firewire 400 6 pin and firewire 1394 6 pin. same connector?

Hello,

If you so wish, connecting the FireWire hard drive (6-pin) to the old 15" mid-2010 MacBook Pro (9-pin, FW 800) would only require a 6-pin to 9-pin FireWire cable. With that MacBook Pro connected to the Internet, it should then be possible to upload the files to the iCloud Drive. Good luck!

Hi,

IEEE 1394 is the standard. Apple's name is FireWire. FireWire 400 uses a 6-pin connector (FW 800 has a 9-pin). So, the two that you mentioned should be the same.

Identify the ports on your Mac - Apple Support

Does the Lacie hard drive enclosure (model?) have a 6-pin FireWire connector? If so, as I indicated in my previous reply, that is just another name for an IEEE 1394 6-pin connector. This means that you could connect the FireWire hard drive to a computer with FireWire 400 (6-pin) or 800 (9-pin) ports, providing that an appropriate FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable is used.

I guess that you have been using this FireWire hard drive with the OS X 10.10 MacBook Pro 13" in your profile. Based on the model (year?) and operating system, that computer would have FireWire 800.

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/index-macbookpro.html

rkaufmann87 mentioned that you would need two adapters in order to connect the hard drive to a new Mac.

Additionally, cable(s) as required.

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple

Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Apple

In this case, you may prefer the other method suggested by rkaufmann87 (alternatively, one could use an external USB universal bare drive adapter, similar to the example at https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/U3NV2SPATA/).

Depending on the amount of data, and if the old MacBook Pro is still working, there may be other ways as well (such as network transfers and USB flash drives).

Well you got your answer earlier, if you are getting a new Mac then you need 2 adapters. Firewire to Thunderbolt and a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt 3 adapter.

However, If may be easier to remove the drive from the enclosure and put it in a new enclosure that has a USB 3 connection and connect that to the new Mac. If you decide to take that route buy one of the following with HD in it and when it arrives, swap the drive and do your transfer. Then swap again and use the new EHD as backup EHD. https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-mercury-elite-pro

Your question needs to include more details or be more specific. Posting or sharing photos of the ports and cables would be very helpful.

1394 refers to a standard,IEEE 1394,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394

The limited information you have provided prevents anyone from giving more detailed or specific answers. Sorry.😢😢😢

BTW, you are speaking ancient history to us as iMacs have not had FireWire connections for about 10 years now.

What FireWire external drive?

Many of those older external FireWire hard drives also came with USB connections and cables.

You're welcome!

Regards,

Jan