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Originally Posted by Stella645
Actually the most obvious problems with f/w interfaces are down to the chipset of the f/w on the computer or the f/w driver. Do you have or can you add a T.I chipset f/w card and depending on your o/s (Win 7 or later) have you selected the legacy driver.
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The above diagnosis is probably the correct one. There was/is great disparity between the different types of chipsets that were/are used by 1394 IEEE manufacturers, and this is probably one of the biggest contributors to Firewire's downfall.
The cheap and easy solution for you is most likely the purchase of a separate Firewire control card. If you make sure that it is a T.I. chipset (Texas Instruments) you'll probably have much better luck. Most of the onboard Firewire subsystems are Via based ones, and they're kind of a crapshoot as to their stability. I've seen TI chipset firewire cards run about $30US these days, so it's a pretty safe and solid investment over buying a brand new interface.
You could try something like
this one, or look for ones manufactured by SIIG. I've used SIIG for years and they've never let me down.