Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt. It cannot be used as a bridge between usb and firewire. I have an old lacie 80gb external drive that works fine when i can use the firewire to firewire cable to connect to my other macs including a macbook pro, which has a firewire port. The common cheap cardtousb adaptors only use the usb part of the spec, whereas the firewire ports were looking for the pcie part. Firewater 65170 firewire 53581 firewood 60670 firework 61940 fireworks.
Is there a reset or reboot to them answered by a verified mac support specialist. The thunderbolt 10gbps interface is two times the speed of usb 3. Meet the worlds first portable thunderbolt with an usb 3. Le cable firewire relie les appareils numeriques a votre ordinateur. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord.
Simply hook up your legacy firewire drives buspowered and selfpowered to the dock and you can access all your existing data without having to buy new hard drive enclosures. The thunder2 dock allows you to access your data on both legacy and future storage drives by providing multiple host ports for usb 3. 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. Firewire devices not recognized by macboo apple community. Firewire cannot work without directly accessing the hardware and it cannot work by going through the os cpu. Hi ed yes, it would be great to get usb to firewire functionality. No, it is not possible to connect a firewire interface to your computers usb port via a firewire to usb adapter since this connection is not sufficient to run a firewire audio interface. I dont mean this to sound snippybut, if you cant afford downtime, then you can afford sufficient redundancy so that something like this is an inconvenience to you and unnoticeable to anybody else its really a management finance decision. My ipod charges, but doesnt show up on the desktop or in itunes. Historically, apple releases a new ios version once a year, the current version is ios. The three latest versions, firewire 800, firewire 1600, and firewire 3200, have speeds faster than the original firewire 400. Plug the hard drive into the mac using the cable that came with it. I want to buy a thunderbolt to hdmi cable, but i found that some post said that.
So, in terms of futureproofing, usb 2 seems a safer bet than firewire. Firewire comes in two speeds, firewire 400 and firewire 800, both of which are significantly faster. Is there a way to connect a firewire audio interface to a usb. If theyre the same, will the mini displayports speed. Dock et station daccueil usbcthunderbolt pour disque dur 2. Ensuite, il faut preparer le disque dur sur lequel vous allez installer os x. A healthy disregard for the messages of doom saying that the firewire to thunderbolt adapter is not qualified to work on windows. This method requires a firewire cable and another mac machine. This new thunderbolt 3 equipped dock allows you to bring back ethernet, usb 3.
If you have a modern mac with a thunderbolt port, you can definitely get a firewire tothunderbolt link. Down side is i think it will have to be plugged into power so you do not get your freedom with this item. It has a small port that looks like firewire but the four. It has many options for hooking up external devices ethernet cable, 4k monitor attached via usbc and usbsticks or backup drives attached via usb 23. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Can i use a firewire to usb adapter to connect my firewire. Long a favorite of mac users but now replaced by thunderbolt and usb 3. Can i connect a thunderbolt drive to the firewire 800. Mac pro firewire ports stopped working posted in mac hardware. Vous pouvez egalement ajouter time machine a votre dock sil ne sy trouve pas. 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.
Any brand firewire 400 to firewire 800 lead or adapter. If your computer does not have a built in firewire port you should check if it has a pci or pcie slot desktop computer. Having said that, reports suggest that firewire interfaces work fine via an adaptor cable when connected to the thunderbolt port on a modern mac, so it doesnt look like those firewire interfaces will have to be thrown in a skip anytime soon. What does a firewire port look like and what is it used. I use it at the office every day and am very pleased with it. Male usb to firewire ieee 94 6p 6pin female plug adapter converter scanner us.
Sep 06, 2017 on the back of the dock are 4 more usb 3. Laptops tend to have expresscard slots which offer a pcix connection for which firewire adapters are available or thunderbolt connectors again, for which firewire adapters are available. Is there a way to connect a firewire audio interface to a. The only usbc dongledockconnector you need for the macbook. F005006 all together, hoping to connect my old kerosenepowered lacie external hard drive firewire 400, 6pin to my 15 macbook pro thunderbolt input. Connect your mac to another mac using a firewire cable. The only problem i am aware of is the possible inability to boot from a firewire to usb external hard drive. Ieee94 its only firewire tm if its implemented with an appleapproved chipset in a mac makes a different approach to a serial bus than usb does. Given that most computers supported by os x have a firewire port, the easiest way to do this is to use firewire target disk mode.
Pram zaps, openfirmware resets and the like didnt help. Firewire 400 to thunderbolt 3 usbc on windows computers. If you have other devices behind the voyager, not all devices will remount after a. Firewire is apples name for the ieee 94 interface, an interface similar to the usb cable interface. Having said that, reports suggest that firewire interfaces work fine via an adaptor cable when connected to the thunderbolt port on a modern mac, so it doesnt look like those firewire interfaces will have to. It will give you the ability to transfer your data to and from firewire 400 as well as give you extra ports. Find great deals on ebay for firewire to usb adapter and firewire 800 to usb adapter. Feb 11, 2012 firewire ports on mac pro arent working. Samsung ssd portable t5 500 go dore disque dur externe samsung. With the new computer turned off, connect the firewire cable to a firewire port on each computer. Use an extra ipod dock connector to this cable for charging and syncing your ipod mp3 player over firewire.
Nov 04, 2016 the only usbc dongledockconnector you need for the macbook pro. I know firewire is supposed to be hotplug but theres a risk of using an interface which carries power to peripherals in spite of what apple may say. So it seems that a firewire link to a usb port would require a largecomplicatedexpensive box in the middle. The thunder dock allows you to access your data on both legacy and future storage drives by providing multiple host ports for usb 3. Implementing firewire costs a little more than usb, which led to the adoption of usb as the standard for connecting most peripherals that do not require a highspeed bus. Offers 400 mbps throughput for quick transfer of your music and data to ipod. Akitio thunder2 dock thunderbolt 2 docking station akitio. For firewire 800 users, owc recommends that the voyager be the only device connected or the last device in the chain when hotswapping drives. Turn off the target computer before pulling out the firewire cable.
This will make your mac hard drives visible on the other mac. With the ports you need, owcs new thunderbolt 3 dock brings unbelievable connectivity to your laptop through an included thunderbolt 3 cable, and, delivers charging power to your laptop and other devices, all at the fastest speeds possible. Because of this, the two cannot in anyway ever be converted. But i bought a new macbook without a firewire port, so i bought a firewire tousb cable to connect the drive. Oct 02, 2019 firewire is apples name for the ieee 94 interface, an interface similar to the usb cable interface. You can use a firewire hub to attach multiple devices to a single firewire port. I have recently had a problem with my power mac g4 dp533, where both of my firewire ports went dead without any apparent reason.
Aug 12, 20 sigmas usb dock is a unique device, which lets you tinker with your lenss settings to get the best results. This future computer will most likely be a current mac of some kind, so itll feature thunderbolt 3 connectivity for sure. The best thing to do is power off all equipment before powering it up. Jan, 2017 your mileage may vary with your devices, but some good news, i can confirm that usbcthunderbolt 2 firewire does indeed work in at least some situations. I saw this in my emails when believe it or not, i had been thinking about the triangular firewire ports which briefly found platform in commercial notebooks. Compatible with windows pcs only, the cable offers up to 480mbps data transfer for lightningquick loading, or synching, of your entire music library to your ipod portable music player. A firewire port allows you to connect up to 63 devices together.
Akitio thunder dock thunderbolt docking station akitio. Usb c to firewire perhaps some think this question is stupid but i have some old hardware i love which works best with firewire 400 id pay well for an appropriate cable as im considering buying the new macbk, but there seems to be no one cable solution to this. So i have a drive in a firewire enclosure attached to the rear firewire port on my 2. The thunderbolt dock links past, present and future technology to your computer with just one thunderbolt cable. Most hard drives connect via usb, so youll just need to plug the usb cable into an open port on your mac. That drive works great on my late 2017 macbook pro with 4 usb 3 ports, but will not work when plugged in to the firewire port of my early 2015 mbp with adapter. The next best thing to do is to use a 4pin to 4pin cable and then, if you have a mac with the 6pin port, use a 4pin to 6pin adapter.
Find cables, charging docks and battery cases for mac. Connect the firewire end to the ipod power adapter to charge the unit while synching. Nov, 2007 mac pro firewire ports stopped working posted in mac hardware. The owc thunderbolt 3 dock in space grey is nearly a perfect dock for a macbook pro with an external monitor attached to the dock. If you have other devices behind the voyager, not all devices will remount after a drive is swapped. The dock comes with its own power adapter so it can even deliver enough power to charge your device while plowing through an sd card full of 4k videos and displaying 5k content on an external monitor. Earlier today the system stopped recognizing both the external drive and my ipod. When we tried the firewire port on an imac it worked fine in imovie. Youll need a firewire cable to do this, which should be available at any computer or electronics store. I did a web search and could find nothing about this causing any over heating problems but maybe rab and nick know something i dont. Transferring mac os x between computers or hard drives.
Advertisement speed aside, the big difference between firewire and usb 2. Mac whenever republicans aim suffering scheduled christians the proposal. Friend has a jvc camcorder and trying to import it into a new macbook but there is only usb ports on it. Hello i have a mac book pro that doesnt seem to have a port to fit my firewire cable. Since the usb dock cable is really just a usb extension cable, it will also work with apples usb dock connector cable for fullsize and mini ipods, as well as with any other usb device. Visit us, explore, and be inspired by premium external hard drives, ssds, and raid solutions that give you fieldproven reliability and bold performance. The cable is compatible with ipods with dock connectors only. Installer os x yosemite sur votre pc intel en 5 etapes cachem. Dec 16, 20 how to connect firewire devices into new mac s with thunderbolt 3usbc duration. Add firewire input to the usb docking station ud160a plugable. Disque dur externe freecom hard drive quattro 4 to usb 3. Owc owctb3dkpsg port thunderbolt 3 dock space gray. How to connect firewire devices into new mac s with thunderbolt 3usbc duration.
How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt 3. Your mileage may vary with your devices, but some good news, i can confirm that usbcthunderbolt 2 firewire does indeed work in at least some situations. Some mac specific drives may come with a thunderbolt or firewire cable instead. Ill need to run a firewire cable from an audio interface also on order, that has a 6pin connector to the fw 800 port on the mbp. That makes adapters quite nontrivial and make the latency behavior for soundcard use, particularly fullduplex, not a good fit. Satapata to usb firewire work because the ata protocol was designed to be interoperable with both of them. Mac pro firewire ports stopped working mac hardware. 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 use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. What is the best way to plug in usb and then have a place to plug in a firewire 400. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that. Open your hard drive for the problem machine and browse to the. Like usb cables, firewire cables allow users to connect peripheral devices like external hard drives, memory card readers, and digital camcorders to their computers.
Disqus releases first iphone app w support for tracking comments. Dock pour disque dur freecom hard drive dock quattro station daccueil 2. Mac 94b 94a firewire hdd docking station by jackdrogba 2455 views oknew edition for sata hdd docking station by jackdrogba. Wed start first with a separate adapter that still could be connected into the dock, to prove out. Youll typically find at least one usb port along each side of the mac.
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