Apple eMac 2005 - Manual (Page 26)

26 Chapter 3 Using Your Computer
FireWire
Your computer has two FireWire 400 ports (H). FireWire lets you easily connect and
disconnect external high-speed devices—such as an iPod or iPod mini, an iSight
camera, 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:
 Connect an iPod or iPod mini and transfer thousands of songs from iTunes or
synchronize contact and calendar information using iSync. You can also use iPod as
an external hard disk, to transfer files.
 Connect an Apple iSight camera and use the included iChat application to
videoconference with friends and family over a high-speed Internet connection.
 Connect a digital videocamera and capture, transfer, and edit high-quality video
directly on your computer using video-editing software such as iMovie, Final Cut Pro,
or Final Cut Express.
 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 eMac.
 Start up from an external FireWire hard disk. Connect an external FireWire disk (with
a valid operating system installed on it), open the Startup Disk pane of System
Preferences, and click the FireWire disk. Restart your computer.
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