External Hard Drive won't shut down

New MacBook Pro 15" and Tiger my Lacie external hard drive does not turn off when the computer is shut down.
MacBook Pro 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

You need to provide more information about the drive. Is it bus powered or AC powered? If it's bus powered, you should probably contact LaCie support and ask them. If it's AC powered, then naturally you'd need to shut it off separtely.

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