How do i tell if my macbook pro has firewire 400 or 800. This is twice the speed of the original 94 standard, and is a real musthave for transporting and networking multiple types of digital data between users and systems. Firewire is a highspeed digital interface that comes in two varieties 94a or just 94 and 94b. Download speed for camcorder tapes is as per the specification and the quality is good. Dec 14, 2005 which laptops have built in firewire 800. Neither answered by a verified mac support specialist. It only supports devices that are ohci open host controller interface compatible. These cables also work at firewire 400 performance levels up to 40 mbytes per second when connected to any 4pin or 6pin connected firewire 400 device on either end of the cable. The good news for audio and video professionals is that firewire 800 is not all that different from firewire 400 except when it. Firewire 9pin cables, 9 pin to 9 pin firewire 800 cables. Without the aid of instruction sheet, i was able to install a standard 2. Or at least thats what i had to do when my sons nook crashed and burned last month. Western digital 500 gb my book external hard drive 100% new sealed in package.
Western digital my book studio 2tb compact and light enough to easily fit in a backpack or briefcase, western. Just lately i bought a firewire 800 drive and discovered that my computer only has a firewire 400 6pin connector. Audio and video devices are already cropping up to take advantage of the bandwidth and ease of use. This page was initially build to gather my own info into one single page. You would think all firewire cards were all the same. Macbook pro 16inch, 2019 firewire 800 thunderbolt 3.
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Review about western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800 usb 2. Thank you, i was wondering the same about this thread being open. With the drive came a regular 9pin 9pin firewire 800 cable, so the idea of cutting it in two and connecting two firewire 6pin 400 connectors was born. The good news for audio and video professionals is that firewire 800 is not all that different from firewire 400 except when it comes to speed. Firewire is out of fashion and most new pcs are supplied without such ports which means you are going to need a firewire card.
Yinyang plugs into the single firewire 800 ieee 94b port found on most new mac computers and enables you to connect and use a firewire 400 device the yin and a firewire 800 device the yang at the same time. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Wd my book studio edition wdh1q0 hard drive 1 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Review about western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800usb 2. Data transfer speeds up to 800mbs ensure fast transfer of your information, especially when connected via the firewire800 port. If you want to benefit from this improved service, please optin. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0020hal hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. Western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb firewire 400. Instead of the six pin firewire connector, the smaller, four pin i.
This site uses cookies to provide and improve your shopping experience. I know that firewire 400800 is a pretty old standard, but a lot of us still want to use solid pro gear like external audio cards without spending hundreds in thunderbolt donglesadapters assumed the mobo is tb ready. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0030hal hard drive 3 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. When i opened the mybook studio i installed the wd drive manager software, connected the mybook to the. Oyen digital 20tb mobius 5bay firewire 800 esata usb 3. Unibrain firewire 800 10 meters 33 feet 9pin to 9pin cable, unibrain produces reliable firewire800 94b cables, offering cutting edge design while using the most advanced manufacturing processes. How many times faster is a hispeed usb port than an. I have a mac g5 tower with both firewire 400 and 800. Once installed, this host card will add two firewire 800 ports and one firewire 400 port 6pin allowing support of various types of firewire products such as external hard drives, dv camcorder, digital cameras and much more.
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Jul 18, 2012 im starting to think if i should sell the firewire audio card and move on i own a fireface 400 which works incredibly well but firewire is giving me too many headache my previous firewire card was a lacie firewire 800 that worked amazing until it started making my pc get random freezes, either on mac and pc. Hard disk description, desktop, desktop, desktop, desktop. Since each firenexcoaxs800 repeater has two ieee 94b firewire 800 ports it can also be used as a hub for daisy chain connections. I only have one firewire 800 port on my mac so would it be possible to transfer files by connecting the two via firewire 800 when only one is connected to my mac. That said, firewire has a higher current limit than usb 500ma so caveat you may blow a fuse on the mb if the firewire device draws too much current. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 2tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, firewire 800, esata, doppellaufwerk, usb 2. Which is faster, an esata port or a firewire 800 port.
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This was purchased along with a firewire 800 to 400 9pin to 4 pin cable. Sell on amazon siig firewire 2port pcie nn e20012s2 by. Mybook studio 6tb problems please help wd community. A 6 pin to 9 pin converter is also available for connecting legacy firewire400 devices on a 9 pin firewire800 port. Externe festplatte firewire 800 preisvergleich gunstig bei idealo. Diese ausfuhrung wurde auch mit 2 tb verkauft, was mir zu wenig.
It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. The 94b standard firewire 800 can transfer data up. I have a macpro with three 1tb drives and one 2tb drive installed. Unfortunately windows 2000 does not completely support ieee 94. If you can power your hds externally then youre good to go with a 4 to 6 pin firewire cable. This 3 port pci express firewire adapter card can be installed in a pci express slot to add two ieee94b firewire 800 9 pin ports and one ieee94a firewire 400 6 pin port, providing broad compatibility with a wide range of firewire devices e. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 2tb 3,5 zoll. Dec 01, 2011 i recently tested an owc mercury eliteal pro mini drive enclosure, which is equipped with 2 firewire 800 ports, a usb2 port, and an esata connector.
The 94b standard firewire 800 can transfer data up to 800 mbps and uses a 9pin connection. A 6 pin to 9 pin converter is also available for connecting legacy firewire 400 devices on a 9 pin firewire 800 port. External hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Jul 18, 2012 thank you, i was wondering the same about this thread being open.
Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering. When i opened the mybook studio i installed the wd drive manager software, connected the mybook to the mac using. Newnex 9pin 94b cables work at firewire 800 performance levels up to 80 mbytes per second when used with 9pin connected firewire 800 equipped host controllers and 9pin connected firewire 800 hubs and repeaters. When we tested the my book studio using firewire 800, all three tests clocked in. Last week i bought the wd my book studio edition ii 6tb. Western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800usb 2. We had two wd 8tb my books en route from when pcper published that it got hgst he8 8tb 7200 rpm hard drives from units procured at best buy. Lacie 2tb dji copilot boss hard drive previous gallery image. Sonnets tango express 800 provides a quick way to add or add more highspeed connections to your setup and delivers maximum data transfer speeds for the fastest firewire and usb devices. Get the best deals on firewire 800 external hard disk drives when you. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. Wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive. Sonnets yinyang firewire 800 to firewire 400800 mini hub solves both problems.
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