It has a circle and three dashes coming from it on three sides On 05/02/2005, at 11:34 AM, Jane Sprando wrote: > Clive, what does the icon for a firewire drive look like? > > Jane > >> From: Clive Ross <sieiar at tpg.com.au> >> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home." >> <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 11:32:25 +1100 >> To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home." >> <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> >> Subject: Re: [HM] Firewire >> >> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HomeMac mailing list >>> HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HomeMac mailing list >> HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac > > _______________________________________________ > HomeMac mailing list > HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac >