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 ===== Razer Core X eGPU ===== ===== Razer Core X eGPU =====
  
 +//Updated procedure for Linux Mint 22 and eGPU running Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB//
 +
 +==== Regarding hot-plug ====
 +
 +Thunderbolt (TB3/TB4) is explicitly designed for hot-plugging.
 +
 +It uses :
 +  * Hot-plug–safe PCIe tunneling
 +  * Overcurrent protection
 +  * Digital handshaking before enabling high-power lanes
 +  * Cable and device negotiation before link-up
 +  * Mandatory protective circuitry required by Intel’s TB certification
 +
 +You are supposed to plug and unplug TB devices while the system is powered — that’s how eGPUs, docks, displays, and drives are meant to work.
 +
 +There is no scenario in which hot-plugging a functioning Thunderbolt cable damages the hardware.
 +
 +=== Plug-in sequence ===
 +
 +<code>
 +- Power on laptop normally
 +- Log into desktop
 +- Turn ON the eGPU enclosure
 +- Wait 2–3 seconds (GPU initializes)
 +- Plug in the Thunderbolt cable
 +- Wait for the OS to detect/authorize the eGPU
 +</code>
 +
 +=== Unplug sequence ===
 +
 +<code>
 +- Close any apps using the eGPU (optional but safer)
 +- Save your work
 +- Unplug the Thunderbolt cable
 +- Wait 2–3 seconds
 +- Power OFF the eGPU enclosure if desired
 +</code>
 +
 +
 +==== OLD ====
 +Below are the older instructions, to be dumped once this new update is complete
 === Introduction === === Introduction ===
  
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