#422090 - 04/02/0908:06 AMRe: FireWire vs File Sharing
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zwei soporific
Registered: 06/26/04
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Loc: Near an iPad
You'll be looking for a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable. The image below is a 6-pin (left) to 4-pin (right)
The 4-pin connectors are mostly used to connect DV camcorders to your machine. All Macs ship with 6-pin connectors on them. (unless you have a VERY recent one that only ships with a FireWire 800 port)
#422094 - 04/02/0909:58 AMRe: FireWire vs File Sharing
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James C
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I have a 2 yr old Mac Mini and an older IMac. Now I do remember seeing that 6 pin connector on the back of the Mac mini and I think there's one on the IMac. Can I buy these FireWire cables at the Apple Store?
#422100 - 04/02/0910:31 AMRe: FireWire vs File Sharing
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yoyo52 Nothing comes of nothing.
Registered: 05/25/01
Posts: 29976
Loc: PA, USA
If you're not in a hurry for the cable, get it on line from somewhere that's as cheap as can be--do a search at Amazon or at Froogle. Do not just go to a brick and mortar store and pay through the nose!!
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#422110 - 04/02/0912:03 PMRe: FireWire vs File Sharing
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James C
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Originally Posted By: yoyo52
If you're not in a hurry for the cable, get it on line from somewhere that's as cheap as can be--do a search at Amazon or at Froogle. Do not just go to a brick and mortar store and pay through the nose!!
I just cheked amazon and I saw a 6ft cable for $4.51
#422198 - 04/03/0905:38 AMRe: FireWire vs File Sharing
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James C
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Well I checked the IMac and it appears that there is no FireWire in there. I even went into About This and in the FireWire setting and there was no information in there about it. This is an older CRT, blue IMac. I checked where in the area where the USB ports and modems are located and there was no FireWire hookup in there. Would it be located anywhere else?
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