FireWire ports disabled and gone missing

I'm having a major issue with all my firewire connections. They are not existing or active anymore. In the system profiler, it mentions no sign of having any connections only that the maximum speed is 800 mbps.
I installed a FireWire 800 PCI card but it doesn't recognize any drive connected to it. Also, its design doesn't fit my G5 correctly and I can't fasten the screw to hold the card in place.
This card advertises no drivers or software to make it work, just plug in and start up.
I'm lost for solutions to get myself working firewire. Anyone know why the system profiler doesn't see the ports any longer? Anyone know what FireWire card works on a duel G5 PowerPC?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) 1GB RAM
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) 1GB RAM

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I read the link and I have done all those things. This problem occurred last Tuesday and I have been troubleshooting ever since. (Along with my video card....as you graciously answered my call there as well.)
So, yes obviousely this card doesn't fit. I will order the recommendation from the other response.
But, how do I "reset the firewire bus"? I pressed the reset button on the logic board. Is that what you are speaking of?
With Gratitude,
tupelo_blossom
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) 1GB RAM

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