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. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter owc. Mar 19, 2020 use firewire with devices that connect using a firewire 400 or firewire 800 cable. The new mac mini has a single firewire 800 port and without an adapter like this, i could only connect 2 of the 3 cables from the monitor usb, and dvi using the supplied dvito. Prior to the upgrade, i was using the presonus inspire 94 as my audio interface which is a firewire 400 connection. Dec 18, 2009 ok, so obviously the late 2008 and 2009 macbook pros only have firewire 800 ports.
There are a variety of adapters that make it possible to connect a firewire 400 device to a computer that only has a firewire 800 port like the unibody macbook pro line. Link to connect external devices, such as a hard drive or a digital video camera, without needing to restart your computer. The cameras from my college only have firewire 400 cables so i cant log and capture footage into final cut pro. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter designed for mac elago. Sonnet firewire 400 to 800 adapter fad824 new rare for mac mini macbook pro imac. Provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook.
Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire 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. How do i connect my saffire to my firewire 800 port. This is a plug and play firewire 800 to firewire 400 adapter.
How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt 3. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt. Firewire 800 ieee94b 2 port and 400 ieee94 1 port internal ports. At the moment, theres no direct thunderbolt 3 to firewire adapter available, and we doubt one will ever be made. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400. I believe firewire 800 has at least 1 additional set of pins which would make if possible to make an adapter to plug a 400 device into an 800 port but not the other way around. My recording studio audio interface unit is running on firewire motu 896mk3 hybrid.
Moshi firewire 800 to 400 adapter macfixit australia. Aaxfwb68300 for the power macintosh g5 dual core and quad core, mac pro systems. New imacdigi 003 firewire 400800 issue pro tools hello, i was called over to a friends house to help him troubleshoot his pro tools system and after trying everything i can think of, i am out of ideas and turning to my ever knowledgeable friends at gearslutz. 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.
Older intelbased macs with firewire 400 only those without firewire 800 have not been fully tested with apollo but we are not currently aware of any compatibility issues with those models exception. Shop firewire adapters designed for macbook, mac mini and imac. 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. I purchased an apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter, an elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter, and a tripp lite firewire ieee 94 cable 6pin6pin 6ft.
Some have a firewire 800 port that transfers data at up to 800 mbps. 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. Oct 01, 2008 i dont think you can make an adapter to plug in a firewire 800 device into a 400 port. F005006 all together, hoping to connect my old kerosenepowered lacie external hard drive firewire 400, 6pin to my 15 macbook pro thunderbolt input.
Mini pcie to firewire 800 and 400 external 94 ports. Presonus fp10 firewire 400 to firewire 800 cable apple firewire to thunderbolt 2 adapter apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. The new mac pros look nice, but without firewire 400 theyre useless to me. Back in the day firewire 800 was a totally useable port for firewire 400 devices via a simple 400 800 cable, then came thunderbolt and the versions that followed which brings us up to thunderbolt 3 usbc. We find the best way to connect a saffire to a firewire 800 port is with a plain firewire 400 to 800, 6pin to 9pin cable. Find great deals on ebay for firewire 400 to 800 and firewire 800 to 400 adapter. Is there such thing as a 400 to 800 adapterconverter. Macbook pro 3,1 15inch midlate 2007 is not compatible. Got a firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter from the apple store and plugged both adapters together along with a firewire 400 cable and was very happy to see that my digi 002 can still work with pro tools 11 on a late 2014 mac mini. Jul 27, 2012 is there an adapter to convert firewire 400 to firewire 800. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt also works with thunderbolt 2, but will be limited to thunderbolt speeds 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. Easily use firewire 400 devices in a firewire 800 port.
Your purchase is therefore covered by paypal purchasing protection. How to effectively link presonus firepod firewire 400 to. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. Design for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers. For all macs that match specific usb or firewire capabilities courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the capability of interest right column. Im looking for a way to connect an external buspowered firewire 800 hard drive glyph portagig 800 to an imac which only has firewire 400 ports, and still powering the drive through just the firewire connector. Sd card use the sd card slot with sd, sdhc, sdxc, mmc, and uhsii. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac pro macbook pro mac mini. My old camcorder only has an output of firewire 400, but my macbook pro only takes a. An easy way to connect firewire 400 devices to firewire. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter 1pcs, elago firewire 400 to 800 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. 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. Thunderbolt 3 to firewire if you need to connect a firewire 800 or firewire 400 device to a new mac using the thunderbolt 3 port, youre in for a kludge of adapters.
Firewire adapter converts firewire 800 ports to firewire 400 ports. This future computer will most likely be a current mac of some kind, so itll feature thunderbolt 3 connectivity for sure. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord. Jan 02, 2020 thunderbolt 3 to firewire if you need to connect a firewire 800 or firewire 400 device to a new mac using the thunderbolt 3 port, youre in for a kludge of adapters. Antaira fwb68300 4 port firewire 800 firewire 400 host adapter mfr pn. 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. Sd card use the sd card slot with sd, sdhc, sdxc, mmc, and uhsii media cards, such as those used by digital cameras. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac pro macbook pro mac. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. Our firewire 800 to 400 adapter features a 9pin male.
The problem originally developed by apple in 1999 the firewire 800 ports are available in nonretina macbook pro, mac mini, and mac pro. Buy elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter white for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers. Connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Moshis firewire 800 to 400 adapter provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to computers with a firewire 800 port. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800.
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. Intelbased mac systems with firewire 800 have been tested inhouse. Syba simpe30018 firewire 800 ieee94b 2 port and 400 ieee94 1 port to mpcie mini pcie controller card. Customers sometimes encounter an issue when connecting their saffires firewire 400 connection to a firewire 800 port if they have an incompatible cable or adapter. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400 megabits per second mbps. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. Ok, so obviously the late 2008 and 2009 macbook pros only have firewire 800 ports. This future computer will most likely be a current mac of some kind, so itll feature thunderbolt.
F005006 all together, hoping to connect my old kerosenepowered lacie external hard drive firewire 400, 6pin to. With that, came the move from firewire to thunderbolt for audio interface connectivity. The new mac mini has a single firewire 800 port and without an adapter like this, i could only connect 2 of the 3 cables from the monitor usb, and dvi using the supplied dvi to. Sonnets firewire 400to800 adapter makes it easy to connect your firewire 400 94a peripherals to any mac or pc computer with firewire 800 94b ports, without the trouble of purchasing yet another cable. Sonnet fw800 to fw400 firewire adapter office depot.
Firewire 80094b to firewire 40094b connector adapter works with standard 6pin male fw400 cables ieee 94 compliant design for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers warranty. Additionally, for macbook pro models with an expresscard34 expansion slot, it alternately is possible to buy an expresscard34 card that provides firewire 400 ports and leave the onboard firewire 800 port free for use with firewire 800 devices. Plug and play existing digital devices such as scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras, and ipods quickly and economically. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter elago firewire adapter white. Sonnet allegro firewire 800 pcie tested against onboard firewire 800 port and an older firewire 800 adapter card, using 4gb transfers between a quad 2. Firewire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still ongoing. It was originally developed by apple and released in 1999,as firewire 400, when the very first powermac g3 was launched. Can anyone tell me when the last mac pro with firewire 400 was releasedand what the speeds were on them. Use firewire with devices that connect using a firewire 400 or firewire 800 cable. Firewire 800 is available on the nonretina macbook pro, mac mini and mac pro. Newertech firewire 800400 adapter lets you use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17inch models.
This adapter features a 9pin male connector that plugs into your computers firewire 800 port while the other end features a 6pin female connector that any standard 6pin male firewire 400 cable can plug into. I have seen adapters that convert firewire 800 to thunderbolt, but not 400 to thunderbolt. Is there such thing as a 400 to 800 adapter converter. Macpro, imac, mac mini with firewire 400to800 adapters.
Use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17 models, which. Site sponsor other world computing offers a couple of different compatble adapters. I have two scanners both at least 5 years old with firewire 400 cables that plug into ports in the back of the apple display that i bought with my 2008era mac pro. Firewire 80094b to firewire 40094b connector adapter. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter for macbook prominiimac. All ive found are firewire 400 to 800 adapters, allowing firewire 400 peripherals to be connected to computers having only firewire 800 ports. If you are a mac user, you will never have to worry about firewire compatibility issues again.
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