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FireWire is a method of transferring information between digital devices, especially audio and video equipment. Also known as IEEE 1394, FireWire is fast -- the latest version achieves speeds up to 800 Mbps. ... You can connect up to 63 devices to a FireWire bus. IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily Sony and Panasonic. Apple called the interface FireWire.

AD-DA16x firewire 48k-96k

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to have both an ApogeeDA-16X & AD16X running through the firewire port of a mac @ 96k ?

According to the website & manuals, it can only go to 48k if both are being used? Is that correct ? I'm hoping I'm wrong.

If this is true, is there another way to have BOTH units running via firewire direct into a mac ?

4 pin to 6 pin or 6 pin to 4 pin firewire cable connector?

High i decided to buy an external hard drive for my laptop since the one that it came with its a 4200rpm hard drive. From what i have seen all external hard drives come with a 6 pin firewire conection or usb 2.0 but my laptop a dell inspiron 9300 has one of dose mini firewire conections. Should i get a 6 pin to 4 pin cable or one the other way around, or are they the same?