Can't see attached hdd

Hi,
I am trying to see my connected Hdd (via airport extreme) in the finder or airport utility, but there is nothing in the finder. I was expecting to see share in the finder, but it's not there :(
Any ideas?
Cheers

You won't see the hard drive under the SHARED heading in the Finder, but you will see the AirPort Extreme icon there if the drive is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or FAT32 and you have sufficient power for the drive.
If you don't see the AirPort Extreme icon and you know the drive format is correct, you will likely need to use a powered USB hub with the drive since the USB port on the AirPort Extreme is borderline as far as its ability to supply sufficient power....even if the hard drive has its own power supply.
Click the AirPort Extreme icon and a folder representing the hard drive will appear to the right. Double click the folder to mount the drive on the desktop.
You may need to click "Connect As" in the upper right corner of the window the first time that you do this if you assigned a password to the drive.

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