Dropping Frames - HELP

Help. I am working with Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1. I am trying to capture the video I have shot using a Canon GL2. During the capture process, the images will freeze up and frames will be dropped.
I am using a Western Digital 500gb portable hard drive as my scratch disk. I have tried to do the capture using iMovie as well but that also drops frames.
Can anyone offer any help? Trying to get this put together for a trade show for work.

How much free space is on your system drive? Less than 15-20% can cause problems. If you haven't done so already, try using DV-NTSC Firewire Basic as your Easy Setup (assuming you're in the USA).

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