On May 5, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
FireWire cable comes in 6 different versions
Finally got around to dealing with FireWire. Looked and looked, but
could not find any, so gave up and went to Frys.
They have some 6 different versions, 6 wire to 4 wire, 4 to 4, 6 to
6, and more. The question is what is the FireWire that is configured
for our G4, G5 and so on? Any help will be appreciated. BTW I did
purchase the 6 to 6 config for $22.
All Macs with Firewire400 use 6-pin connections. The other end depends
on what you're connecting to, they may be 4 or 6 pin. FW800 cables are
9 pin and are another kettle of horses.
Also, you sorely overpaid for that 6-6 cable. A 6pin to 6pin 6 ft
cable is $2.75 at Monoprice
<http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10301
>
I never buy a cable anywhere else, unless I need it immediately (and
at that our local electronics supply store is still cheaper than Frys!
I bought a FW800-FW400 6-pin cable there for $11.)
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