Stupid newb firewire question...

[AdamWathan]

I got my Saffire Pro yesterday and the supplied firewire cable is 6-pin on both sides, while the firewire port on my laptop is the smaller 4-pin (I believe?) style... Will a simple 6-pin to 4-pin firewire cable work fine or is the 4-pin a totally different format? I know you can buy those cables, but I'm just worried that the Saffire Pro won't function since it's sending data across 6 pins and my laptop would only be receiving on 4...

Is my logic totally wrong or will the Saffire Pro not function properly or at all with my setup...?

 

[VH100R]

you'll just need the 6 to 4 adapter or 6 to 4 cable. don't worry.

 

[AdamWathan]

Awesome, thanks man!

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, as I understand it, the only disadvantage to having a 4-pin connector is that it can't bus-power certain FW devices - beyond that, you're set (as am I, cuz that's what my laptop has!)

 

[noarin]

I have the same on my laptop; works like a charm with my firepod!

 

[006]

I do believe that the extra pins are specifically used to bus-power equipment, I could be wrong but I'm sure I read that somewhere. The Saffire Pro does have the option to be bus-powered, but who seriously does that on an interface when it *comes* with a nice adapter?

~e.a

 

[VH100R]

I do believe that the extra pins are specifically used to bus-power equipment, I could be wrong but I'm sure I read that somewhere. The Saffire Pro does have the option to be bus-powered, but who seriously does that on an interface when it *comes* with a nice adapter?

~e.a

only an ignorant person because the quality of the power coming from an power supply unit is far superior to a firewire/USB bus.

The only reason I would consider bus-power was to laptop users and outdoors recording, yet laptops only have 4 pin firewire (so, no bus power)...

Go figure!