3G iPod charges but not recognized over Firewire

My 3G iPod is not recognized at all by Windows when I connect it by Firewire. I have tried 3 Firewire ports on my PC (2 nForce 4 onboard, one on a PCI Audigy 2ZS). I have the latest drivers, updates, etc. I have no known spyware, viruses etc. I have tried it on my old iBook G4 with OS X 10.3 too (not all software is current on there because I can't get it on the Internet right now, but for the same reason it shouldn't have any spyware or viruses either!) and have the same problems.
It does not show up as a hard drive or in device manager. iTunes says that no iPod is connected. iPod Updater says to connect an iPod. The iPod does not show the do not disconnect message.
I have tried restarting the iPod many times, as well as putting it into disk mode, all to no avail. It charges and plays my music fine, but neither the iPod nor the computer recognize that they are connected.
I don't think there is a problem with the Firewire cable but I don't have another one to try. I haven't seen solutions online for problems like this except one person who was told that Firewire doesn't work any more but USB is fine. I am going to see if I can get a USB cable to try it with and if that works I suppose I'm happy - I was planning on selling it soon and most people would want USB anyway.
I did find one site describing this problem and offering to fix it with a new logic board for just(!) £70 but I doubt I can sell it for much more that so it hardly seems worth it. Apple's service fee will definitely be more than the resale value!
Windows XP Pro

I tried everything I could find that sounded relevant already. I think I had that 2006-01-10 firmware on there but the problem didn't happen straight after updating so I didn't think that was the problem at first. I couldn't downgrade the firmware because the computer couldn't see the iPod!
I've now bought a third party USB cable and it works perfectly. Therefore the problem seems to be either with the Firewire lead (which works only for charging) or something in the iPod hardware. I'll leave this open in case anyone actually knows why Firewire won't work.
Can you suggest the best firmware to restore it with before I sell it if 2006-01-10 is so problematic? It seems to work fine for me but it would be better to play it safe I suppose.

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