Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by sugus, Jun 21, 2022.

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  1. sugus

    sugus Junior Member

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    Hi Folks

    I have:

    MacBook Pro (Mid 2015)
    - macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
    - Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac, Standard Edition, Version 17.0.1 (51482)
    - Windows 10
    - Apple Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire (400) Adapter

    And this adapter is not recognized in Windows 10. With Bootcamp it works flawlessly.
    Is there a solution?

    Daniel
     
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    sugus, Jun 21, 2022
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  2. joevt

    joevt Forum Maven

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    What kind of device do you want to connect to FireWire?

    The Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter (it's actually a Thunderbolt 1 to FireWire 800 adapter) is not a USB device. It is a Thunderbolt device. Thunderbolt devices are basically PCIe devices.

    Parallels VMs cannot use Thunderbolt or PCIe or FireWire devices.
    Parallels VMs can use USB devices connected to Thunderbolt docks/hubs, Thunderbolt displays, USB displays/docks/hubs, or directly to the Mac.
    Parallels VMs can use mass storage devices connected to USB or FireWire or SATA or NVMe or SAS or whatever.
     
    joevt, Jun 19, 2024
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  3. Asish

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    Asish, Jul 3, 2022
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  4. sugus

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    Parallels® Desktop 17 for Mac

    As the name suggests, Parallels® Desktop 17 for Mac would be developed for the Mac.

    The "Apple Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire (400) Adapter" is a Mac product.

    In the article I read:

    "Cause: Unsupported device or its misconfiguration".

    So I'm already amazed software specifically designed for Mac doesn't support a Mac product? Isn't that embarrassing?
     
    sugus, Jul 3, 2022
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  5. sugus

    sugus Junior Member

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    And in V19 it is NOT working.......

    NO solution?

    Daniel
     
    sugus, Jun 19, 2024
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  6. joevt

    joevt Forum Maven

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    What kind of device do you want to connect to FireWire?

    The Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter (it's actually a Thunderbolt 1 to FireWire 800 adapter) is not a USB device. It is a Thunderbolt device. Thunderbolt devices are basically PCIe devices.

    Parallels VMs cannot use Thunderbolt or PCIe or FireWire devices.
    Parallels VMs can use USB devices connected to Thunderbolt docks/hubs, Thunderbolt displays, USB displays/docks/hubs, or directly to the Mac.
    Parallels VMs can use mass storage devices connected to USB or FireWire or SATA or NVMe or SAS or whatever.
     
    joevt, Jun 19, 2024
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