Any help appreciated, as i can imagine getting a fix done to be bleedin expensive. If you choose different criteria, you may get more accurate results. In this video we have shown the most popular mac machines the imac and macbook pro. Product title elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac. While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire connection, it will not provide thunderbolt over firewire. Connecting older isight to new mac mini apple community. Learn more about power adapters and cables for mac. The ports on an imac are situated so that the weight of an apple thunderbolt firewire adpator, even without a firewire cable plugged in, is problematic. Firewire is most often used to connect digital camcorders, external hard drives, and other devices that can benefit from the high transfer rates up to 480 mbps supported by the firewire connection. The current retina macbook pros and mac mini have a dedicated hdmi port which you can connect a standard hdmi cable to, displaying your mac on your hdtv. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that. What is a firewire cable, and do you really need it. Apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter enables you to connect a firewire 800 device to your thunderbolt port equipped computer.
Find the best firewire adapters for mac based on what customers said. Apple apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter datavision. Back in the day firewire 800 was a totally useable port for firewire. Firewire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still ongoing. They have the same shape, but use different symbols on the cable and port. Jan 23, 2007 i am looking for a mac compatible usb and firewire hub.
Last night, i was able to successfully connect my panther ibook to my pc via a 400 mbit firewire connection. Firewire, also known as ieee 94, is not a cable you usually find these days. Firewire 800 is available on the nonretina macbook pro, mac mini and mac pro. I think the end that goes into the presonus is a 4pin. Also referred to as ieee 94, firewire cables are an alternative form of connectors for computers and hardware. Firewire cables free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Built to last, the highest grade of materials goes into the manufacture of these works of art. Get the best deals on firewire cable for mac and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Gold contacts and connectors, extra heavy gauge twisted wire and triple shielded for the cleanest signal.
Hold t and boot the old mac s drive to the desktop of the new one or do so during setup assistant or later with migration assistant. Get the best deals on macbook pro firewire cable and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. On some cameras you need to look into the camera menu and set dvout. You can also just connected them both to the network via a router and transfer things that way. At mwave, we offer a variety of firewire cables to suit any of your needs and budget. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderboltcapable mac. Currently i have a six foot cable, and i think the end that goes into the mac is a 9pin connector.
Aug 28, 2003 clearly im raging at this, as it means more expenditure, not to upgrade anything technical, but now just to keep it running. As hdmi became more common, firewire started to disappear from the mainstream, and i think there was only fairly short time when both firewire and hdmi appeared on the same units. Learn more about power adapters and cables for mac notebook computers. Once you have the details you can search the firewire manufacturers website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800. Connecting sony minidv camcorder to mac apple community. Some speakers and professional audio interfaces connect to your computers usb port or firewire port. 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. Results are marked on apple mac os x but more varied on microsoft windows. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019.
Bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800400 ieee 9 pin male to 4 pin male cable 6ft for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac. As lennart writes but there are in some cases two fw cables depending on how the fwport looks on your mac either a 4pi to 6pin firewire cable or 4pi to fw800 connector fw cable some new macs only have the fw800 port eg macbook pro b. Presonus fp10 firewire 400 to firewire 800 cable apple firewire to thunderbolt 2 adapter apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. Pasow firewire 94b 800 ieee 9 pin to 9 pin male to male cable for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr 9 pin to 9 pin 4. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter the thunderbolt to firewire adapter simply brings a firewire 800 port into a thunderbolt mac. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. Mac compatibility mac compatibility mac pro 2019 macbook air retina, inch, 2020. To fix your drivers problems you will need to know the particular model of the firewire device you are having problems with. Use the power port, if available, to connect your computer to ac power using a magsafe cable or adapter. We approximate your location from your internet ip address by matching it to a geographic region or from the location entered during your previous visit to apple. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below.
Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and. If you require assistance please phone our sales staff. Our range of firewire cables utilise either the ieee 94a or ieee 94b protocol and are available in 4pin, 6pin and 9pin variants to ensure compatibility with your devices. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. I think the applications are part of the firewire sdk kit in the download section of the apple developers site. Simply hold down the t key when you boot up and the mac in question, as long as it supports this mode, will boot into firewire target disk mode. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt. Sanoxy 6 to 4 pin ieee 94 ilink firewire dv cable for macpc. Turns out it was the mastering plugin on my daw, it jumped into demo mode because it detected i moved to a new mac hence the cable suspicion, and this stupid demo mode silences every 20 sec but doesnt say so, until you actually open it, dammit. Apuxon firewire 800 cable 6ft ieee 94b 9 pin to 9 pin male to male firewire cord for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr. Best option is mentioned by the first reply in that you should use an crossover ethernet cable. Firewirethunderbolt cables read more the ieee 94 interface is a serial bus interface standard for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer, frequently used by personal computers, as well as in digital audio and digital video. Also i tried a couple firewire cables in the past and they wont plug in cleanly at the isight end with the plastic caps to hold them snug. Apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector.
The problem originally developed by apple in 1999 the firewire 800 ports are available in nonretina macbook pro, mac mini, and mac pro. Shop for and buy the best firewall cables at tigerdirect. Link to connect external devices, such as a hard drive or a digital video camera, without needing to restart your computer. Worried your older firewire peripherals wont work with the new mac minis firewire 800 port. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord. Thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 are not the same as mini displayport. I connect a firewire cable from a sony trv33 digitial video camera to the firewire 400 port on the imac, and switch the camera on to vcr so i can get the movie off this works fine on windows it automatically starts up my movie capture edit software. Im intending to buy a firewire cable to xfer some files from my g5 to the macbook and was wondering what type of cable i need. I have an older isight camera i would like to connect to my new 2011 mac mini. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter buy apple thunderbolt. I had problems restoring them over usb, even with the y cable that gave firewire power and usb sync. Does anyone know of a device that turns a firewire socket into a network socket. This port isnt available on newer mac notebook computers, which use thunderbolt 3 or usbc for power and charging. At very least, the cable part of the adaptor needs to be longer and more flexible, so that the socket part can rest on a table surface, reducing the strain on the tiny thunderbolt connector.
Download firewire drivers automatic firewire updates with. Your old mac has a firewire 800 square plug port and so does your new one, so the standard firewire 800 cable is all you need. How can i transfer video from mini dv camcorder to mac using firewire without imovie. If youre a photographer you may find my lightroom presets handy.
Heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Please order online for pickup rather than coming into the store. Connect it to another mac with a firewire cable and. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with. Firewire cables sydney, 400 and 800 techbuy australia. Can i connect this via one firewire cable i am looking for like 1 or 2 firewire ports and 23 usb p. Popularized in the early 90s, it was the competing standard to usb for a long time, not unlike thunderbolt is today. About apple thunderbolt cables and adapters apple support. Firewire 400 cables our high quality firewire 400 cables ieee 94 offer the ideal solution for connecting firewire devices such as digital cameras and camcorders, scanners and printers. I recently bought the new imac and want to transfer everything from my macbook pro to the imac. Apple still sells a thunderbolt to firewire adapter, which provides one.
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. Product title professional cable firewire 400 adapter, 6pin femal. A wide variety of hdmi to firewire adapter options are available to you, such as twisted pair, coaxial, and hdmi. If your cable box has the firewire port, then all you need is a firewire cable, a mac with firewire input, and the magic dvcr software from apples development site free, you have to register though. Firewire adapters free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Along with usb, firewire also called ieee 94 is another popular connector for adding peripherals to your computer. Jul 25, 2016 the only way i can think of doing this without a computer is to try and locate a dvd or blurayhdd recorder from around 201011. Firewirethunderbolt cables firewire cables scan uk.
The my book tested on the mac pro showed the firewire 800 connection to be 48 percent faster than usb at copying the file to the. Which firewire cable for macbook pro to m apple community. Compatible and incompatible mac firewire systems, and tested firewire 800 adapters, are listed below. You can use these ports to connect to headphones, speakers, or an audio system. Get the best deals on firewire 94 6pin female cables and adapters and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. There are no products available that fit the selection you requested. Dv camera to imac on firewire 400 nothing happening. Firewire and ethernet are 2 different technologies so they cant be mixed. Aug 03, 2012 apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Tripp lite firewire 800 ieee 94b hispeed cable 9pin firewire m, 4pin firewire m, 800mbps, molded, gold plated connector, hot pluggable, tripleshielded, pc mac compatible, 6ft cable f019006. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire adapter.
Monoprice 6 9 pin6 pin bilingual firewire cable, black. I assumed that a firewire cable connecting the two would result in a much much faster transfer than with an ethernet cable and went to the apple store ready to buy. Buy the latest usb and firewire cables to connect devices with high transfer rates. Our firewire cable range in length between 2m and 5m.
I first discovered this when trying to use my external hard drive for backup. Offering much faster speeds, even faster than usb 2. However, this port does support mini displayport for video output, so you can use a mini displayport cable to connect a mini displayport display. About apple thunderbolt cables and adapters thunderbolt is a revolutionary io technology that supports high performance data devices and highresolution displays though a single, compact port.
Nothing else comes close to these granite firewire 800 cables. Find great deals on ebay for firewire to hdmi and thunderbolt to hdmi. This future computer will most likely be a current mac of some kind, so itll. Add my macbook to the list of failed firewire ports. Buy elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter white for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers. Apollo firewire mac compatibility universal audio support home. Also compatible with firewire 400 using fw800 to fw400 cable or adapter. In this video i show the few options you have to how to connect older firewire 400800 devices to a new mac which only has thunderbolt 3usbc. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. I need to buy a new firewire cable to go between my firestudio project and my apple mac mini. In addition to video, the hdmi port on a mac will also transmit audio which makes using something like a mac mini as a media centre extremely tempting. How to effectively link presonus firepod firewire 400 to.
This accessory works with both firewire 400 and firewire. Bizlander firewire high speed premium dv to firewire cable 800 94b 800400 ieee 9 pin male to 4 pin male cable 6ft for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc,digital cameras, slr. Extending on a previous hint, heres how you do this. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire 800. Obviously youd only get the speeds of the 400, but you can actually connect the firewire 800 port on your new imac with the 400 port on the old. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. This video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable. Download and install firewire drivers how do i install driver updates. Firewire 94 6pin female cables and adapters for sale ebay. This 1ft ieee 94 firewire cable provides one firewire 4pin and one firewire 6pin male connector and is expertly designed and constructed of high quality materials and ieee94 rated wire to ensure optimum performance and reliability. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using. Well the thunderbolt to firewire and the firewire to firewire 400 adapter work a treat. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. How can i transfer video from mini dv camcorder to mac.
I think tallest skil was thinking of an 8to6 pin firewire cable, with an 800 connector on one end and a 400 on the other. Firewire, apples name for the ieee94 serial bus standard, is a general purpose interface that predates usb and can be used to connect multiple devices to a computer or to. Connecting a mac and a pc via ip over firewire mac os. How to get minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015. Shop our range at everyday low prices in store or online at officeworks. 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.
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