Apple BookG4 Computer - Manual (Page 46)

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FireWire
Your computer has one FireWire port. FireWire lets you easily connect and disconnect
external high-speed devices—such as digital video (DV ) cameras, printers, scanners, and
hard disks. You can connect and disconnect FireWire devices without restarting
your computer.
These are some of the things you can do with FireWire:
m Connect a digital video camera and capture, transfer, and edit high-quality video directly
on your computer using video editing software such as iMovie.
m Connect an external FireWire hard disk drive and use it to back up data or transfer files. A
FireWire hard disk icon appears on your desktop after you connect the drive to
your PowerBook.
m Start up from an external FireWire hard disk. Connect an external FireWire disk (with a
valid System Folder installed on it) and then do the following:
m In Mac OS 9, open the Startup Disk control panel and click the FireWire disk.
m In Mac OS X, open the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences and click the
FireWire disk.
m Restart your computer.
Using FireWire Devices
To use a FireWire device with your computer, connect the device to the computer and install
any software that came with the device. Your computer automatically senses when you attach
a new device.
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