Daisy chaining Glyph Drives USB/Firewire 800 Mix

[jackmackdaddy]

I'm running a USB from my iMac 2018 (10.13.2)out to a Glyph GT062e. No issues. I have the Glyph daisy chained to another older Glyph GT062 via Firewire 800 which won't show up in Finder/Disk Utility. Is this a non-starter and should I just pack up my old Firewire in an old kit bag?

[Top Jimmy]

As you have discovered, even though the drive has both USB and FireWire connectivity, it doesn't do protocol conversion. If you have thunderbolt, you can get a thunderbolt to FireWire adapter.


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[jackmackdaddy]

Thanks Jimmy. I've already got both my Thunderbolt ports used up but even with a spare port I'd still probably backing the wrong horse as Firewire speeds are comparatively so slow these days? Better to ditch the old Glyph and get a new one?

[Top Jimmy]

You should still be able to patch it on the same FireWire bus as the 003R for backup storage purposes.


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[jackmackdaddy]

Yeah, thanks Jimmy.