Does it work as a FireWire to USB adapter? The objective is to use it with a Mac mini (which has all four USB ports nonfunctional due to a AC/DC connection overcharge) to connect the keyboard, mouse, pendrives, etc. Thanks.
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No, this won't work for you. It does not allow USB to FireWire. They are separate hubs in this device.
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I can't be sure about that, but everything I tried with standard USB port worked. Granted, these were Windows machines and a Mac Mini, so that may not help you.
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I am using it with Mac , it works well. However , many times I have to pull the USB plug out and back inn for it to reconnect
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I am not Mac-Oriented... I believe that you can use USB2 interface and firewire on a Mac but the disk format that Mac's use, is different from PC hard drive formats. Your External Disk might require reformatting. There is a software solution available that will permit a PC to read Mac formatted drives via USB.
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Yes, at least mine were using Firewire. This one also has Firewire and a USB 3.0 port, while earlier models do not. That worked out great for connecting USB 3.0 to a new 5k iMac, which is faster than FW anyway; but my older ones cannot as the 5k iMac has no Firewire port.
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No I do not think it will work it needs a Windows or Mac Driver to work. On Amazon just search ASIN B00GX71GNO I use the second item pictured and works good. Or you can try the 8th one pictured I think that will work. It will have a much better chance or working over the Mini USB.
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Although it doesn't have a FireWire connection, you can use it with the USB connection. My idea was that this would be a temporary solution till I get my new Mac with thunderbolt and then it will fly. Hope this helps.
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10.9.1 is what I have on my Mac mini. It was pretty much plug and play. It did have, a few questions and promos when I plugged in to the USB port. I was told by others this was a plug and play keyboard . After all the Macally folks are pretty much MAC friendly when it comes to hook up. Try reboot after plugged in. Can you upgrade your OS? I agree that the website is not to helpfully. With that said I really like the feel of this new keyboard.
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Look at my answer under the mac question. A very important detail is that the (white) cable is not a standard USB-mini cable. The fat head apparently has some circuitry in it to help make the cable look like a serial port. If you substitute an ordinary cable, it will not work. Other than that it's a bit finicky until it "clicks".
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I have connected keyboards, mice, external hard drives, and combo keyboard and touchpads to it. All worked fine. It has effectively two USB ports--a regular one and an on the go port that will also let you access it from a computer. If you need more than two USB connections you will need a hub, and the advice to use a powered hub is good, especially if the additional devices are like a network card, bluetooth dongle, or dongle for a wireless keyboard.
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I am using it with a 7-port Amazon Basics USB 3.0 hub with mostly USB 2.0 devices attached to a Mac Mini and a PC. For the most part, it works well. I will occasionally see a glitch where my USB keyboard connected to the hub isn't recognized when I wake the computer out of sleep mode, but generally re-pressing the button snaps it back into shape. I haven't had it for very long, but so far I'm pretty happy with it.
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Whether or not the keyboard works depends on how it communicates with the computer. The purpose of this adapter is only to be able to connect the keyboard to the newer computers that only use USB ports to connect with accessories.
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I don't think so...OSX won't drive all the interface out the firewire port, as it does for thunderbolt.
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you must have a firewire port. USB ports will not work.in addition, your firewire chipset must be ti compatible.
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This device is for firewire ports only. If you have other cables or other connectors you maybe able to connect to the Macbook Air. The Air only has USB or Thunderbolt ports. You would need an adapter that goes from Firewire to USB or Firewire to Thunderbolt. Put in those search terms to Amazon and you get a variety of connectors. Apple makes one specifically for this application. I hope this helps.
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I purchased this product because I have a MacBook with a firewire so I was thinking to use it because firewire is faster than usb but did not work I did a review and said do not buy it
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Sorry, but I don't think this mobo supports firewire. You might have to get some sort of converter from usb to firewire. Just search in Amazon: usb to firewire if you need it. You can go to the Gigabyte website to look at the specs: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4144#sp. I didn't see it in there. BTW, I think firewire only supports up to 800Mbps. USB 2.0 is up to 480Mbps. This mobo has USB3.0 that is 10x faster than USB2.0. I recommend buying USB products in the future so that you have more flexibility. The Lightning port (Apple's Lightning Bolt) supports 10Mbps, the new Lightning 2.0 supports 20Mbps. I don't know of many products supporting that the Lightning port so I think USB is the way to go. Otherwise, you need to buy adapters. Sorry for the late response. Goodluck