Suddenly no sound from Real Instrument

Hey all! thanks in advance.
We've been using Garageband 1.1.0 for awhile now as an easy Voice Over tool. Recently we reformatted our computer and now Garageband doesn't recognize our microphone.
Here's what I've tried so far:
-The microphone DOES work outside the computer
-I tried a different port in the G5 and a new firewire cord that connects to our recording interface
-I tried a different computer (a G4)
-I tried the muting, volume, pan, channels, etc.
-The monitor IS on
*The track is a No effect voice track, channel 1, mono (which is what we've been using all along)
Here are the specs:
G5 10.3.9
Garageband 1.1.0
Shure SM57 dynamic microphone is connected to the M-Audio Firewire solo recording interface which is connected via firewire to the G5.
Thanks for your help!
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Did you reinstall the m-audio's drivers. Does the mic show up in System Preferences > Sound > Input. Did you choose the interface in Garageband Preferences. Is the track enabled.

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