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58 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook
These are some of the things you can do with FireWire:
 Connect an HDV or DV camera and capture, transfer, and edit high-quality video
directly on your computer using video-editing software such as iMovie HD, Final Cut
Express, or Final Cut Studio (sold separately).
 Connect an external FireWire hard disk drive and use it to back up data or
transfer files.
 Start up from an external FireWire hard disk. Connect an external FireWire hard disk
drive (with Mac OS X v10.4.6 or later installed on it), open the Startup Disk pane of
System Preferences, and click the FireWire hard disk icon. Restart your computer.
 Transfer files between your MacBook and another FireWire-equipped computer using
FireWire Target Disk Mode. See “Connecting Your MacBook to Another Computer
Using FireWire” on page 59 for more information.
Using FireWire Devices
To use a FireWire device with your computer, connect the device to the computer and
install any software that came with the device. Your computer automatically detects
newly connected devices.
Note: If your MacBook can’t find the correct software when you connect a FireWire
device, you can either install the software that came with the device or go to the
website of the device manufacturer to locate and install the correct software.