Digitising problem...

Hi all,
I seem to be having problems digitising DVCAM footage using the firewire port at the front of my G5.
I am running a 4 x 2.5GHz G5 with 4.5GB RAM. And I have FCP 5.1.4 and OSX 10.4.9.
I am using an M10 deck to digitise. The ports at the rear of my G5 digitise okay, but when I use the port at the front I get a sort of 'pixalated effect'. I just wanted to know if anyone else has had a similar problem.
O.
Mac Book Pro Dual Intel Core Mac OS X (10.4.9)

the problem could be pointing to a bad port in front,
capture from the back
Z

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From: [email protected]
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