I want to use my PowerBook as a hard drive for my MacBook Pro. Can I use an Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter to connect the two?
Yes, if they have the correct ports.
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You cannot CREATE a ThunderBolt port on a computer that did not leave the factory with a ThunderBolt port. The adapter creates a FireWire for a computer that has a ThunderBolt port. It does not do the reverse.
Thanks. My MacBook has two Thunderbolt ports but no Firewire ports. My PowerBook G4 has a two firewire ports 800 and 400). If I buy a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter for the MacBook and connect with a Firewire cable from the adapter to the PowerBook Firewire 800 port then if I boot up the PowerBook in Disk Image mode (I think that is the term) I should be able to read on the MacBook a disk that I load onto the PowerBook. Is that right? I just want to be sure before I go a spend the money on the adapter and cable.
If you're trying to access the PowerBook G4's internal hard drive, use Target Disk mode.
If you're trying to access the PowerBook G4's optical drive, click here.
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Thanks very much. I see I don't need to use Target disk mode to get to the G4 optical drive but I still need a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter and cable. Thanks again.
Can I use a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter to connect my PowerBook to my MacBook Pro?
