This is a female firewire 6 pin 1394 to Male USB 2.0 adapter; If you don't have a female firewire port on your computer this will solve the issue; | The 1394 6 Pin Female to USB 2.0 Male adapter is Easy to use, simply plug the peripheral device's firewire cable into this adapter then the adapter into the USB input port on your computer | The USB adapter compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatible, plug and play adapter, no software required | It can be used for video cameras, printers, digital cameras, mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, scanners, hard disks, etc | It allows you to convert IEEE 1394 Firewire 6 pin to USB Port, simple and practical