Connecting a Firewire Hard Drive to a USB/Firewire HD that's only connected via USB

[macpbr98]

I'm thinking of getting the new MacBook which only has USB ports. I have a Firewire/USB hard drive that I'll connect via USB. Can I connect another HD that's firewire only to that drive?

 

[wizzracer]

If your first USB drive has a Firewire port, then yes you can connect the second drive to it. You can daisy chain external drives by the way.

 

[Mactagonist]

AFAIK no.

You can only daisy chain FW devices if the initial device is plugged into FW on the computer. The HDD isnt smart enough to act as a FW to USB adapter.

 

[cube]

There are no FireWire/USB converters. Only a DV capture device.

 

[wizzracer]

I plug my Seagate Pro's into the Firewire input on the first drive and the first drive is USB to laptop. I can see both drives. How is that not working?

NM, I have them plugged into a Hub with FW\USB\eSATA ports.