50 Chapter 3 Using Your iMac
Connecting FireWire Devices
Your iMac has two FireWire 400 (H) ports. FireWire lets you easily connect and
disconnect external high-speed devices—such as digital video cameras, printers,
scanners, and hard disks. You can connect and disconnect FireWire devices without
restarting your iMac.
These are some of the things you can do with FireWire:
ÂConnect a digital video camera and capture, transfer, and edit high-quality video
directly on your iMac using video-editing software such as iMovie (included with
your iMac), Final Cut Express, or Final Cut Pro.
ÂConnect an external FireWire hard disk and use it to back up, store, or transfer files.
A FireWire hard disk icon appears on your desktop after you connect the drive to
your iMac.
ÂStart 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 icon (H). Then restart your iMac.
FireWire ports
HH