2011 MBP 13inch i5 Firewire Issues

Hey all,
So I got my new Macbook Pro 13inch i5 yesterday, been using it for about 12 hours now. Runs great except for one thing. issue is the firewire port. I think its firewire 800, (correct me if I'm wrong) But it does not seem to find any of my external HDD.
This is my set up.
External HDD with Firewire 400,600, and USB. It plugs into the wall sits on my desk.
I connect then a 400 to 800 firewire cable from the external to the new MBP. Nothing happens.
I then connect 60 to 800 firewire cable from external to new MBP. Nothing happens.
If I connect via USB both ways it works just fine and dandy. But is very slow data rates, cause its USB.
Here is the thing... I have this exact SAME setup using the same cables and HDD to my iMac 27inch and it works just fine. I'm thinking maybe its a bad firewire port on this MBP. Any other way of testing? Would love to hear from people who may be experiencing the same issue. Its not everyday people use the Firewire port on a regular basis so test your's out and let me know.
Thanks all,
Jimmy

Bring it to an Apple store or AASP.

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