External firewire drive not powering off????

I have a new G5 Dual core 2.5, running os10.4.3, which is working well apart from the fact that it is not powering off the external lacie drive when the G5 shuts down, any ideas??

Hi
it's a documented small issue on Lacie website FAQ section:
My FireWire d2 does not power off when I shut down the computer.
"Some computers do not cut all power to the FireWire bus when shutdown. If the FireWire bus is providing any power to the d2 it will not shutdown.
To determine if this is the issue with your computer, shut down and disconnect the power cable from the computer (or remove the laptop battery). If the drive then powers off, your computer does not cut all power to the FireWire bus.
You can press the blue button to turn the d2 off manually."
cheers
I

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