Okay, I have a very simple idea which requires almost no effort. So can someone please respond.

Could someone with working Firewire and Windows installed on their computer help me out. Could you go into Windows and copy all the information about your Firewire in Device Manager (ya know, the numbers and settings etc.)

Then in Mac OS can you write down the information about Firewire in System Profiler?

If I have this information, then I can compare it to my own setup and hopefully see where mine is going wrong.

Please?