Older Cinema Display to New MacBook

I bought a 20 inch LCD Cinema Display (A1081) from a friend. I have a brand new MacBook Pro (15" screen) that I want to connect it to. However, the cords from the monitor do not match up to the ports I have on the MacBook. The monitor comes with a DVI cable, a USB cable and firewire cable. Only the USB cable actually fits my MacBook.
What adpaters do I need for the DVI cable and the firewire cable? Do I need the firewire cable?
I'm a total Mac Noob so go easy on me. Thanks!

If you have a brand new MacBook Pro, then you have FireWire. It's just a FireWire-800 port, and that older monitor has a FireWire-400 cable. Adapters are available and inexpensive:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/FIR1369AD/
Your new MacBook Pro has a Thunderbolt Port which will function as a Mini DisplayPort. So you need a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. Also not terribly expensive:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/CBLMDPDVI/
Those are just examples from one of my favorite Mac retailers. You can find many other similar items at other shops if you care to search.
edit: You don't need to connect the FireWire cable. It's just so that you can use the FireWire ports on the monitor. If you have no FireWire-400 devices, you can ignore it.

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