How to get mac to recognize external HD

Hi. I just got my first Mac! I plugged in the external HD into the USB port and nothing is happening. How to I get the mac to see the HD? Thanks!

If you can't connect the Mac and PC up on a network, would it be possible for you to copy the files on your external back on to a PC? Then you could erase the external and set it up so it's recognised by both the PC and the Mac. You could copy everything back on to the external then on to your Mac and you'd be able to use the external for future PC to Mac transfers too.
A bit convoluted I know, maybe someone else has a better suggestion?

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