Disappears and amber light when USB drive plugged in.

I have a 5th gen 2TB time capsule running 7.7.3 with the following problem:
Every time I plug in my LaCie 3TB (powered) USB hard drive, Time Capsule disappears from the network, and the indicator becomes amber. Moments after I turn the hard drive off, or disconnect it somehow, Time Capsule returns to a perfectly functioning state.
In other threads, people with a 4th gen TC mentioned using a powered USB hub since the TC doesn't really offer much throughput USB power, but since this LaCie hard drive is powered, I'm at a loss.
I would appreciate any help you folks can offer!

Well, I can't exactly call it a solution but the issue has been dealt with and fixed.
I connected the LaCie hard drive directly to my MacBook, modified and copied back and forth some files. I decided to try one last time before returning it to Future Shop. I connected it to the Time Capsule again, and for some reason, this time it worked.
I apologize if this is of no use to anyone else, but since I reconnected the drive to my computer, I have yet to have any other issues with the Time Capsule. It's a finicky device.

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