HT1338 What firewire 800 cable do I use?

What firewire 800 cable do I use to connect my mac mini (late 2009) to my Panasonic HDD camcorder?

If a standard FW800 cable is recomended for your camera, use that, if the camera needs a mini connector use that.
Only you know what is on your camera

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    I have just changed from Mac Pro with SATA to an iMac i5 so am now trying to get the best from Firewire 800 with RAID0 and 5 drives I was using with SATA. What I noticed was that using a Lacie Flat Firewire 800 cable I was getting just 26Mb/s Read times using Quickbench yet change the cable to the thicker cable that came with the drive I got 85Mb/s from the same drive, some difference.
    My question is this, does anyone else have recommendations for good quality Firewire 800 cables because it clearly makes a difference?

    Are you sure those cables are 9-pin (fw800) to 6-pin (fw400) cables? I bought a couple of 9pin/6pin cables from monoprice to hook up a couple of external fw400 drives and the cables worked fine.
    Here's the link to the cable I am using:
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=103&cp_id=10301&cs_id=1030105&pid=3542&seq=1&format=2
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  • What FireWire 800 drive (2.5") to build/buy for MacBook Pro?

    Hello community, this topic is to request a little help choosing a FireWire 800 storage solution. About once every two days, I need to run a virtual machine, either Windows XP or Ubuntu. The disk image is currently located on an external USB 2.0 Western Digital hard drive, which is also used for not-speed-sensitive storage. Performance is decent, as long as I quit all possible application before launching (I have 4GB RAM, planning on 8GB upgrade very soon) and don't launch too many apps in the virtual machine, however, I feel performance is lagging since I can see the virtual hard drive indicator turning red most of the time, and the 4 white LEDs on the WD going back and forth (although it doesn't necessarily indicate heavy activity). Especially, restoring to and from saved states routinely takes 45 seconds or more. The external drive is about 90% full most of the time, and may be a contributing factor to the slow feeling. Hence, I thought about putting this FireWire 800 port to good use, and plug a compatible drive in it. I had the following requirements:
    3-year warranty an absolute minimum, 5 years
    would be ok (my current WD MyPassport has 5). Reason is I consider if manufacturers trust their drive for 5 years, it shouldn't be a source of worry for many years to come. I consider 2-year warranty to be substandard drives.
    2.5" form factor. Reason is I rarely happen to have enough room or steady power to lay and plug a full 3.5" drive, unless it uses a battery, which is extremely rare and would add bulk in my bag.
    Ability to saturate FW800 port. I think a more performant drive would be a waste of money since they constantly go down in price, and I may be able to get a better deal by the time I switch to Thunderbolt-based MacBook Pro. Admittedly, this is a "soft" requirement, given expected use.
    Under $150 (would come to $170 tax,S&H included)
    I understand pretty well that the two latter points come in opposition and need a compromise, so I think a large compromise on drive size is to be expected. So far, I thought about these solutions:
    Fully manufactured, i.e. Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex + FW800 dongle. Major drawback: dongle is expensive, and appears to use a proprietary connector. If it breaks, impossible to replace it quickly. Alternative: LaCie Rugged (pretty big for a 2.5" drive), G-Tech (usually quite expensive).
    Handmade from performance platter drives, i.e. Western Digital Scorpio Black + FW800 enclosure. Major drawback: wouldn't saturate a FW800 port since it comes in SATA300 flavor only, but I get the strong feeling it would perform better than many manufactured drives.
    Handmade from SSD, i.e. Corsair + FW800 enclosure. Major drawback: from this page, major compromises would have to be made on capacity. Affordable SSDs seem to be limited to 40 or 60GB, and while I don't put capacity as a priority, I may have to use the high-performance drive for other tasks, such as editing short high-def movies, or add a third virtual machine. Considering the Windows virtual drive needs to be around 15GB, and 25 for Ubuntu, 60GB wouldn't leave enough elbow room.
    What solution would be better advisable, and what arguments would you put forth for it?

    Reply on a dead topic:
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    Second drive I got was also a Scorpio Black I put inside the Mercury Mini enlosure from OWC. Marginal difference experienced from the Macally, but most recent Oxford chipset would ensure fewer head parkings, that are very noisy and unsettling, so much I thought there was something wrong with the drive, and still think there is, despite reassurance from Western Digital.
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  • Time Machine fails to backup HD and stalls computer when backing up to external HD (Western Digital WD5000MT) when using Firewire 800 but works fine using USB

    I have a mid 2012 MBP (MacbookPro9,1) running Mountain Lion 10.8.2.  When I start a Time Machine backup to an external Western Digital HD (WD5000MT) connected using a Firewire 800 cable, my open programs stop responding and in general my computer freezes up not allowing me to open activity monitor or the console utility.  I can't even shut down or restart my computer and must hard boot to reset.  Though removing the firewire cable that goes to the external HD can sometimes get my system working again.  However, the WD external HD also has a usb port and when I connect it to my computer via a USB cable, Time Machine seems to backup my system fine without stalling my computer.  This same external HD worked fine with Firewire 800 using my old late 2007 MBP running snow leopard.  I should note that my brother has the exact same model WD external HD and he also had issues with the firewire port on his MBP running mountain lion.  I have run the disk utility checking for disk/file permission errors and the drive itself seems fine.  I initially formatted that drive as ExFAT but while troubleshooting reformatted to HFS+ and still had the same issue.  I tested using a different firewire 800 cable but still had the same issue.  Can't think of anything else to do.  I don't have another firewire-compatible device to test if it is the HD vs the firewire port.   I would prefer to use the firewire port for quicker transfer speeds but I'm stuck with USB for now.  Any suggestions? 

    Maybe these will help:
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11194
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275 (note - older article)
    Have you tried looking at the Western Digital web site to see if you can find anything?
    http://support.wdc.com

  • The Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 cable?

    I have a JVC digital video camera, and have lost some of the cables. Will a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 cable connected with a Firewire 800 - Firewire 400 cable (same as ieee1394?) transfer the videos to my MacBook Air?

    The Thunderbolt to FW 800 cable provides a FW800 port that you can plug into. You can see what it looks like here.  If you have a FW cable that will connect to your camera and terminates in a FW800 plug, that should work.

  • Firewire 800 cable stopped working

    I've had two different Firewire 800 cables burn out on me this week.  Both times, I accidently unplugged the cable from a WD drive.  When I try to use the cable again (with any device), it doesn't work.  I can swap the cable out and everything seems to work fine.  Do firewire 800 cables really break this easily?

    Thanks Nick.  The Iomega is the only external drive with which I have experienced any problems so I guess I wasted my money and will need to try another brand.

  • Mini Firewire 800 Cables???

    I have been searching around the net in hopes of finding a really really small firewire 800 cable which I could use to connect two mobile hard drives together...I have the two drives stuck together with industrial strength velcro, and the ports of the two drives are about an inch apart from each other...I am in need of a Firewire 800 cable that is about 3" inches in length...
    I actually have one of these that came with some accessory device I bought a while back (can't recall which accessory exactly)...but I have had no luck finding such a cable for sale individually...I've searched most major computer cable stores online and have had not luck whatsoever...
    I was hoping someone might be able to provide me with a link to some site out there that sells cables this short???
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    This white Belkin FireWire 800 cable has 18" (45cm). I find this a convenient length (not your desired 3", though
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  • FireWire 800 Cable

    Hello,
    I just went to capture some dv tape from my camera to FCE using my Firewire 400 cable that I used with my core duo, but it looks like I need a special FireWire800 cable to work with my newer 27 inch Core i7. Is that the case?
    If so, would any of the following cables work, or does anyone suggest something else?
    Thanks.
    -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270193
    -- http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-F019-006-Firewire-Hi-speed/dp/B000AAZQM2
    -- http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Firewire-4-pin-9-pin-Cable/dp/B000VJJ1EQ
    -- http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Firewire-800-Computer-Cable/dp/B000VB9BVW

    I have been using 9->4 pin firewire cables from monoprice.com with my FW800 iMac. Works perfectly.

  • Firewire 800 cable connection on 2011 MacBookPro

    Hello, I'm really having  a hard time finding others online with this problem but we do photo/video and use a Firewire GRAID mini for transferring footage on location, it uses the Firewire 800 cable, the one that came with it as well as third party cables you can buy at radio shack (plastic ends), do not stay plugged in very well and it's really nerve racking when these things come unplugged while Final Cut is doing I/O, and this is not just the drive , they don't firmly sit inside the socket on the Macbook Pro, so our problem is doubled.
    Has anyone a good recommendation on a FW800 cable that will solve our problems? I know I've seen some before on other drives that were metal ends and slightly oversized that would stay seated quite well in the Mac, wish I knew where to find those...
    (* I know Thunderbolt is the future, we are using Thunderbolt for our studio drives, but want to keep using our phantom powered Firewire GRAID minis for portable work for another year if possible)

    Applefutbol,
    I'm not sure of the technical details, but I have certainly found that since starting to use FW800 instead of (and sometimes alongside) FW400, my hard drives seem to be a lot more responsive. One of my portable drives, for instance, has both 400 and 800 connectivity. On my desktop I have it connected via FW800 and it is lightning fast when transferring files, but it is distinctly slower when connected via FW400 to the same computer and others.
    I'd borrow a cable from someone and test it first, but I do think you'll find it faster in general.
    However, if the HV20 is only using FW400, then you will not get any speed increase, as FW works at the speed of the slowest connection.
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  • I have a videocamera minidv what kind of cable i had used to import the movie?, I have a videocamera minidv what kind of cable i had used to import the movie?

    I have a videocamera minidv what kind of cable i had used to import the movie?

    Which MiniDV Video Camera?
    What version iMovie do you have on your Mac?
    For starters, have a look at > Apple - Support - iMovie

  • What kind of cable can I use?

    Hello,
    I recently bought an iMac and I was wondering what kind of cable can I use to connect it to my Macbook Air so that I'll be able to transfer my files faster.
    Any links to a website that has a picture or actually sells the appropriate cable would be greatly appreciated as I currently live Paris and communicating with store clerks is a mission in and of itself!
    Thanks a lot.

    get the usb-ethernet adapter for the MBA and then an ethernet cable to attach the two computers. OR: create a computer to computer wireless airport connection so that the computers can access the N wireless network both are capable of but some routers are not. If the MBA is the more recent revision, you may have gotten the usb-ethernet adapter included in the package; otherwise, it can be purchased from the Apple Store. The ethernet cables are standard and can be obtained from any computer store. No need for anything special like crossover cables, macs connect directly with a standard cable.
    I tried to transfer files quickly via a simple 802.11g wireless LAN I had set up via a router but it was so slow that I set up the c to c network via the menubar airport menu and was able to quickly copy and transfer files via the 802.11n that the airport hardware provides when something else does not interfere with the speed that the macs are capable of wirelessly.
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  • What digital audio cable can I use with my 2009 Mac mini?

    I have a late 2009 Mac mini (not the HDMI model) and I would like to get digital audio out of it. What kind of cable should I use?
    The headphone jack says that it can connect with digital audio products, but I don't know how to tell if 1/8th cables are digital or analog.
    Thanks!

    the mac mini's headphone jack has a combination optical hookup. any kind of headphone cable will not send out the optical signal, you can tell because when you look at a standard headphone cable, it doesnt have anything for light to shine through it!
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  • I have a new Mac with usb 3.0 ports. What type of cable do I use for an old usb 1 printer

    I have a new IMac with usb 3 ports. What type of cable do I use for conncting on older usb 1 device?

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  • No Firewire 800 Cable

    I just received my Mac Pro and my 30 inch Cinema Display.
    The main power cable that is attached to the back of the Display splits, and also contains a second power cable, a USB cable and a FireWire 400 cable.
    The problem is that new Mac Pros have only Firewire 800 inputs. Apple says they do not make a matching cable. That's ridiculous. I connected the cables. If I keep everything as is without an attached FireWire cable, what impact will this have on viewing my video editing?

    Apple says they do not make a matching cable.
    If needed, purchase a FireWire 400 to 800 cable or adapter, which are also known as 6 pin to 9 pin.
    If I keep everything as is without an attached FireWire cable, what impact will this have on viewing my video editing?
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  • Firewire 800 cables aren't working...

    Hi,
    I just bought a couple of Firewire (1394B) cables for my external hard drives. I've been using Firewire 400 to 800 cables without any problems, but when I connect the 800 cable, my drives will not mount on my desktop.
    Any suggestions?
    I've looked on line but can't seem to find any info.
    Thanks!

    Are you sure those cables are 9-pin (fw800) to 6-pin (fw400) cables? I bought a couple of 9pin/6pin cables from monoprice to hook up a couple of external fw400 drives and the cables worked fine.
    Here's the link to the cable I am using:
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=103&cp_id=10301&cs_id=1030105&pid=3542&seq=1&format=2
    Message was edited by: X423424X

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