Can't find usb drive that plugged in Airport Extreme

Hello
I am using Mac OS X 10.7.2; AirPort Extreme (5th Gen), I plugged my usb drive (500GB WD Passport) into the AirPort Extreme, but the Finder won't show it.  It's just not discoverable.
Please help. Thanks.

If the drive is formatted correctly for Mac OS.....the AirPort Extreme will appear under the SHARED heading in the Finder.
Then when you click on the AirPort Extreme, a folder representing the hard drive will appear in the area to the right. The first time that you do this, you will probably need to click "Connect As" in the upper right corner of the window to enter the AirPort Extreme device password.
When you double click the folder representing the drive, this will mount the drive on the desktop.
Here, I am assuming that the option to display "Connected Servers" is checked in Finder Preferences. It should be checked by default. To double check...
Click anywhere on the open desktop to display the Finder menus at the top of the screen
Click Finder, then click Preferences, then click the General tab
Under the heading of "Show these items on the desktop", make sure that there is a check mark next to "Connected Servers"
The USB port on the AirPort Extreme is borderline as far as being able to supply enough current to a hard drive, so you may need to use a powered USB hub.

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