Have you done the other tests? What are the results?
Just because teh IEEE 1394 port is listed as working in device manager does
not mean it is fully functioning, so this is not a real test of it.

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"Comp Plus" <CompPlus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14F8F48B-6665-45F9-A7CA-9CE9CF30831C@microsoft.com...
> When I plug the camera into the firewire port, I do not hear the ding.
> Device manager shows that the 1394 device is working properly. The
> computer
> is a laptop with a built-in 4-pin firewire port.
>
> I had the camera connected one time by uninstalling the 1394 controller,
> restarting the computer, and having the camera connected and playing the
> video. After installing the controller, the camera showed as a connected
> device. Within a few seconds, the camera was no longer available. I have
> not been able to get the camera to connect, even by repeating the
> uninstall.
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> have you tried this page of mine?
>> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Probl...notCapture.htm
>> If not do so and post the answers to the tests.
>>
>> --
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> www.simplydv.com
>>
>>
>> "Comp Plus" <CompPlus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2D9FA9E1-FA42-4D6E-AD40-B95600AAE35A@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a JVC GR-DVL520U Camera that will not be detected by my laptop
>> >running
>> > XP SP2. I have connected in the past when I was running SP1, but I
>> > have
>> > not
>> > been able to connect since I upgraded to SP2. I have tried the
>> > suggestions
>> > on Graham Hughes' web page with no success, including the KB for the
>> > SidSpeed.
>> >
>> > Most of the other people with firewire issues can connect to the
>> > camera,
>> > but
>> > I cannot even connect. It does not show up in My Computer or in the
>> > Device
>> > Manager.
>> >
>> > Any suggestion would be welcome.
>>
>>
>>