[HM] Firewire

[Clive Ross]

There are 2 Firewire ports on your Mac, they are different to USB and 
much faster than the USB on your Mac. You should get a Firewire cable 
with the drive that you buy.


On 05/02/2005, at 11:12 AM, Jane Sprando wrote:

> I have a G4 iMac, 800 MHz. (The whole computer is a round dome, with a 
> goose
> neck flat screen)
>
> How do I know if I have a firewire drive?
>
> I want to be buy a LaCie external hard drive and they are firewire. 
> Does
> that mean there is a special port on the back of the iMac? Or will it 
> just
> plug into a USB port or powered USB hub?
>
> Jane
>
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