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Quick-start guide

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 Guide de l’utilisateur - fr.startech.com

DE:

 Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com

ES:

 Guía del usuario - es.startech.com

NL:

 Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com

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 Guia do usuário - pt.startech.com

IT:

 Guida per l’uso - it.startech.com

Manual Revision: 03/29/2016

For the latest information, technical specifications, and support for 

this product, please visit www.startech.com/TBT3TBTADAP.

Package contents

•  1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 to Thunderbolt adapter

System requirements

•  Host desktop computer or laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 port

•  Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 device

•  Thunderbolt cable

System requirements are subject to change. For the latest 

requirements, please visit 

www.startech.com/TBT3TBTADAP

.

TBT3TBTADAP

Thunderbolt™ 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter

*actual product may vary from photos

Introduction

Use the TBT3TBTADAP adapter to connect a Thunderbolt 3 desktop 

or laptop computer to legacy Thunderbolt devices, including 

external hard drives, displays, and Mac computers that are 

Thunderbolt capable. The TBT3TBTADAP is compatible with first-

generation Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices, making it a cost-

effective method to connect newer devices to older peripherals.

You can use the TBT3TBTADAP to connect to first-generation 

Thunderbolt devices at 10Gbps and Thunderbolt 2 devices at 

20Gbps.

Product diagram

Thunderbolt 3 USB-C connector

Thunderbolt 2 port

Connect the Thunderbolt adapter

Note: 

Your desktop or laptop computer may need updates in 

order for the Thunderbolt 3 ports to function properly. For more 

information, visit 

http://thunderbolttechnology.net/updates

.

Make sure that the Thunderbolt device that you’re using with the 

TBT3TBTADAP is compatible with the OS that you’re running on your 

computer.

1.  Connect the 

Thunderbolt 3 USB-C

 connector to the 

Thunderbolt 

3 USB-C

 port on your desktop or laptop.

2.  Use a Thunderbolt cable to connect the Thunderbolt device to the 

Thunderbolt 2

 port on the Thunderbolt adapter.

3.  If you’re using a Windows® operating system, a pop-up message 

may appear requesting permission to allow the adapter to 

connect to your computer. If this message appears, click 

OK

 > 

Yes

In the drop-down list, select 

Connect always

 and click 

OK

The following is an example of a setup that includes the Thunderbolt 

adapter:

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