Thunderbolt 3 port

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by KrzysztofR3, Jun 8, 2025.

  1. KrzysztofR3

    KrzysztofR3 Bit poster

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    Hello
    I cannot make my Sonnet Echo TSE1 TB3 chassis to run on Windows 11 (Parallels 20.3.2 omn macbook M3 max).
    Installed Blackmagic Decklink card is not visible, nor it is not visible in the Device Manager.
    Is there a chance to get this to work, now or in future version?
    have a nice day
    Krzysztof
     
  2. MatthewR20

    MatthewR20 Most valuable person

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    Parallels does not support Thunderbolt/PCIe passthrough.
     
  3. KrzysztofR3

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    Yeah, I know. This is the only lacking feature, (very important from my professional point of wiev).
    That was the the main reason for me to buy Parallels - not having to use my noisy PC laptop with TB 3 port anymore.
    Mac is better for video / graphics work. For streaming work I prefer Mac also, but to run vMix on Mac with Parallels installed - the only way is to make TB3 working, because of Blackmagic Decklink cards I need to use.

    The second thing that does not work on Parallels is ZW3D cad- the second software I frequently use in my work. Older version (2016) works great, but newer (2025) not. Even does not start, just no reaction from system after clicking ZW3D icon. There must be something in terms of DX or other graphics libraries that are lacking.

    It would be great to stay only on Mac platformfully...
     

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