FireWire 400 port to 800 Port?

Trying to migrate data from iBook PowerBook whic has FireWire 400 port to iMac which has FireWire 800 port. My existing FireWire cable does not fit the iMac port. There must be a solution.

Just get a FW800 to FW400 cable or adapter. They are fairly common. They give you a 9-pin to 6-pin change.
Here is an example of a cable...
http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502638;c:100078
Here is an example of an adapter...
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html
With the adapter you just plug your normal FW400-to-FW400 cable into the back of it.
Cheers,
Patrick

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