I need to capture directly to a my external hard-drive

I have tons of material recorded on a MiniDV. It is on standard definition, but I have no space in my hard-drive to capture directly on it.
Nevertheless, I do have an external hard-drive, and I'd like to capture directly on it. How can I do that?
I am using Final Cut Pro v.3.0
I have a MacBookPro
I am capturing from Camera to Computer through FireWire.
My external Hard-Drive only works with USB.
Is there a way to do this?? I'm merely a beginner.

Hi -
You need to designate the external drive as your scratch disk -
FCP3 is several versions ago, and I assume your are on OS 9?
You need to get to where you control your System Settings, or preferences for FCP.
There should be a pane that allows you to designate your scratch drive of your choice.
I've forgotten what it looks like in FCP 3, in newer FCP versions it looks like this:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/ScratchDiskTab.jpg!
But as pointed out, you really need to be capturing DV with a Firewire external.
MtD

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