Firewire 400 vs Firewire 800

can I plug a FW 400 device into either port

Yes, as long as the cable's connector fits in the port, you're golden, as Firewire 800 is backwards compatible. Some devices come with two cables, 400/400 or 800/800, and the second being 400/800.

FW400/FW800 adaptor (6-pin to 9-pin cable)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189097

Looby

Right, most or a lot of the device makers don't supply cables, do they? That could come in handy, too bad my Newegg package arriving tomorrow won't have one inside...

There's still Santa.

myhighway wrote:

That could come in handy, too bad my Newegg package arriving tomorrow won't have one inside...

With newegg, it's best to buy cheap cables and such as part of a larger order;
if you order 'em alone, the shipping often costs more than the merchandise.

BTW, does anyone know of a source for SHORT cables? It's really
messy to use a 6' cable when 18" would be more than long enough.

Looby

I recently bought a couple Maxtor One Touch FireWire/USB drives and was pleasantly surprised to discover that they included a FireWire cable.

Hi Looby

[Maplin|http://www.maplin.co.uk/family.aspx?menu=1595&MenuName=Computer+Cables&w orldid=-10&doy=1m12] has a good selection of firewire cables, unfortunately the shortest seem to be 1.5m.

Like Duane my Maxtor One Touch drivers were also shipped with both USB and FireWire cables.

Dennis

Hey better yet

[High Speed FireWire 800 Short 9"|http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-cfb-9902-09.html]


[High Speed FireWire 800 Short Cable 13" angle|http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-99r01-13.html]

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[High Speed FireWire 800 Short 9" | http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-cfb-9902-09.html ]

[High Speed FireWire 800 Short Cable 13" angle | http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-99r01-13.html ]

Thanks, Dennis -- exactly what I was lookin' for.

Looby

LK your welcome!

Yah google is pretty amazing, you never know what you might find?

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Dennis

den.thed wrote:

Yah google is pretty amazing, you never know what you might find?

LOL. The web knows ALL!

...Abolish Plate Tectonics!

Looby

Gondwana was the land mass that moved to the Southern Hemisphere. Laurasia was the land mass that stayed in the Northern Hemisphere. Pangea was the whole kit and kaboodle. That T shirt needs some updating.

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