

What it does is way more than what this article wants it to do, but it can solve our problem effectively. I’m talking of something on the lines of a Pinnacle Studio Moviebox Plus USB. Take a closer look at the ports and you might find a FireWire port, hiding among the others. With laptops, the ports are located along the side of the computer. In desktops, all ports are located on the back of the CPU cabinet. The best way to identify the FireWire port on your computer is to look for the logo. While every computer has USB ports and they are easily identifiable, your computer might have a FireWire port, and you can’t find it or have confused it for some other port.

The official classification name for FireWire is IEEE 1394 interface. So what is a FireWire port, and what is the difference between it and a USB port? Once you are savvy with the real deal, the most obvious question is whether you can you convert FireWire to USB! To find out the answers to these questions, read on for an in-depth look at these two port specifications. Just plug your device in to the port, and… wait a minute, the plug will not fit into the port! This might happen, if you are trying to connect a device with a FireWire plug, to your computer’s USB port. How do you connect a device to your computer? Through ports, of course.
