It has to be
Power, or

Does the CD have any lights on the front? Does the draw eject? If so then it's not power.

Bridge, or

Does the device appear on the FireWire Bus in Apple System Profiler (in your Utilities folder, or Apple Menu -> About This Mac and click "More Info...")

Have fun,
Shay
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