KONA MAC System Configuration

KONA for Mac Supported System Configurations

The AJA engineering, QA and technical support teams have determined the optimum slot placement for the AJA KONA cards in the Apple MacPro. In order to assure proper functionality, the card should be seated in the slot specified by AJA.

Expansion Slot Placement for: Mac Pro 2019

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Any slot will work with an 8-lane card, but with slots 5,6,7 preferred.

NOTE: If using an After Burner card that must be placed in slot 5 (since it is a 16-lane card).

List of supported PCIe cards:
KONA 5, KONA 4, KONA IP, KONA HDMI, KONA 1

List of supported Thunderbolt devices:
Io 4K Plus, Io 4K

Special Note for ordering KONA 5 for use with a Mac Pro 2019

There are two choices:

PN: KONA-5-R0-S01 will use PCIe slot power in Mac Pro 2019, but this KONA model should not be used in any other Mac or PC host system.
PN KONA-5-R0 uses ATX power, and so can be used in other relevant Mac or PC host systems. However, a 3rd party ATX cable kit for the Mac Pro 2019 will be required > Link Here.

There are no caveats for other KONA or Io products.

*4-lane PCIe slots can support the following AJA cards: KONA 1

**8-lane or 16-lane Computer PCIe slots can support the following AJA cards: KONA 5, KONA 4, KONA IP, KONA HDMI

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Expansion Slot Placement for: Mac Pro 2008-2013 (includes Nehalem and Westmere versions)

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For optimal performance of the KONA 4 and KONA LHe Plus, AJA recommends slot 2. See Option 1 for slot placement. The KONA LHi operates properly in slots 2 and 3.

Option 1
Slot 4	PCI-e 16x (Set to 4x)	Empty/Storage
Slot 3	PCI-e 16x (Set to 4x)	Empty/Storage
Slot 2	PCI-e 16x	KONA 4, KONA LHi, KONA LHe Plus
Slot 1	PCI-e 16x	GPU

Option 2
Slot 4	PCI-e 16x (Set to 4x)	Empty/Storage
Slot 3	PCI-e 16x (Set to 4x)	KONA 4, KONA LHi, KONA LHe Plus
Slot 2	PCI-e 16x	Empty/Storage
Slot 1	PCI-e 16x	GPU