Questions & Answers for Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

I have 7 currently. The max is 63.

• Answered by Calvin H
• Aug. 17, 2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (How many FW800 devices can be daisy chained up at the same time?)

The 3rd Generation iPod was the first model to feature a dock connector, and had the play/pause, menu, forward, and back buttons in a line above the touch wheel.

You can Identify your iPod Model at Apple Support KB article HT1353

If this is the case, any USB or Firewire 400 to Dock Connector cable should be OK to use, just use a USB one, and plug it directly into your MacBook.

If you have a first or 2nd generation iPod (With a physical wheel, or a touch wheel with buttons arranged around the wheel (but not on the wheel) and with a FireWire port on the top of the unit (no dock connector) you will additionally need a Firewire 400 to Firewire 800 cable. You can plug the FW400 end into the iPod, and the FireWire 800 end will fit into this accessory. You can then use a specialist piece of software to extract the music from your iPod.

• Answered by Silas P from Elwood
• Sep. 11, 2012
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this work with my (very old gen3) ipod?)