Your problem sounds similar in nature to the one joemike ran into with his M-1, wherein he couldn't get max throughput from his external drive without having a monitor plugged into some port or other.

I don't remember his outcome, but I remember him referencing an OWC dongle that maaay be your solution.

Sorry, but I can't provide a link.

I think NewerTech HDMI Headless 4K Display Emulator is the guy I'm thinking of.

Last edited by artie505; 07/05/21 07:51 PM. Reason: Add link
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