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KevinCole
Member 		posted 12 October 2009 14:48         Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
We've recently purchased a new computer which came with a built-in Firewire 400. The engineer who made the purchase says that the vendor is recommending against adding a Firewire 800 board (due to heat considerations in an already hot machine), but rather, getting an external FW800 to FW400 adapter. What do we lose by going that route?

P.S. Our machines are unplugged at the moment, as the Konnekt-8 is out for service, but I think I had it connected as

K8 <- FW-400 -> Paca <- FW-800 -> Mac

The new computer's a PC.

[This message has been edited by SSC (edited 12 October 2009).]

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SSC
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The external adapter is the same thing as a FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cable, which you can get at most computer outlets or on-line. (FireWire 800 can automatically convert itself to FireWire 400 when a cable with the correct pinout is used.)

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KevinCole
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quote:
Originally posted by SSC:
The external adapter is the same thing as a FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cable, which you can get at most computer outlets or on-line. (FireWire 800 can automatically convert itself to FireWire 400 when a cable with the correct pinout is used.)

So, no negative impact on going that route?

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