HelloPewtherer,
Based on what you have told us I would make a very simple suggestion and that is to try a different cable. We say this because your computer probably has Firewire 800 ports and it may simply be a matter of an inferior cable and you'd want to try a higher end one. Specifically, you should look into the Belkin brand of Firewire cable for this connection as we have seen good luck with those on the older DV cams.
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