Depends on the hard drive’s current enclosure, they can sometimes be quite
sturdy ;)
Regards
Sam
MacAmbulance Ltd.
Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development
Sam Mullen ACMT
+44 (0)7747778022
[email protected]
www.macambulance.co.uk
MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration
number 8466597
This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain
privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in
error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
On 21 Jan 2014, at 16:46, David Ransom <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Sam, I did think it would be too easy to buy the cheap plug:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/TRIXES-Firewire-Female-Adaptor-Accessories/dp/B008SA2D8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390322720&sr=8-1&keywords=firewire+adapter+to+usb
>
> Is it an easy job to swap the enclosures?
>
> David
>
>
> On 21 January 2014 16:32, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi David
>
> I would be dubious, they’re two very different protocols. You’re better off
> taking the drive out of the FW enclosure and putting it into a USB enclosure.
>
> Regards
>
> Sam
>
>
> MacAmbulance Ltd.
> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development
>
> Sam Mullen ACMT
> +44 (0)7747778022
> [email protected]
> www.macambulance.co.uk
> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration
> number 8466597
> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain
> privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in
> error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
>
> On 21 Jan 2014, at 16:27, David Ransom <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to connect an external Firewire hard drive to a USB input on
>> a Mac via a converter?
>>
>> I have seen converters advertised on Amazon but they invariably seem to get
>> terrible reviews.
>>
>> Has anyone tried this?
>>
>> David
>>
>> --
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>> email to [email protected].
>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected].
>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug.
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
>
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Sussex Mac User Group" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected].
> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
>
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Sussex Mac User Group" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected].
> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Sussex Mac User Group" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send an email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
