Can't setup new macpro

i just got my new mac pro and connected it to an older Apple 23'' cinema display. the display has both a USB and a firewire plug that had corresponding ports in my old G5. however the firewire ports on the mac pro are the wrong shape to take the plug (pointy on one end), so i left it unconnected.
when i started the mac pro, the screen to select the language came on briefly, to be quickly replaced by an all blue screen. after maybe a minute the language selection flashes again and fades to blue, and so on over and over.
do you think my mac pro is defective, or am i having this problem because the display is missing the firewire?
tia....tom

The Mac Pro has FW800 only. The lack of FW400 is minor and there are cables and adapters but not needed for using a display - far as I know. But there are problems using some displays.
You have the OEM graphic card? the GT120. It has DVI and MiniDisplay Port. What does your older 23" require? mine I bought 4 yrs ago Apple HD Cinema Display.
ADC and others do require and have more problems, and a number of 3rd party.

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