Going around in circles with OWC

[rabsparks]

I'm going around in circles with OWC who sent me 9 pin firewire cable for my mid-2011 iMac.

I believe that my firewire port is a 4 pin not a 9 pin. Does anyone know who has a firewire cable that will mate with the OWC 9 pin port as well as the 4 pin (I think) 2011 iMac port?

 

[Zandros]

The 4-pin Firewire port (i.Link) can mostly be found on Sony devices. Your iMac most certainly has a square-ish 9-pin FireWire 800 port.

 

[priitv8]

There are 3 firewire connectors. Which one did you get?
Top is FW400, middle is FW800, bottom is the mini-FW

 

[Fishrrman]

For a 2011 iMac, you need a cable with a connector that looks like the one in the middle in the pic above.

Rectangular, with "the little notch" in it.

 

[RyanXM]

iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) - Technical Specifications - Apple Support

support.apple.com

You have a 9-pin FireWire port.

Belkin 9-Pin to 9-Pin Firewire 800 Cable for Data Transfer (6 Feet)

Shipping Depth: 2.9 Shipping Height: 1.0 Shipping Width: 7.8 Master Pack Qty: 6 General Information Manufacturer: Belkin International, Inc Manufacturer Part Number: F3N405Q06-APL Brand Name: Belkin Product Name: FireWire 800 Cable Product Type: Data Transfer Cable Technical Information Cable Typ...

www.amazon.com

 

[rabsparks]

I'm going around in circles with OWC who sent me 9 pin firewire cable for my mid-2011 iMac.

I believe that my firewire port is a 4 pin not a 9 pin. Does anyone know who has a firewire cable that will mate with the OWC 9 pin port as well as the 4 pin (I think) 2011 iMac port?

I'd like to thank all of the responders for their firewire inputs.

 

[IowaLynn]

The bless utility cannot bless some Firewire-attached devices.

https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/help-my-clone-wont-boot