Firewire Question

I have been using the front Firewire 400 port to drive a small Lacie drive (I use for my MacBook Pro. Somehow the port stop working. I can plug in a drive and I can hear is running but the OS is not "seeing" it. All other ports work.
Any ideas why the port stop working or how to get it operating again??
Thanks!
Sky.......

This is from a previous Thread, Skyking!
<I'll answer your post W.C. Firewire on Mac-Pro is on one Buss therefore weather you try reseting Whatever it wont work if there is more than one Component plug into the Firewire port.
Won't be a big issue if you buy yourself a host firewire card, one that install on the PCI-E slot then the game is on.
So don't think for a second that because it has Firewire at front and back, is different, its just easy access for what one you want at whatever time.
You have to make the best of a bad situation, cause for what the machine does already its not a big deal to install another Firewire card,
it just that when left in the dark and you think, why shouldn't it be like that.>
<Fr.BlayZay.>
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