Apple Mac mini (original) - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 3 Using Your Computer 35
FireWire
Your computer has a FireWire 400 port, which lets you easily connect and disconnect
external high-speed devices—such as an iPod, an iSight camera, digital video cameras,
printers, scanners, and hard disks—without restarting your computer.
These are some of the things you can do with FireWire:
 Connect an iPod and transfer songs from iTunes or synchronize contact and calendar
information using iSync. You can also use an iPod as an external hard disk.
 Connect an Apple iSight camera and use the included iChat AV application to
videoconference with friends and family over a high-speed Internet connection.
 Connect a digital video camera to capture, transfer, or edit high-quality video directly
on your computer using video-editing software such as iMovie or Final Cut Express.
 Connect an external FireWire hard disk and use it to back up data or transfer files.
 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.
FireWire port
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