Black (blank) images in slideshow

Hi All.
Bit of a newbie here.
I have selected a group of images (each thumbnail shows an image) and when I create a slideshow there are numerous images that show up blank.
Is there anything i can do about this?
If I hit the spacebar they also show up as blank even though there is a thumbnail image.
I am accessing the iPhoto database off an external hd due to size limitations on my laptop.
Thanks in advance!

I've got an iomega 500GB drive connected with two usb connections (I guess this helps with power?).
Yep it needs more power than a single USB connection can provide, so one connection is the data connection, the other just takes power from the computer. Not all USB drives are like this. Just the way that one was made / the type of drive inside the enclosure.
It looks like I have 70 KB available (I know) on the external.
Eek. This is issue #1.
Is there a way to check it?!
Boot to the install disk for your computer and use Disk Utility to check and see how Available space it thinks you have: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
Also, can I please ask you if there is a sort of "due diligence" maintenance (other than leaving enough room for the library, not disconnecting the external without ejecting it and backing it up) that I need to do for iPhoto?
Not really. Just keep regular backups and even multiple backups of the library.
If you have now freed up space on your external drive and the issue is still happening, follow this article and rebuild your iPhoto Library checking off the bottom 3 options: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638

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