Firewire Device is only recognized after reeboot

I used to have all my firewire devices hot pluggable with my Macs in the past. But my new MacBook Pro (SL 10.6.3) doesn't do that. What i have is a Terratec Phase X24 Audio device that can only be used after a reeboot of the machine. Also when plugged in while the MBP sleeps, it is not found.This is quite annoying and not mac-like! Please help!!
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thanks, but i was trying to steer away from a restore, i have over 11,000 songs along with over a hundred videos and 600 pictures, it takes hours to load it back on..
do you think the amount of songs i have on it may be affecting it, in making it slower and non-responsive?
because not only does my computer not recognize it when i first plug it in, but once i "detatch from the computer" it takes about a minute for the "do not disconnect" screen to turn off. Also, it takes about a minute in restarting the iPod.

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