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USB / Firewire question

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brtaus

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I am pretty sure I have narrowed down the issue on my iMac to my USB ports being bad or having low power. I do have two Firewire 400 ports that are not being used though.

Is there an adaptor, cable or hub that goes from firewire to USB?

Can I replace the USB hubs on my iMac?

Other options?
 
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Intell

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There is no way to convert USB to FireWire. You cannot replace the USB ports on your iMac, except by replacing the whole logicboard.
 
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Bear

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brtaus said:
I am pretty sure I have narrowed down the issue on my iMac to my USB ports being bad or having low power. I do have two Firewire 400 ports that are not being used though.

Is there an adaptor, cable or hub that goes from firewire to USB?

Can I replace the USB hubs on my iMac?

Other options?
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If they have low power, you could try using a good external USB hub (with power supply). What model iMac do you have? And what are the symptoms it is having in regards to the USB ports.
 
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