Firewire HD recognition issues

I've got a WD MyBook Pro (I think it's the pro, not 100% sure) plugged into my MacBook Pro via Firewire and the mac isn't recognizing the drive. When I run the system profiler & look at the FireWire Bus information it says Warning: Unable to list FireWire devices.
I've plugged the same HD into a PC and an iMac and it read fine, so the issue is definitely on the MacBook side of things. Any suggestions, or is my firewire humped on my laptop?

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So first thing to try is resetting the chipset and to do this you have to power down the computer and completely unplug the computer from the wall power (unplug the power cord to your Mac) & REMOVE THE BATTERY. Also unplug everything from the Mac's ports (USB, FW, Ethernet, etc.) to make sure no parasitic power is still there to keep the chipset alive. Now let it sit for a minute (give those big power caps in there time to discharge). Now plug the power cord back in, reattach the battery, & start up the Mac. Now plug in accessories/hard-drives and see if your USB ports are any better.
Best of luck!
Patrick
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