Does the drive come with a Firewire 800 cable?
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I have four of the WD My Book drives and they all came with FW800 and usb cables
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The drive will work with a USB3.0 to USB2.0 cable. I didn't have a Firewire800 to USB2.0 cable, so I can't test that for you. These drives have all-metal casing and a very solid feel. I own two which are in my briefcase to store files (especially photo and video shoots) for which I don't have room on my laptop hard drive. I recommend.
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There are two Firewire 800 ports on my drive and one USB 3 port(designated SS USB)...I only use use Firewire so not sure about USB 3 to USB 2 compatibility. Great drive for Firewire.
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It does NOT, as it's an OEM product (bare bones, just the drive). You can pick up a SATA data cable from amazon or one of it's 3rd party amazon marketplace sellers.
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You can. My drive was formatted NTFS via usb and i connect to my Mac via Firewire 800 with no problems.
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It does have a FireWire port but I think it is only 400. Could be wrong; haven't used it yet. IIRC the 800 uses a more rectangular connector.
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not sure which way you are going but... I have this thunderbolt drive connected directly to thunderbolt connection on my computer and then about 5 firewire800 drives daisy chained to it with an adapter.
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I recall it coming with a couple of different cables, FireWire cable was one of them. Hope this helps.
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I don't know - I stopped using this drive due to unreliable communication with the host computer. I never got the Firewire to work, and the USB often requires many attempts before the drive connects.
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Hi Nichole - If you are wanting to use a FireWire 400 device then yes, you will need the thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, which is FireWire 800, and then this adapter to plug your FireWire 400 cable into.
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I have found the drive to be reliable over many months of porting between multiple computers. I have no power issues using the Firewire 800 port. I have not experienced any loosening of the port and have used it extensively interchanging between multiple machines (iMacs) as noted above.
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When I purchased this it was just the drive. All other cables etc needed I either had or bought. Hope this helps.
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Yes Kathie, it does come with a thunderbolt cable. If you decide on buying the drive, run it with thunderbolt first and make sure the cable is not heating up. The first drive I received either had an issue, or it was the cable itself. When I powered it up, the cable became extremely hot. Keep that in mind.
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No, this drive enclosure does not convert from USB 3 to Firewire. It either operates as USB or Firewire. When using Firewire, it provides a pass thru port to daisy chain other Firewire devices.
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Yes, use the usb3 port on the drive left of the firewire portshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154548
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NO. It is only a BDRL drive. It does not even come with any hardware to install or connect it.
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If you have no firewire port you will not be able to use this feature unless you purchase an adapter. Yes, this drive will connect to a standard USB port on your computer. The drive comes with one USB connector. The other,such as the firewire800 and 500, are sold separately.