If an update is needed, you’ll be asked by the program if you want to install it. Double-click FwUpdateTool.exeto start the program. One piece of this is called the firmware and it is something that occasionally get updated from Apple via their software update program. Connect a Thunderbolt device to the Intel® NUC. FwUpdate. Check the Firmware Version under Thunderbolt Bus. This is the manual Thunderbolt firmware update process that helped me on NUC8i7BEH, perhaps it would be useful for someone else: - Download Intel Thunderbolt Firmware Update Tool - Unpack it to - Run Windows PowerShell as Administrator - cd to - run. Click on Thunderbolt Bus 0 or Thunderbolt Bus 1 if you have 4-port Thunderbolt 3 Mac. To make Thunderbolt work, the computer uses electronics to “drive” the port and direct traffic coming in through the port. Click on System Report from above About This Mac, and navigate to the Thunderbolt section. DONT DO THAT wait for Apple to come out with a fix. Going to software update again will offer you Thunderbolt and iPhoto. To find your IP address, choose Apple > System Preferences, click Network, and then, select a network service, such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi. STEP 2: Type your IP address, and then click the Scan button. You will then be back where you were, and with a brand spanking new system. STEP 1: Open Network Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder, and click Port Scan. External hard drives and high-end film scanners come to mind. Then go to software update and you will be offered 10.7.4 and a few other updates. The other part of this is, of course, peripherals that eventually will be sold that support this new port, devices that work faster (and thus better) when they can communicate with your computer over a very high-speed link, such as Thunderbolt. go to this page at Apple and scroll down until you see a photo of a MacBook Pro edge on illustrating all the ports: If it exists, you’ll see a port with a stylized lightning bolt next to it.
Linda, Thunderbolt is basically an input/output port on your computer, similar in function to a USB port. This package updates firmware for the Thunderbolt (TM) Controller - 15BF device.