Using this adapter plus a 9pin to 6pin fw800 to fw400 cable i can connect to my fw400 based external hard. The firewire 800 port provides up to 7w for bus powering your external hard drive solutions. Macmall apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter md464lla. Thunderbolt is a revolutionary io technology that supports high performance data devices and highresolution displays though a single, compact port. Fw400 to fw800 cable fw800 to thunderbolt 2 adapter thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. With the belkin thunderbolt 2 express dock hd, you can connect up to 8 devices including dual displays to your powerful ultrabook, laptop or desktop and take full advantage of thunderbolt 2 data transfer speeds and 4k cinema resolution. Is anyone using a firewire interface in a thunderbolt port. Ive looked all over for a firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable or cable connector combo to use between my panasonic pvgs300 almost 10 yrs. 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. I have a tb port on an early 2011 macbook pro, and id like to connect a usb3 drive to it to get higher transfer speeds than connecting to the mbpros usb2 ports. The second photo shows the other end of that fw800 cable, and the two new apple adapters lined up next to it. My old 2007 imac has firewire, and i used it for my digital camcorder and for an audio interface. Apple thunderbolt 3 typec to thunderbolt 2 adaptor.
The adapter itself is chunky, and is a tight fit in the slot right next to my mini dp to dvi adapter but it does fit and it works. Every thunderbolt to usb c i see says for displays only, not for hard drives which i assume means not for data transfer. 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. From there i have the original belkin thunderbolt express hub that has fw800 in and goes out to thunderbolt 2 i believe. Browse mac additional adapters on sale, by desired features. Presonus audio does support the use of the approved apple thunderbolt to firewire adapters on pc and mac systems. Looks super funny hanging off the side of the computer but works perfectly fine. Get the cable apple sells now, which i believe is tbolt2tofirewire800. Would i be able to do that or is it necessary to buy an adapter and use from my camere the fw400, the adapter 400 to 800 and then the 800 to tb. Using this adapter plus a standard fw800 cable i can connect to my fw800 based external hard drives. The smallest usbc adapter, ability to use two adapters sidebyside. Then, i started having mysterious connectivity and random unmounting of volumes issues with my 9 external drives. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt.
Firewire adapter macfixit firewire 800 to 400, 9 to 6 pin adapter. Itd be great to use our lovely recording interface with. 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 can vouch for the fact that an edirol fa66 sound card with a firewire 400 interface works fine on a 2019 imac 5k running mojave 10. A more recent standard is thunderbolt, which has already become well established on the apple mac platform, thanks to their early adoption.
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. Thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter previous gallery image thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter next gallery image thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter. This article refers to thunderbolt 1 and thunderbolt 2. Mar 05, 2015 unfortunately, it requires a firewire 800 cable. Rlecs firewire ieee 94 type a 400 6 pin female to 94 type b 800 9 pin male data transfer adapter converter for macbook pro, mac mini, imac etc. Firewire to thunderbolt 3 adapter macrumors forums. Aug 03, 2012 apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Im curious whether anyone has successfully connected the digidesign 002 and imac via thunderbolt port using the fw400800 cable. So your adapter has its own mac address, as does the the network interface in a thunderbolt display, and the wifi in your macbook air.
Shop staples for apple thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter. Apple thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter buy. Finally, i found out about the relatively new thunderbolt port and that i could buy a thunderbolt to firewire adapter. The thunderbolt to firewire adapter simply brings a firewire 800 port into a thunderbolt mac. Thunderbolt pci card for 2010 mac pro apple community. The external audio interface is a presonus firestudio mobile. The rounded edge on your cable is firewire 400 also known as 94a with a 6 pin connector. A builtin thunderbolt cable is ideal for use on the go, and the short cord provides extra flexibility. Does anyone know if it can even be done due to old firewire 400 capabilities. Jun 11, 2018 connection is made via a chain of adapters. Thunderbolt 3 to firewire 400 for fireface 400 page 1. Then, use a 6pin to 9pin cable to connect it to your firewire400 peripheral. Apples approved thunderbolt to firewire adapter you will also want to consider this adapter when utilizing thunderbolt 3 connections on pc computers with the above adapter.
It is a firewire 400 device and of course the macbook is thunderbolt. Connecting older fw800 g drive to new thunderbolt 3 imac. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter for mac md464lla. Im almost done converting the videos, so thats not a huge concern. The thunderbolt adapter gives you a firewire 800 port that can supply up to 7 watts of power to peripherals like hard drives and audio devices for maximum performance. I thought it will be better just to change the cable from 400 to 800 and use the tb to fw from apple. Choose apple menu about this mac, click support, then click specifications. Mac recognized the tb2 to fw800 cable but nothing past it. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with computers which only come equipped with firewire 800. Jan 31, 2015 useful for connecting fw800 or fw400 devices this adapter plugs into the thunderbolt port on your computer, and provides a female fw800 port, for connecting to a firewire cable. The protocols and signals are completely different and incompatible, it requires a conversion with electronics what is your use case. Where is the mac address of my thunderbolt to ethernet. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter owc.
Firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable macrumors forums. One shows my old gdrive with its fw800 output jack populated with my old adapter cable that came with the drive. Months later the adapter started freaking out again, when i. Description this apple adapter 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. Extremely prompt, professional service and communication 5 days from order to delivery, including a weekend, with emails sent promptly. Yes, a simple way to connect these cables to your pc or laptop is by using either an adapter for your thunderbolt cord or by upgrading your pc with an expansion card. A usb 3 card could be added, although attached drives would not be bootable. If the fw400 is to slow, you can get a fw800 pcie card for the 2010 mp.
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. Mar 28, 2020 information about these and other types of mac ports is available in the specifications for your mac. There is no simple cable adapter for thunderbolt to firewire. Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2, thunderbolt 2 to firewire, firewire 800 to.
Fwiw, im also successfully running an apogee duet firewire off a 2012 macbook pro with ssd, 16gb ram, and high sierra. Connect your thunderbolt equipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Using this adapter plus a 9pin to 6pin fw800 to fw400 cable i can connect to my fw400 based external hard drives. I recently purchased an imac 2017, which has thunderbolt 3. Top 10 best firewire cable 400 to usb c for 2020 sideror. The adapter works with most major ethernet networking devices that use gigabit ethernet connections for fast and secure data transmission.
And by brandnew, we mean just announced this morning, which raises. To configure apple thunderbolttogigabit ethernet adapter. Im using a focusrite saffire pro40 connected like this. Replaced the power section of the board and a new adapter. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter hardryvehardryve. I just temporarily repartition my mbps ssd and use firewire or thunderbolt to connect to whichever mac im installing on. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Enjoy highspeed connections with this gigabit ethernet adapter. If you have a device that doesnt connect to this port, you might be able to use an adapter to connect it.
Apple thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter for all macs. In reply to noirdesir oct 4, 2017 im looking for the reverse. This compact mac accessory with builtin thunderbolt cable connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer. Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2, thunderbolt 2 to firewire, firewire 800 to 400.
February 26, 2015 with this adapter, plus a fw800 fw400 adapter cable, plus a fw400 cable, im sure to have the right cable to connect to a new or old ailing mac to run disk utility, do a system install or just transfer large numbers of files quickly. 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. About apple thunderbolt cables and adapters apple support. It has continued slowly, to date to make inroads with the windows pc market a number of motherboards now support it, either directly, with a port on the motherboard, or via an addin card. This apple thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter is compatible with a range of mac computers. Easily connect your thunderbolt equipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Older mac users are in luck, however, because all pre2012 models come with ports already built in. Thunderbolt 2 firewire 400 adapter macrumors forums. Apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Connect your apple thunderbolttogigabit ethernet adapter to the computer. You can learn more about thunderbolt 3 and the thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter for macbook pro 2016 and later and imac 2017.
Peripherals adapters and gender changers adapters and gender changers from. How do i configure the apple thunderbolttogigabit ethernet. Each apple gigabit ethernet adapter is compatible with mac computers running os x v10. Most windows computers do not include any sort of thunderbolt, and even on the expensive ones, its simply usb c ports, which are not the same thing. The adapter has a fw400 slot at one end where you plug in your existing fw400 cable and a fw800 plug at the other end which you plug into your macs fw800 slot. Jun 11, 2018 i can vouch for the fact that an edirol fa66 sound card with a firewire 400 interface works fine on a 2019 imac 5k running mojave 10. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019. While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire connection, it will not provide thunderbolt over firewire. Use thunderbolt 3 with displays and other devices that connect using either a thunderbolt 3 cable or usbc cable. Dec 17, 2014 ive looked all over for a firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable or cable connector combo to use between my panasonic pvgs300 almost 10 yrs. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderboltcapable mac. The only mac so far with a usbc port is the retina macbook. My suggestion would be to get a thunderbolt to firewire adapter for your 20 mp then use firewire to connect to the 2010 mp.
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. Includes apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable requires thunderbolt equipped mac computer os x v10. You can also connect a usbc power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. There are some docks available that have firewire inputs but that would be more expensive if not a little cleaner. This adapter is great for users with firewire peripherals, but have no firewire port on the computer they own. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter.
Different thunderbolt to ethernet adapters will have different mac addresses, but moving one between different ports wont change it. The mac address is unique and a property of the actual network hardware although it can be spoofed. How to connect firewire devices into new macs with thunderbolt 3. 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. The arrival of apples latest macbook pro models brings with it a brandnew connection technology called thunderbolt. Apple firewire adapter thunderbolt firewire 800 for imac. Thunderbolt 3 usbc use thunderbolt 3 usbc with displays and other devices that connect using either a thunderbolt 3 usbc. Use your macbook without worrying about shock or scratch damage. Includes apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable requires thunderboltequipped mac computer os x v10.
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