Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter adapts firewire 400 cables to work with 9 pin firewire 800 connectors, such as on the new macbook pro unibody. As the 09 mac pros have no firewire 400, is it possible to use a firewire 400 to firewire 800 bilingual cable to obtain fw400 capability. Sonnet fw800 to fw400 firewire adapter office depot. Sadly, very few motherboards include a fw800 connection, even if they do have fw400.
Then, i started having mysterious connectivity and random unmounting of volumes issues with my 9 external drives. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter. How do i connect my fw800 devices to thunderbolt macbook pro. The device will allow users of the new macbook pro to connect any firewire 400 devices to their new mac which now only offers a single firewire 800 port. I have firewire 400 audio interface attached to thunderbolt 2 and works great firewire 400800 cable, then fw800 thunderbolt 2 adapter. Hispeed black firewire 800 to 400 9 pin fw800 to 6 pin fw400 cable 70cm ec. Usb3 to usb2 makes no sense, i get the slow usb2 speed. Firewire 800 94b 9pin female to fw400 94a 6pin male adapter. Device controlling a fw400 deck through fw800 ports. Addin port cards are offered in a variety of configurations. Connect a fw400 based web cam, like the apple isight, to your computers fw800 port to prevent external fw400 hdd data transfer stalls and errors. Extremely prompt, professional service and communication 5 days from order to delivery, including a weekend, with emails sent promptly. These items were either open box or refurbished with a a rating. Formatted and fully tested to use on a pcwindows or mac and ready to use.
When tethered by fw400 or fw800 the phase one iq3 will charge a battery if present in the battery bay. I need to backup using my fw400 external hd before i send the pb in for service. Firewire accomodates drives to run at their rated speed. I needed to switch over to apple computer, phone and ipad because of software changes in my buisness. If you are a mac user, you will never have to worry about firewire compatibility issues again. Iomega 1tb usb2 firewire fw400 fw800 pc mac backup storage. Sonnets firewire 400 to 800 adapter makes it easy to connect your firewire 400 94a peripherals to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac, or any other computer with firewire 800 94b ports, without the trouble of purchasing yet another cable. Welcome to rmac we are reddit s community of mac users, enthusiasts, and experts. Please submit or enjoy content, comments, or questions related to the mac platform, be it related to the hardware or software that makes it up. The firewire adapter plugs into a ninepin fw800 port and allows a sixpin fw400 device to be connected.
The firewire 800 port provides up to 7w for bus powering your external hard drive solutions. Plug and play existing digital devices such as scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras, and ipods quickly and economically. Allows you to use the same cable for both fw400 enabled computers and fw800only machines. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17 models, which only come equipped with firewire 800 and usb 2. Sonnet firewire 800 to 400 adapter fad824 videoguys australia. Since this gives you a firewire 800 connection, i also connected a firewire 800 to firewire 400 adapter. Bilingual label side is down on the fw800 end, fw400 end is correct. Use a fw400 hard disk drive on a fw800 port, or an 800 disk on a 400 port. My youtube channel features content for mac, iphone, ipad, and ipod.
Sonnets firewire 400to800 adapter features a 9pin male connector that plugs into your computers firewire 800 port. I was able to purchase a macbook air, iphone 5se, and ipad air. Ultradock access ide sata hdd connect via fw800 fw400 esata usb. Iomega 1tb usb2 firewire fw400 fw800 pc mac backup. Firewire 80094b to firewire 40094b connector adapter.
Apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter enables you to connect a firewire 800 device to your thunderbolt port equipped computer. From there i have the original belkin thunderbolt express hub that has fw800 in and goes out to thunderbolt 2 i believe. Hi, just got a project that will require use of a deck that utilizes fw400 for device control. Trying to get some old dv footage from an old dv camera. How should i connect my digidesign firewire 400 interface. Sandisk pouch for headphone splitter and airplane headphone adapter apple usb ac plug for iphone fw400 to fw800 adapter fw800 to fw400 adapter anker usb mobile battery micro usb cable iphone cable pouch for all the small stuff flashlight atv usb stick businesscards small muji pouch for fuji lens caps fuji lenshood. The other end of the adapter features a 6pin female firewire connector that any standard 6pin. Ive been able to get a first gen ipod powered up and synced by daisy chaining a thunderbolt fw800 adapter to a fw400 to 800 cable.
Use your existing firewire 400 devices with computers which only come equipped with firewire 800. Provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers with a firewire 800 port 9pin male fw800 to 6pin female fw400 connector adapter works with standard 6pin male fw400 cables. Ieee 94ab cable features a 6pin firewire male connector at one. If you are using apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter then youll need a bilingual cable to connect to its 9pin port. Dec 19, 2014 1x dazzle hollywood bridge via thunderbolt fw800 fw400 adapter it is by a huge margin the best thunderbolt dock option to date, regarding performance and price. So if i use an adapter from fw800 to usb3 the bottleneck is the fw800 port, correct so i should at least get the fw800 speed. When hooking up a straight fw400 connection, the plug is removable. Newertech firewire 800 to 400 9pin male 6pin female adapter. Presonus recommends using a fw400 fw800 cable available at the apple store and most computer retailers rather than a fw400 fw800 adapter as the cable provides better connectivity and will not add strain on the computers fw800 port. The adapter is shielded and is claimed to offer transfer rates up to 400mbps.
Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Firewire adapter macfixit firewire 800 to 400, 9 to 6. Youll need a bilingual s800 to s400 firewire cable to connect a firestudio to a computer that only has the more recent firewire 800 ports. Replaced the power section of the board and a new adapter. How should i connect my digidesign firewire 400 interface to. If its a regular pro i think you can skip the first step since from memory it already comes with a fw800 port. Details about iomega 1tb usb2 firewire fw400 fw800 pc mac backup storage external hard drive. Presonus recommends using a fw400fw800 cable available at the apple store and most computer retailers rather than a fw400fw800 adapter as the cable provides better connectivity and will not add strain on the computers fw800 port. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac models, which only come equipped with firewire 800 and usb 2. If your system has both fw400 and fw800 ports, it can run at fw800 speed. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals. If your mbp is equipped with tb2, you just need fw800 to tb2 adapter some say dongle but. Up for sale is an iomega 1tb external hard disk drive with usb2 and firewire 800 ports. Could i use this bilingual 9pin fw800 to 4pin fw400 ilink cable.
Hi, just wondering if anyone might be able to recommend a reasonably inexpensive audio interface that has a true firewire 800 connection mac the reason i ask is that i currently have an apogee duet which is great, fw400 with an adaptor cable to go to my imacs fw800 port. How do i tell if my macbook pro has firewire 400 or 800. Using this adapter, i was able to attach my fw400 hub to the mini, and all my devices which use the hub just worked. Why is a bilingual s800 to s400 firewire cable needed. Ps2 usb adpater,usb male to ps2 female splitter mouse keyboard ps2 converter extension cable,kvm barcode scanner ps2 to usb. Firewire adapter macfixit firewire 800 to 400, 9 to 6 pin adapter. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices. Hispeed black firewire 800 to 400 9 pin fw800 to 6 pin. Mac recognized the tb2 to fw800 cable but nothing past it. Sonnets firewire 400to800 adapter makes it easy to connect your firewire 400 94a peripherals to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac, or any other computer with firewire 800 94b ports, without the trouble of purchasing yet another cable. Im on a mid 2010 macbook pro, which has usb2 and fw800 ports. I purchased one of these adapters may not be correct term but it has a fw800 insert on one end and a fw400 slot for a 6pin 400 fw cable on the other for. I think alternatively you can get a usb sync and firewire charge splitter cable but id say these are very rare. All presonus firewire interfaces are compatible with the fw800 ports on new macintosh computers.
Caldigits thunderbolt station 2 launches in january with. Without having tried it myself, id say very probably. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like. I am a faithful user of a popular on line store that deals in the same. If its a retina, youll need a thunderbolt to fw800 adapter, a fw800 to fw400 adaptor and a fw400 to 30 pin cable. This is a plug and play firewire 800 to firewire 400 adapter. Moshis 800 to 400 firewire adapter provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers with a firewire 800 port. Will my presonus firewire interface work on a fw800 port. Unit also has a usb hub and a usb charging port to charge your iphone or other devices. This accessory works with both firewire 400 and firewire 800. Connect a fw400based web cam, like the apple isight, to your computers fw800 port to prevent external fw400 hdd data transfer stalls and errors. Inverted on both sides usbb label is on wrong side i made my own labels on paper and taped them over the cables to cover the incorrect ones. My macbook has 120gb disk and 2gb memory, 15 screen if that gives an indication of how old it is.
Lightning to digital tv hdmi cable adapter for ipad air iphone 7 7plus 8 x recc. New fw400tofw800, cf eyefi adapters ship oct 17 macnn. Firewire 400 800 adapter 1pcs, tgom firewire 400 to 800 adapter provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers with a firewire 800 port. I want to sell my apollo, unit works great but the buyer wants to see it in action. Moshi firewire 800 to 400 adapter macfixit australia. Dec 27, 2005 a fw800 card with fw400 drives attached will run at fw400 speed. Details about hispeed black firewire 800 to 400 9 pin fw800 to 6 pin fw400 cable 70crecu hispeed black firewire 800 to 400 9 pin fw800 to 6 pin fw400 cable 70crecu item information. Firewire 400 in a firewire 800 world other world computing. The case of the blackbelt has a highgloss black finish and a chromecolored. A fw800 card with fw400 drives attached will run at fw400 speed. The camera is a standard cam, so the drivers should be in os. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter owc. Allows you to use the same cable for both fw400 enabled computers and fw800 only machines. This adapter plugs on the end of a firewire 400 cable converting one end to a fw800 connector.