hi just bought a firewire cable to hook up my camcorder to the laptop, it says put the cable in the laptop but it dosent seem to fit, i have 6 usb ports but cnt find a port for the firewire cable
2006-10-25 00:33:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
could be your laptop doesn't support firewire?
Normal desktop PC's with firewire have a "6 pin" connection which is the larger of the firewire connections ... laptops usually have "4 pin" connectors
6 pin connectors draw power through the cable 4 pin connectors don't
2006-10-25 00:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are that you don't have a firewire port on your laptop. You haven't specified how old your laptop is; most new laptops from Dell, Sony and Apple have firewire ports on them, older ones usually don't. If you post the make and model of your laptop (e.g., Dell Inspiron 6400, Sony Vaio C Series, etc) it would be easier for someone to be able to help you. Alternatively, you could just go to your laptop manufacturer's website and try to look at the specifications for your model to see if it has a firewire port.
2006-10-25 00:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably do not have one. Firewire is not that common. Most laptops do not have it. Check the camera to see if it also has a USB port. If not, you can purchase a firewire card that would fit in the PC card slot on the laptop.
But if you can not find a port to plug it is, you probably do not have a firewire port.
2006-10-25 00:37:53 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably don;t have a firewire port, not all laptops do. You will be able to buy a USB cable for your camcorder instead or a USB to firewire converter.
2006-10-25 00:36:07 · answer #4 · answered by stuart k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Opposite the Firewire Starboard.
2006-10-25 00:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by Climie Fisher's Climbing Fra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably don't have a firewire port. firewire ports don't normally come on PC laptops but they do on the Mac
2006-10-25 00:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by jimmyc1163 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what make and model is your laptop? many laptops dont have a firewire port.
2006-10-25 00:38:05 · answer #7 · answered by gdbrook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the instruction book - not every computer comes with firewire as standard
2006-10-25 00:41:59 · answer #8 · answered by bluebottle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you got firewire on the laptop??
2006-10-25 00:41:43 · answer #9 · answered by markhatter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably need need a firewire card...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Firewire-3-Port-NoteBook-Adapter/dp/B000225I4E/sr=1-7/qid=1161776216/ref=sr_1_7/203-7660762-6391145?ie=UTF8&s=electronics
2006-10-25 00:40:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋