Hi Merv As others have mentioned there is no way to convert from USB to Firewire I'm afraid. Different standards etc. So a USB3 drive will only run at USB2 speed on a Mac (well most of them).
Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** On 26/04/2012, at 9:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: > I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast > connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to > connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a > Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the > performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be > achieved with such a device? > Merv > -- > The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden > confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of > Man') > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
