External HD not recognized

After plugging in my external HD (it is a western digital 80GB inside a mad dog enclosure), os x does not recognize that it is there. After plugging it in, system profiler says that there is a "Cypress AT2LP" plugged into the USB port, though nothing else happens.

Never mind, it was a loose cord.

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