Connecting older isight to new mac mini apple community. 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. Many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400 megabits per second mbps. How can i transfer video from mini dv camcorder to mac. The apple service centre also confirmed this themselves. Mac computers that have any of the following ports can connect to hdmi devices. 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. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. This video shows how to transfer data from one apple mac machine to another mac machine using firewire 800 cable.
Newegg offers the best prices, fast shipping and toprated customer service. In this video we have shown the most popular mac machines the imac and macbook pro. 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. Cablecc ieee 94 6pin female to 94b 9pin male firewire 400 to 800 cable 20cm. Product title 15 ft 4pin to 6pin firewire cable 15 foot ieee. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. Firewire, also known as ieee 94, is not a cable you usually find these days. I recently bought the new imac and want to transfer everything from my macbook pro to the imac.
Now i can continue to use my previously expensive digi 002 daw without having to upgrade everything and spending. 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. The only problem i am aware of is the possible inability to boot from a firewire to usb external hard drive. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cable many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable. Link to connect external devices, such as a hard drive or a digital video camera, without needing to restart your computer. A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cable. Some speakers and professional audio interfaces connect to your computers usb port or firewire port. If you have a device that doesnt connect to this port, you might be able to use an adapter to connect it these mac models have thunderbolt 3 ports. 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. Get the best deals on firewire cable for mac and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Which firewire cable for macbook pro to m apple community. For all macs that match specific usb or firewire capabilities courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the capability of interest right column.
What is a firewire cable, and do you really need it. You can use these ports to connect to headphones, speakers, or an audio system. Offering much faster speeds, even faster than usb 2. I first discovered this when trying to use my external hard drive for backup. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. This cable can be connected to a apple approved thunderbolt to firewire adapter for our firewire interfaces, on mac and pc systems. New 9 pin to 4pin ieee 94 b firewire 800 400 cord 9p 4p cable for mac pc. The problem originally developed by apple in 1999 the firewire 800 ports are available in nonretina macbook pro, mac mini, and mac pro. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Dv camera to imac on firewire 400 nothing happening.
Along with usb, firewire also called ieee 94 is another popular connector for adding peripherals to your computer. Some have a firewire 800 port that transfers data at up to 800 mbps. Use thunderbolt 3 with displays and other devices that connect using either a thunderbolt 3 cable or usbc cable. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019. That would then mean i could try to go from the camcorder to the thunderbolt adapter on the mac. So, for the firewire cable, i should probably first look for a micro fw to fw800 cable.
Firewire ilink adapter cord cable for 6 pin to 6 pin ieee 94 800 400 pc mac dv this item is compatible with apple, firewire, sony, ilink, and all other ieee 94 peripherals compatible model. For the possible miniusb connector, i found this cable attached. Add my macbook to the list of failed firewire ports. Cable builders ieee 94b firewire 800 400 cable 9 pin to 4 pin ieee94 94 length 6ft for pc mac dv 6 foot 6 feet black friday november cyber monday 4. Product title elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook retina, 12inch, early 2015 2017 macbook air retina, inch, 2020. Pasow firewire 94b 800 ieee male to male cable for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac pc. Popularized in the early 90s, it was the competing standard to usb for a long time, not unlike thunderbolt is today. Shop firewire ieee 94 cables from startech, cables to go, belkin and more. How to transfer data from mac to mac machines using. Presonus fp10 firewire 400 to firewire 800 cable apple firewire to thunderbolt 2 adapter apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. 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.
Macbook air inch, early 2015 2017 macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro retina, inch, late 2012 2015 macbook pro retina, 15inch, mid 2012 2015. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800. Firewire cable 9pin4pin cable, firewire 800 9pin to firewire 400 4pin for canon panasonic sony camera camcorder connect to apple imac 27 macbook pro. 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. We also offer pci slot brackets for internal cables needing to run to an external box. You can also connect a usbc power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. You need an older 400 firewire cable and a a400 to 800 adapter. However the salesman there informed me that for such a onetime transfer of data in.
Firewire cable 9pin4pin cable, firewire 800 9pin to. 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. Like usb, firewire supports different connector types. Connecting sony minidv camcorder to mac apple community. How to effectively link presonus firepod firewire 400 to. 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. Cable builders ieee 94 firewire 400 ilink cable 6 pin to 6 pin ieee94 66 length 6ft for pc mac dv 6 foot 6 feet black friday november cyber monday sale 5. Firewire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still ongoing.
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 4. This oneway adapter you cant use it to convert a mac firewire interface to thunderbolt supports a firewire 800 attachment. I rarely use the firewire port, but i know that it works. Mac computers can use an hdmi cable or adapter to connect to an hdtv, display, or other hdmi device. Then connected wire from 800 port to my firewire to thunderbolt adapter then to the mac. If you have a device that doesnt connect to this port, you might be able to use an adapter to connect it. Product title firewire cable ieee94 4pin4pin 400mbps.
Not having that, i connected the camcorder to my lacie rugged firewire hard drive. C power adapter,96w usbc power adapter,apple 45w magsafe 2 power adapter for macbook air. On some cameras you need to look into the camera menu and set dvout. 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. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter education apple. 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. To download video, you would use the firewire connection. Cmple ieee94 firewire ilink dv cable 6p4p mm 10ft, black 6ft firewire, i. 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. Ive tried two other ways to connect this screen to the macbook pro. No problems in waking up the monitor when the macbook pro wakes up. One of the most interesting improvements to the new mac mini models announced tuesday is that the minis single firewire 400 port has been replaced by a faster firewire 800 version. 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.
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