Can't see external HD anymore

I can't see the external WD drive anymore. It is lit as "on" but it doesn't seem to be spinning (no noise). Is there anyway to get it spinning again?
FYI: it's hooked up with Firewire.
Thank you.

Disconnect and power it down for several minutes.
Then Restart your Mac, reconnect, and power it back on.
If that doesn't help, see if it appears in Disk Utility's sidebar. If so, run +*Repair Disk+* (not permissions) on it.
If it doesn't appear in the sidebar, it's likely dead.

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