Questions & Answers for Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
28 Questions from the Community
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Can I connect my WD time machine firewire to my iMac using a thunderbolt adaptor
- Asked by Dianne A from Mission Viejo
- 11 Feb 2019
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I connect my WD time machine firewire to my iMac using a thunderbolt adaptor)
Best Answer:The type of firewire is important to get a straight answer, If you have firewire 800/9pin you can use a (Usb 3 to thunderbolt and then a
Thunderbolt to firewire 800/9 pin) Part # A1463 AND A1790 BOTH MADE BY APPLE! Stay away form non apple made connectors they fail
at every turn. My wish would be that apple would make a usb3.0 or 3.? to firewire that would make a lot of Mac people happy!
Hope this helps...- Answered by Phillip L from Elk Grove
- 1 Jul 2019
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The manual says the Elura 100 has 4-pin connector (IEEE 1394 compliant) so you probably need a Firewire 4-pin to 9-pin (FireWire 800) cable to connect it to the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter (or any FireWire 800 port of a Thunderbolt dock).
- Answered by Joseph V from Fort Langley
- 10 Jan 2019
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (what cables are needed to connect 2014 iMac to Canon Elura 100 for movie transfer??)
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No. This adaptor is used to connect Firewire devices to a Thunderbolt port on your machine.
- Answered by James S from Gordon
- 3 Nov 2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (is it possible to connect a Thunderbolt drive to a mac with Firewire using this adaptor?)
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Hiw do I connect Nikon Coolscan 8000 to iMac Core i5 2017 model
I have a Nikon Super CoolScan 8000 Scanner and need to connect it (FireWire) to an iMac 27” Core i5 2017 model...
What connector/s would I need to use...?- Asked by Daniel S from Halfmoon Bay
- 29 Nov 2018
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does a macbook pro 2010 have a firewire or thunderbolt port
- Asked by Lynda B from Urbandale
- 27 Jan 2017
- Flag as inappropriate (does a macbook pro 2010 have a firewire or thunderbolt port)
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Is this a Thunderbolt 3 type connection? Does it have the new USB-C type plug?
Just ordered the new (October 2016) MacBook Pro and need a cable to connect my Firewire 800 drives to it.
- Asked by Kevin L
- 28 Oct 2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Is this a Thunderbolt 3 type connection? Does it have the new USB-C type plug?)
AnswerNo, it is not a Thunderbolt 3 type connector (USB C), you would need to connect this connector to a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 connector. I have not seen a Thunderbolt 3 to Firewire connector from Apple.
- Answered by Seth B from Fort Lauderdale
- 12 Jun 2017
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Thunderbolt -> Firewire capacity?
Is there a limit to how many Firewire drives I can daisy chain off one Thunderbolt port? I have about 7 units
- Asked by Calvin H from Glendale
- 1 Aug 2012
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Will this work with the new Macbook Pro thunderbolt 3 (usb-c) ports?
- Asked by Jonathan S from Astoria
- 30 Oct 2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Will this work with the new Macbook Pro thunderbolt 3 (usb-c) ports?)
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Enough to Power my Audio sound card?
I am so excited with this release and I am not at home to check the power consumption of my sound card!
Would it be able to power my:
M-Audio 1814 FireWire sound card???- Asked by John M
- 1 Aug 2012
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I have 7 currently. The max is 63.
- Answered by Calvin H
- 18 Aug 2012
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Yes, i have a retina mbp, and used it to transfer from my old mbp, both running the new snow leopard
- Answered by Anonymous A
- 6 Sep 2012
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Best Answer:
Highly unlikely as it can't power my external G-TECH drive.
Time to upgrade to the Duet 2 to be safe...- Answered by Chris B
- 16 Oct 2012
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does this adaptor allow me to connect the Apogee Duet (1st gen) to my Mac?)
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Medium Format Camera?
Will I be able to use this to connect a Leaf Aptus medium format camera back to my rMBP?
- Asked by Anonymous A
- 30 Oct 2012
- Flag as inappropriate (Medium Format Camera?)