Deb:
Firewire is Firewire at the end of the day - the different ends to the
cable are just to fit different sizes of devices (same as the mini USB2
connectors you get on cameras and phones - it's still USB2) so in theory
you should be OK.
In terms of speed, USB 2.0 is a little faster than Firewire 400 in pure
data rate (460Mbps) but from what I can recall (and it's still the
holiday season so correct me if the alcohol is talking here) USB 2.0
runs data transmissions serially so everything connected to the USB
channel has to share the bandwidth. Firewire runs parallel connections
so it can serve 400Mbps to each connection, but it can't run as many at
once as USB (hence USB is more popular).
The biggie here is that I don't think Firewire can downgrade its
connection speeds like USB 2.0 can: you can plug a USB 2.0 device into a
USB 1.1 socket and it will still run, just at a fraction of the speed.
From my experiences in the office, you can't get a Firewire 800 device
to function at all in a Firewire 400 socket.
This is the only reason I can think of why you can't get an external
Firewire drive to work in your existing Firewire setup as I've had no
problem using different cables and plug converters in the Firewire kit
at home and work.
Have a good New Year you lot!
MOU
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