Firewire 410 - Intel iMac - no output

Hello,
Is there anyone out there with a 20" iMac having trouble with the M-Audio Firewire 410?
I am running Beta driver 1.7. I get no output from the Firewire 410. I see active channel lights and I can see the audio transition in the Firewrie control panel, but I get no output.
The 410 works fine on my PowerBook (same cables and hookups).
I also have a Firewire Solo that works fine on both machines (same cables and hookups).
Just Curious.
--R

Thought I would update the thread for anyone following this.
The deeper I got into it, the more I came to think it was my machine. I archived everything and did a fresh install of the OS (Tiger 10.4) from the install CDs. I loaded up the driver and low and behold, I got sound! I then updated everything to 10.4.5 and all is well. I have the machine pretty much back to where I had it and everything is working.

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