Is it possible to use this to connect an iMac with FireWire to a Thunderbolt external hard drive?

• Asked by Bryan C from La Verne
• Aug 1, 2012
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thunderbolt to firewire400 adapter?

Hi, I've got a TimeMachine with FW400 connection and want to buy a new MacBook Pro that only has Thunderbolt. I've searched for a Thunderbolt to FW400 adapter, but only find one that says it's for Thunderbolt to FW800. Is there an adapter for TB to FW400? Or am I going to have to daisy chain (FW400 to FW800, then FW800 to Thunderbolt)? Thanks!

• Asked by Stacey K from West Bloomfield
• Aug 3, 2012
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is it possible to connect a Thunderbolt drive to a mac with Firewire using this adaptor?

• Asked by Niall M
• Aug 11, 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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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 8, 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 1, 2012
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Thunderbolt -> Firewire capacity?

Is there a limit to how many Firewire drives I can daisy chain off one Thunderbolt port? I have about 7 units

• Asked by Calvin H from Glendale
• Aug 1, 2012
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Will the Apple Thunderbolt to firewire adapter work on PCs (Asus, for example) that have the Thunderbolt ports ?

• Asked by David T from Poughkeepsie
• Dec 3, 2012
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do multiple TB-FW adapters create multiple FW busses?

Hi,

I have a question concerning the use of multiple thunderbolt to firewire adapters. If I plug two of these into an iMac, and then a drive to each adapter, would those devices present themselves to the computer as being on two different firewire busses, or one unified firewire bus?
Some people on here have commented on how they have multiple drives daisy-chained to one adapter, that is not what I am asking about, as in that kind of situation you can easily saturate a single firewire buss.
My purpose here is to use Universal Audio's Satellite UAD product (firewire) in addition to a firewire audio interface. the Satellite prefers to be the sole device on a FW chain for best performance, so what I would like to do is use one adapter for a satellite, and one for a firewire audio interface, and have the two operate independently on their own busses.
Does anyone know if this is possible? Has anyone tried it?

• Asked by Henry R from Chandler
• Jun 11, 2013
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Will this adaptor connect with 6 pin FireWire Maxtor External HD?

• Asked by Jennifer E from Warrell Creek
• Feb 18, 2013
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