Does anyone have a Mac with a FireWire port?

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Morning all!

I was wondering if anyone (or that space) has a Mac with a FireWire port I could use for an hour or so please? I just need to configure a piece of hardware.

Or actually if anyone has the FireWire to thunderbolt adapter that would also work.

Thankyou!

Gawain

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I may be able to help. What is it you’re working on?
Will

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Thanks Will. I have an RME Fireface 400 that I need to configure as an Adat converter (8 channel A/D and D/A).

So will need to download the driver and RME’s totalmix software and configure the hardware. It will then remember the settings and I can use it standalone.

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I have to check but I might have a laptop in storage, otherwise, I think I have a windows desktop with it.

Adapters do not exist for firewires, if you have a desktop pc you can use a PCIe card

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I have a female FireWire 800 to male thunderbolt 2 connector. Let’s try that first. If it doesn’t work, I have a 2007 MacBook Pro with both 400 and 800 connections.

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yes, with the exeption of thunderbolt 2 :smiley:

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Thanks @will-hay , that’s great. My stepson has a computer with a thunderbolt 2 port so if I could either borrow the adaptor, or do the work on your machine at the space that would be amazing. Do you have a Firewire 800-400 lead?

@emuboy of course you do! A PC with firewire, a rare beast indeed! That would also work well.

Luckily RME are amazing with drivers (maintaining them and supporting old operating systems) so I am confident on that side. I use one of their newer cards with my PC laptop (USB) and want to use this one expand my ins and outs.

Appreciate it!

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I’d be happier to meet in the space to do it. I always have plenty to do in there. I’ll be in sometime next week during the day.

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Thanks Will,

I’ll be away next week, but week beginning 22nd?

G

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Yup. Even better. Remind me nearer the time and we can arrange.
Will

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