Can this adapter be used to connect thunderbolt external hard drive to older mac with firewire 800?

I want to purchase a Thunderbolt external hard Drive to use with my new MacBook Pro with retina display. I also want to be able to use that hard drive with my older iMac that only has FireWire 800. Will this adapter allow me to connect the thunderbolt drive to the older iMac.

• Asked by Alexander E from Dix Hills
• Aug 5, 2012
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With the use of the Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, can I attach a FireWire drive, or even a FireWire chain of drives, to a Thundebolt drive?

I have an existing chain of two FireWire hard drives, currently attached directly to the FireWire port of an iMac. And I want to add a Thunderbolt drive soon, too, using the Thunderbolt port. But the newest iMacs don't have any FireWire port. So I want to be able to use both types of drive with the newest, and presumably future, Macs.

• Asked by Murray E from Amherst
• Oct 24, 2012
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Is there a Thunderbolt splitter? How can I connect an external monitor and use the Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter with only one port on MBA?

• Asked by David M from Raleigh
• Aug 10, 2012
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Can this adapter be used to transfer my files from a Late 2009 IMac to a brand new fusion IMac. I have a firewire 800 cable.

I am getting a new IMac 27" with fusion drive. I would like to transfer my files from my Late 2009 27" iMac. Can I use the firewire to thunderbolt adapter for this purpose?

• Asked by Jose O from Coral Gables
• Dec 5, 2012
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What transfer speeds would I expect using this adapter? Will this convert my firewire drives to thunderbolt speeds?

• Asked by Randall J from Spring
• Aug 3, 2012
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Does this Thunderbolt to Firewire connection allow Sony DV camcorders to record to the Mac? (for iStopMotion)

• Asked by Richard K from Vancouver
• Sep 17, 2012
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Will this adaptor connect with 6 pin FireWire Maxtor External HD?

• Asked by Jennifer E from Warrell Creek
• Feb 19, 2013
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is there an adaptor for a external memory usb to thunderbolt

• Asked by Kevin S from St Helens
• Jan 29, 2013
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Will this let a FW800 HD work under Windows 7 / BootCamp on a MBP Retina?

Has anyone tried to connect one (or more) external hard-drives with FW800 ports through this adapter to a MacBook Pro (Retina) running Windows 7 under BootCamp?

I have quite a load of specific Windows software that does not exist under Mac OS X, and more than a wheelbarrow of files stored on LaCie 1 or 2 TB Quadra hard-drives with FW800 ports.

I'm considering to update my current MBP15 to a new MBP15(Retina) and I need to be sure that it does what I need before I order it: money-back-guarantee isn't an option as my employer sources most of our hardware through a lease contractor.

• Asked by Daniele T from Ferrara
• Aug 9, 2012
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Will this allow users to start a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac in "Target Disk Mode" and access it via a FireWire-only Mac? (And vice-versa)

I know that Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt Target Mode is available and obviously FireWire-to-FireWire, but I'm more curious about using Target Disk mode to support older Macs with newer ones and vice versa.

• Asked by Josef L from Tacoma
• Aug 2, 2012
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