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I just tried out the startech Thunderbolt 3 - 2 adapter and can confirm it does exactly the same thing as the apple one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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