FireWire Socket on MacBook Pro

Is the FireWire point Six or Four Pin

There is a 6 pin Firewire 400, and 9 pin Firewire 800.
You can plug a 400 to 800 converter cable into either depending on what you want to plug on the other end.

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    you may get a better answer here...
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    Message was edited by: bobspartylounge

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    Message was edited by: m.greenwood
    Message was edited by: m.greenwood

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  • Using M-Audio Firewire 410 on MacBook Pro in addition to external FW drive

    I'm a little hesitant to use the FW 410 on the same (and only) FW bus on my MacBook Pro as the external FW drive that I'm using to host sample files that stream in to use in various Native Instruments apps (Kontakt 3, Akoustik Piano, etc.).
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    I just used exactly this setup for an entire week on the road and it actually worked.
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  • Can't mount external firewire drive on MacBook Pro

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  • Firewire 400 on MacBook Pro

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  • Trouble with firewire 800 on Macbook Pro

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