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AKiTiO Thunder2 & EVGA 960 GTX SC setup

AKiTiO Thunder2 & EVGA 960 GTX SC setup

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NOTE: The AKiTiO Thunder2 SHOULD NOT be plugged in yet


  1. Download latest nVidia Web Drivers
  2. Download latest CUDA Drivers and extract the pkg file
  3. Download PackageMaker
  4. Download CUDA-Z
  5. Uninstall all previous versions of the nVidia Web Drivers
  6. Execute sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
  7. Restart your MacBook Pro
  8. Open WebDriver-[latest_version].pkg using Flat Package Editor.app (lives inside of PackageMaker.app/Contents/Resources)
  9. Drag Distribution to your Desktop
  10. Edit ~/Desktop/Distribution with TextEdit.app
  11. Delete the line if (!validateHardware()) return false;
  12. Save and exit
  13. Drag ~/Desktop/Distribution back into Flat Package Editor.app
  14. Close Flat Package Editor.app and choose Save
  15. Double-click WebDriver-[latest_version].pkg to install it
  16. Restart your MacBook Pro
  17. Double-click CUDADriver.pkg to install it
  18. Open the following kext files:
  • /System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext/Contents/Info.plist
  • /System/Library/Extensions/IONDRVSupport.kext/Info.plist
  • /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAController.kext/Contents/Info.plist

Edit them each by adding the following lines of code to just above the closing </dict> blocks that contain a CFBundleIdentifier key:

<key>IOPCITunnelCompatible</key>
<true/>
  1. Save all 3 kext files and exit
  2. Clear caches sudo kextcache -system-caches
  3. Shut down your MacBook Pro
  4. Connect your AKiTiO Thunder2 to your MacBook Pro via the Thunderbolt 2 cable
  5. Turn on the PSU
  6. Turn on your MacBook Pro
  7. Profit! :D

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NOTE: I'm presently having issues with the monitors receiving a signal, then immediately losing signal. The GTX 960 fans spin up upon OSX boot, but then immediately spin back down.

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