[MacDV] final cut express and external la cie drive

[Kunga]

You want to OPEN the LaCie Drive case - unless you can return it for  
a refund -, remove the 3.5" HD from the inside, go to Comp-USA or  
Fry's or wherever you buy computer accessories in your area at low  
prices and buy a FW400 case for about $40-$50, put the drive in  
there, close it up, hook it to your eMac's spare FW port and fire it  
up. Then you can choose it as the scratch drive. That's your cheapest  
solution.

Oh and don't buy any more LaCie Drives. You can do it yourself for  
way less. I can make a 300 GB external FW400 drive for $99 all the time.
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On Mar 9, 2006, at 7:33 PM, <ptm at temple.edu> wrote:

> I've no idea what USB1 and USB2 are.  The eMac is fairly new
> and has 2 firewire inputs, one is connected to the Sony VX100.
>  I'm thinking that the La Cie drive I got was so inexpensive
> because it does not have a fire wire out?  Does this mean I
> need a drive with firewire capability and that will clear
> things up?  If so, can some folks recommend some places to get
> one, I'm a grad student and have a very limited budget.