Firewire Question....

SETEO · 10-04-2002, 12:22 PM

Sorry for this dumbass question, but...

With Firewire, is the 6-pin conn. 'female', and the 4-pin conn. 'male'?.

Reason I ask is becuase I want to network two Firewire cards together, so I'll need a double ended 'Male' cable to enable this.

Big B · 10-04-2002, 04:02 PM

You'll have to excuse the some what crude reference, but the 'male' and 'female' thing can be compared to how things go in sex.

So, the firewire card would be 'female' and the firewire cable, whether it be the 6-pin or 4-pin connector, and the cable would be male on both ends regardless of the connector.

SETEO · 10-04-2002, 04:20 PM

So 4-pin and 6-pin isn't a gender thing as such then, it's actually different cables.

Thank you.

Big B · 10-04-2002, 06:28 PM

Different connectors for the same thing. I know the most common one is a 4-pin to 6-pin adapter. I haven't seen any 4-pin to 4-pin, nor 6-pin to 6-pin, but the latter I believe is available.

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SETEO Geek Join Date: Nov 2001 Age: 29 Posts: 87 Status: Offline	Firewire Question.... Sorry for this dumbass question, but... With Firewire, is the 6-pin conn. 'female', and the 4-pin conn. 'male'?. Reason I ask is becuase I want to network two Firewire cards together, so I'll need a double ended 'Male' cable to enable this. __________________ System Specs: 1800+ XP (Idle=46C, Load=52C) / Asus A7V266 mobo / 40gb Maxtor HDD / 512mb DDR PC2100 RAM / Sparkle GeForce4 4600ti Card / 431w Enermax PSU / Dragon Orb 3 HSF / 12x Sony DVD-ROM / 8x4x32 Iomega CD-RW / Modded GlobalWin case (2x92mm in take & 2x92mm outtake fans) / 17" Phillips Brilliance 107MP Monitor

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 27 Male Posts: 9,593 Times Helpful: 584 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	You'll have to excuse the some what crude reference, but the 'male' and 'female' thing can be compared to how things go in sex. So, the firewire card would be 'female' and the firewire cable, whether it be the 6-pin or 4-pin connector, and the cable would be male on both ends regardless of the connector. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

10-04-2002, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
SETEO Geek Join Date: Nov 2001 Age: 29 Posts: 87 Status: Offline	So 4-pin and 6-pin isn't a gender thing as such then, it's actually different cables. Thank you. __________________ System Specs: 1800+ XP (Idle=46C, Load=52C) / Asus A7V266 mobo / 40gb Maxtor HDD / 512mb DDR PC2100 RAM / Sparkle GeForce4 4600ti Card / 431w Enermax PSU / Dragon Orb 3 HSF / 12x Sony DVD-ROM / 8x4x32 Iomega CD-RW / Modded GlobalWin case (2x92mm in take & 2x92mm outtake fans) / 17" Phillips Brilliance 107MP Monitor

10-04-2002, 06:28 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 27 Male Posts: 9,593 Times Helpful: 584 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Different connectors for the same thing. I know the most common one is a 4-pin to 6-pin adapter. I haven't seen any 4-pin to 4-pin, nor 6-pin to 6-pin, but the latter I believe is available. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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