[X4U] Firewire

[Linda]

On 1/2/07 11:05 AM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> His FireWire 400 drive will work fine on any new Mac he buys, because every
> current model includes a FireWire 400 port.

That wasn't his question. :-)

This is his question:

>> I guess what I am asking is if a 400 HD is compatible
>> with an 800 port on a new computer.

Which I answered:

> Firewire 400 and Firewire 800 have different connectors -- they are not the
> same connector with different speeds, as USB and USB 2.0 are. They are
> physically different shapes, so you cannot plug a Firewire 400 cord into a
> Firewire 800 jack, and vice versa.
> 
> This Ohio State website illustrates with pictures.
> <http://8help.osu.edu/1249.html>

And in the next mail, I gave a link to a cable that converts between
Firewire 400 and Firewire 800, running at FW400 speed, should he need that
for some reason.

peace, 
Linda