Dropped Frames, Error Messages - should I be worried?

Hi,
I recently upgraded to FCP 6 and I'm getting error messages when playing back video from my timeline saying there are DROPPED FRAMES. Sometimes it comes up with RED lettering and I get worried -- like my system is gonna crash or something. Should I be worried?
-JD

Is the firewire drive the only device on your firewire port and are you using the built in firewire port of the Mac, or are you using an internal firewire card you installed.
When you use a firewire drive to capture/playback from and are using the built in firewire ports of the Mac, (both ports share the same I/O) you can end up with dropped frames, if you are running a secondary firewire device on the same port, (such as a DV camcorder, deck, etc.)
This is why most FCP users purchase an internal firewire card to run the secondary devices from.
ALSO: Try tossing your FCP preferences, they sometimes can cause problems like this. You'll have to reset your preference after doing so.

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