Firewire question on the new Mini.

[PaulexPC]

I have an old mini (love it). I am using a little external firewire 400 hard drive for Time Machine. My drive gets it's power over the single firewire cable, which is cool.

I understand the new Mini has a firewire 800 port.
Can I use my current drive on the 800 port?
Do I need some sort of adapter?

Thanks

 

[Durandal549]

Firewire 9-pin to 6-pin cable is all you need.

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[dandeco]

FireWire 800 ports will definitely work with FireWire 400 devices; you just need the appropriate cable. If I choose to buy one of those new iMacs or Mac Minis, I will also buy a 4 pin-to-9 pin cable for my DV camcorder.

 

[dandeco]

Oops, double post