Firewire testing
I've installed a Firewire card - and a check on mycomputer-> system info -> hardware -> device manager says that the card is correctly installed and working. There is also an FW entry in the network adaptors section, which tends to suggest that the PC/FW setup is complete and 100%.
The card came with a cable to connect to a DV port - which is what I have on a JVC camcorder.
No joy when I connect the two, and turn on the camcorder. Nero says there is no device detected when I ask it to capture video.
I've bought a new cable, and still as above.
I guess the only remaining option is to take the camcorder to a known working FW card, and try there, and to do the reverse, ie borrow camcorder known to work with FW port, and test it on my PC.
Unless, of course, you know differently?