[HM] Firewire

[Samantha Cornell]

Also (perhaps irrelevant now) in the system profiler (Apple Menu --> 
About this Mac) you will see firewire listed as a category under 
hardware if you do, indeed have a firewire port.

:)  Sam

On Feb 4, 2005, at 7:54 PM, Jane Sprando wrote:

> found it! thanks!
>
> 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 11:39:42 +1100
>> To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home."
>> <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: Re: [HM] Firewire
>>
>> 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
>>>>>
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