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Q: Being unfamiliar with firewire, I see 6 pin, 9 pin etc.... Which one is the proper one to use with the thunderbolt adaptor or does it not matter ?

Which FireWire is correct for the thunderbolt adaptor or does it not matter ?

Thunderbolt to FireWire adaptor, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 22, 2012 12:18 PM

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There are two types of FireWire: 400 and 800. With the Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, you have to use a FireWire 800 cable, and that's what most of the external hard disks now use

Posted on Dec 22, 2012 12:20 PM

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