Hard Drive Compatibility

pjsteidl · pjsteidl #1 (**permalink**)

12-11-2007, 01:20 AM

I recently got an external hard drive -- the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini.
After using it for a couple months, I realized that it would be much more useful if I could use it via my FireWire port rather than USB (two USB ports actually b/c it needs the extra power). Is there any cable that would connect the 5-pin USB mini port on the hard drive to the FireWire port on my MacBook? If so, would my external hard drive even work?

Thanks

goobimama · goobimama #2 (**permalink**)

12-11-2007, 03:35 AM

If your external does not have Firewire, then I don't think so. They are two entirely different technologies. And even if there were a converter, it would surely suffer in terms of performance.

Better get yourself a firewire external casing from somewhere cause Firewire is so much faster than USB...

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pjsteidl #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 11, 2007 Posts: 1	12-11-2007, 01:20 AM I recently got an external hard drive -- the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini. After using it for a couple months, I realized that it would be much more useful if I could use it via my FireWire port rather than USB (two USB ports actually b/c it needs the extra power). Is there any cable that would connect the 5-pin USB mini port on the hard drive to the FireWire port on my MacBook? If so, would my external hard drive even work? Thanks
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goobimama #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	12-11-2007, 03:35 AM If your external does not have Firewire, then I don't think so. They are two entirely different technologies. And even if there were a converter, it would surely suffer in terms of performance. Better get yourself a firewire external casing from somewhere cause Firewire is so much faster than USB...
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