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Dec 20, 2011 1:58 PM in response to marcynewmanby Kappy,Older models may only have FW400 ports although all the Intel MBPs except the first model also had FW800 ports. Most likely you need a FW400 6-pin to FW800 9-pin cable. The new computers have a Thunderbolt and a FW800 port. Don't confuse them as they are different.
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Dec 20, 2011 2:01 PM in response to Kappyby marcynewman,That sounds a bit confusing to me. I have a Macbook Pro from 2007. I have Intel in my computer. Is there a clearer way you can explain this to a borderline luddite user?
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Dec 20, 2011 2:14 PM in response to marcynewmanby Kappy,Not sure what's so confusing. There are two flavors of Firewire. FW 400 that uses a 6-pin connector and FW 800 that uses a 9-pin connector. If your computer only has the former then you can get a conversion cable so you can connect it to a newer computer that only has the Firewire with the 9-pin connector.
An example of such a cable is here.
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Dec 22, 2011 5:05 AM in response to marcynewmanby a brody,★HelpfulThe only Macs with the MacBook name without any sort of Firewire are the MacBook Airs, and the Macbook without the (Pro) label of a certain age, as mentioned by this tip. If your friend has a Mac older than 2001, they might not have Firewire either.
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Dec 23, 2011 4:00 AM in response to a brodyby marcynewman,Thank you so much. This is what I was trying to figure out and the photo made all the difference!

