You can also just connected them both to the network via a router and transfer things that way. 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. Find the best firewire adapters for mac based on what customers said. This video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable. 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. Apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Worried your older firewire peripherals wont work with the new mac minis firewire 800 port. 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. Use the power port, if available, to connect your computer to ac power using a magsafe cable or adapter. Any help appreciated, as i can imagine getting a fix done to be bleedin expensive. Also compatible with firewire 400 using fw800 to fw400 cable or adapter. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019.
Product title elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac. 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. Last night, i was able to successfully connect my panther ibook to my pc via a 400 mbit firewire connection. Well the thunderbolt to firewire and the firewire to firewire 400 adapter work a treat. Find great deals on ebay for firewire to hdmi and thunderbolt to hdmi. What is a firewire cable, and do you really need it.
Firewire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still ongoing. 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. Genuine apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter cable md464 for mac. 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. Which firewire cable for macbook pro to m apple community. 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. Presonus fp10 firewire 400 to firewire 800 cable apple firewire to thunderbolt 2 adapter apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer.
Once you have the details you can search the firewire manufacturers website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers. Apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter enables you to connect a firewire 800 device to your thunderbolt port equipped computer. 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. How can i transfer video from mini dv camcorder to mac.
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. Results are marked on apple mac os x but more varied on microsoft windows. 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. This future computer will most likely be a current mac of some kind, so itll.
You can use these ports to connect to headphones, speakers, or an audio system. Connecting older isight to new mac mini apple community. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and. 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. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter buy apple thunderbolt. Apple still sells a thunderbolt to firewire adapter, which provides one. 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. 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. I have an older isight camera i would like to connect to my new 2011 mac mini. Mac compatibility mac compatibility mac pro 2019 macbook air retina, inch, 2020. 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. Thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 are not the same as mini displayport. 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.
If youre a photographer you may find my lightroom presets handy. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that. The problem originally developed by apple in 1999 the firewire 800 ports are available in nonretina macbook pro, mac mini, and mac pro. Dv camera to imac on firewire 400 nothing happening. 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. Product title professional cable firewire 400 adapter, 6pin femal. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire 800. Learn more about power adapters and cables for mac notebook computers. Offering much faster speeds, even faster than usb 2.
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. Please order online for pickup rather than coming into the store. Download firewire drivers automatic firewire updates with. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using. I recently bought the new imac and want to transfer everything from my macbook pro to the imac. 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 to get minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015. A wide variety of hdmi to firewire adapter options are available to you, such as twisted pair, coaxial, and hdmi. 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. Some speakers and professional audio interfaces connect to your computers usb port or firewire port. Get the best deals on macbook pro firewire cable and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Can i connect this via one firewire cable i am looking for like 1 or 2 firewire ports and 23 usb p. Firewirethunderbolt cables firewire cables scan uk.
How to connect firewire devices into new macs with. This port isnt available on newer mac notebook computers, which use thunderbolt 3 or usbc for power and charging. Heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. 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. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Buy elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter white for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers. On some cameras you need to look into the camera menu and set dvout. Aug 03, 2012 apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Built to last, the highest grade of materials goes into the manufacture of these works of art. 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. Along with usb, firewire also called ieee 94 is another popular connector for adding peripherals to your computer. Firewire and ethernet are 2 different technologies so they cant be mixed. I need to buy a new firewire cable to go between my firestudio project and my apple mac mini.
Shop our range at everyday low prices in store or online at officeworks. Jan 23, 2007 i am looking for a mac compatible usb and firewire hub. 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. Popularized in the early 90s, it was the competing standard to usb for a long time, not unlike thunderbolt is today. 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. Shop for and buy the best firewall cables at tigerdirect. Firewire adapters free delivery possible on eligible purchases. In this video we have shown the most popular mac machines the imac and macbook pro. 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. Learn more about power adapters and cables for mac. Firewire, also known as ieee 94, is not a cable you usually find these days. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter.
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. Firewire cables free delivery possible on eligible purchases. 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. Firewire 94 6pin female cables and adapters for sale ebay. Get the best deals on firewire cable for mac and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. 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. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord.
Our firewire cable range in length between 2m and 5m. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. Monoprice 6 9 pin6 pin bilingual firewire cable, black. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt. To fix your drivers problems you will need to know the particular model of the firewire device you are having problems with. 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. I think the applications are part of the firewire sdk kit in the download section of the apple developers site. Back in the day firewire 800 was a totally useable port for firewire. There are no products available that fit the selection you requested. Extending on a previous hint, heres how you do this. Apple apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter datavision. 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.
Get the best deals on firewire 94 6pin female cables and adapters and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderboltcapable mac. I first discovered this when trying to use my external hard drive for backup. Currently i have a six foot cable, and i think the end that goes into the mac is a 9pin connector. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. I had problems restoring them over usb, even with the y cable that gave firewire power and usb sync.
Firewire cables sydney, 400 and 800 techbuy australia. Connecting sony minidv camcorder to mac apple community. Nothing else comes close to these granite firewire 800 cables. Does anyone know of a device that turns a firewire socket into a network socket. 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. If you require assistance please phone our sales staff. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800. Link to connect external devices, such as a hard drive or a digital video camera, without needing to restart your computer. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. However, this port does support mini displayport for video output, so you can use a mini displayport cable to connect a mini displayport display. 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. Sanoxy 6 to 4 pin ieee 94 ilink firewire dv cable for macpc. 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 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.
Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter the thunderbolt to firewire adapter simply brings a firewire 800 port into a thunderbolt mac. 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. This accessory works with both firewire 400 and firewire. How to effectively link presonus firepod firewire 400 to. 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. Best option is mentioned by the first reply in that you should use an crossover ethernet cable. Also referred to as ieee 94, firewire cables are an alternative form of connectors for computers and hardware.
At mwave, we offer a variety of firewire cables to suit any of your needs and budget. Apollo firewire mac compatibility universal audio support home. 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. Buy the latest usb and firewire cables to connect devices with high transfer rates. 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. 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. They have the same shape, but use different symbols on the cable and port.
Add my macbook to the list of failed firewire ports. If you choose different criteria, you may get more accurate results. Connecting a mac and a pc via ip over firewire mac os. Compatible and incompatible mac firewire systems, and tested firewire 800 adapters, are listed below. About apple thunderbolt cables and adapters apple support. Connect it to another mac with a firewire cable and. While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire connection, it will not provide thunderbolt over firewire.
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