Connecting Two Displays

I now have two Cinema displays that I would like to connect to my G5. Where the DVI ports are I'm short one FireWire port since both displays require a USB and FireWire connection along with the DVI.
Can someone suggest a good way around this to allow for two displays? Is there such a thing as an extension for a FireWire cable that I can then run to the other side of the G5 where there is another FW port? The problem with this is that I have no FW ports left on the G5. Do I run any risks if I try to daisy-chain my display's FW to a port on one of my external hard-drives?
Do FireWire hubs exist and are they reliable? I could be overlooking something with regard to connecting two displays as I'm sure it's done all the time. I'm just not sure about the best way to proceed. Thanks for any info.

There are FireWire hubs and extension cables, but
unless you need to use the FireWire ports on the
displays, you don't have to connect their FireWire
cables.
I'm in the same situation as Stuart - I'm short one Firewire port.
I tried plugging a powered Firewire Hub into the back of my new G5, and then tried plugging the 2 ACD Firewire cables into the hub - the G5 crashed on Startup.
Surely there has to be more support info "out there" than "There are hubs & extension cables...
Can we plug a Powered Hub into ACD #1, then plug the ACD Firewire cable into the Hub?
Is it safe to use an Extender/Repeater?
Is there a "Splitter" available, and it it safe to use?
C'mon Apple: let's get a Knowledge Base Article available for your loyal users!

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