Firewire 400 pci card:  help

A friend of mine installed a Firewire 400 pci card to expand my firewire capability-- it worked for 2 months and just died. Has anyone had this problem? Please share your thoughts and advice. Does this mean I have to buy another one, merely 2 months of use?
Thanks
KChen

Hi k chen:
Can you give us some more detail about your computer, and its age, and the name and manufacturer of the firewire card? With that we maybe able to help
-Robert

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