Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide
You Should Have
The following item should be included in your product package:
• One Allegro USB-C PCIe adapter card
• One low-profile mounting bracket
• Quick Start Guide
The following may be required for installation:
• Medium Phillips screwdriver
System Requirements
Allegro USB-C PCIe card requires the following in order to
operate in your system:
• One available PCI Express slot
Computer Compatibility
• Mac Pro
®
(3,1, 4,1, 5,1, or 7,1 [2019])
• Windows
®
computer with PCIe slots
• Linux
®
computer with PCIe slots
OS Compatibility
• macOS 10.10.5, 10.12.6+; not compatible with macOS 10.11
• Windows
®
10, 8.1, 7
• Windows
Server 2016, 2012, 2008 (64-bit editions)
• Linux
Kernel 5.0+
Thunderbolt™ Compatibility
• Mac
®
, Windows, or Linux computer via a Thunderbolt 2 or
Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system (not compatible
with Thunderbolt 1 to PCIe card expansion system)
• macOS 10.12.6+
• Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or newer)
Supported Cables
You may use the following cable types with this product:
• USB-C 10Gbps
• USB-C 5Gbps
• Thunderbolt 3 40Gbps (0.5- or 0.7-meter only)
• Thunderbolt 3 20Gbps
Remember to register your product online at https://registration.sonnettech.com to be informed of future upgrades and product releases.
Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet Web site at https://www.sonnettech.com.
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ALLEGRO
™
USB-C
®
PCIe
®
Dual-Port SuperSpeed USB-C 10Gbps PCIe 3.0 Adapter Card With USB-C Charging
Support Note: This document was up to date at the
time of printing. However, changes to the hardware or
software may have occurred since then. Please check the Sonnet
Web site for the latest documentation.
1. Go to https://www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php
2. Click the Computer Cards link.
3. Click the PCIe Cards link.
4. Click the Allegro USB-C PCIe link, and then click the Manual
link.
5. Click the Allegro USB-C PCIe Quick Start Guide [English] link,
and then check the Document Version information. If the
version listed is later than this document (this is version E),
click the Download Now button for the latest version.