IMac G5 won't recognize firewire DVD burner

Hello, all! I just purchased a LaCie+/-RW DVD drive (FA Porsche design) with firewire. From my first attempt to hook it up, my computer won't recognize the device. System profiler shows the firewire ports listed (400 speed) but the DVD drive doesn't show up either in profiler or on the desktop. I have tried: 1.) Resetting PRAM. 2.) Resetting SMU. 3.) "Resetting" the firewire ports in the same way that others have been advised to do in this discussion thread. 4.) Switching the firewire cable to the other firewire port. Yesterday I took the DVD drive to another Mac (G4 Tower) and it worked beautifully, so I'm certain that the cable, brick, and the drive itself are fine. Any ideas? What would be my next step to take so that I can burn on DVDs?
Also, if I picked up a firewire to USB cable/adapter, would that do an adequate job of transferring the data or would I be wasting my money?
Thank you in advance for your helpful suggestions,
Boring Teacher

Good morning, DP! I've never hooked up any firewire devices to this machine before, so I can't be sure that the ports have ever worked! If by "optical drive" you mean the mac's CD drive, it's built in. I have three external USB ports, two of which are taken up by the keyboard and mouse. The other USB port has worked fine for swapping in the occasional camera or iPod.
Thanks for the interest, I'll wait awhile before I take it in to a service desk!
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