PCI-E Expansion Card

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Timothy Canivel posted this 4 weeks ago

I use the Pegasus 2 R6 with my Macbook M1 Ultra but since I use more my PC for my proffesional work. I would like to use the Pagasus 2 R6 with my PC.

so here are my questions.

1. Is there a way to turn the Pegasus 2 R6 to a NAS OR connect it to my network (Obviously it will be formated to ExFat).

If Yes, How?

If No, Question 2

2. Here is the parts list to my PC, what PCI-E Expansion Card will be compatible to use with my Pegasus 2 R6

CPU: Intel I9-9900K
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA

Let me know,
Thank You

 

R P posted this 4 weeks ago

Hi Timothy,

Is there a way to turn the Pegasus 2 R6 to a NAS OR connect it to my network (Obviously it will be formated to ExFat).

No, there is no ethernet port, ethernet hardware, ethernet drivers or filesystem support. And there is not enough memory to run a NAS. In short, no way.

Update: What you can do is to export the Volume from macOS or Windows. Then network users will be able to mount the volume.

Here is the parts list to my PC, what PCI-E Expansion Card will be compatible to use with my Pegasus 2 R6

The Pegasus 2 is a Thunderbolt device, not a PCI device. You will need a Thunderbolt card. These are not generally available. If an HP computer with the optional thunderbolt is purchased, Thunderbolt support is often in a PCI card. But I have not seen these cards sold seperately.

The Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA looks like a good gaming motherboard, but it does not support Thunderbolt that I can see. The Asus ROG MAXIMUS IX EXTREME supports Thunderbolt 3. But the Pegasus2 is Thunderbolt 2, so you'd need a TB3 to TB2 adapter.

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