External HD kills power to AEBS

Hi again all,
Well my Airport Extreme (802.11n) has been shutting off when I try to access my 1Tb external HD which is connected to the AEBS via USB A-B cable. This just started last night. My solution is to shut off my external HD, unplug the power cable in the back of the AEBS for a few seconds, then plug it back in, then wait for the AEBS to reboot itself. If I try to turn the external HD it immediately shut the AEBS off. The light goes out and all our laptops are offline. Anyone know anything about this? Apple, are you reading this?
Cheers,
Iain
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It's always a good idea to use a powered hub, even if the drive has it's own power supply. The port on the AEBS does not supply enough current for some drives and this may be the case with yours.
It would be a good idea to have the AEBS checked out for proper operation first, as there may be a problem with USB port. If everything checks out OK, then go with a powered hub to keep the stress off of the USB port on the AEBS.

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May 25 22:04:58 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1337997898 0
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May 25 22:05:00 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
May 25 22:05:13 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.powerd): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Interactive
May 25 22:05:13 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.sandboxd): Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Interactive
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May 25 22:05:18 localhost com.apple.pfctl[34]: ALTQ related functions disabled
May 25 22:05:18 localhost UserEventAgent[11]: starting CaptiveNetworkSupport as SystemEventAgent built May 25 2011 12:27:35
May 25 22:05:18 localhost UserEventAgent[11]: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveSCCopyWiFiDevices:388 WiFi Device Name == NULL
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May 25 22:06:14 localhost configd[14]: InterfaceNamer: timed out waiting for IOKit to quiesce
May 25 22:06:14 localhost configd[14]: Busy services :
May 25 22:06:14 localhost configd[14]:   MacBookPro3,1 [76967, 4375662836 ms]
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May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,1   locationd                           0x00000001077fe583 locationd + 624003
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,2   locationd                           0x00000001077fe719 locationd + 624409
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,3   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff85f46c79 _dispatch_barrier_sync_f_invoke + 33
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,4   locationd                           0x00000001077fe9b0 locationd + 625072
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,5   locationd                           0x00000001077fea10 locationd + 625168
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,6   libsystem_c.dylib                   0x00007fff85e96e06 pthread_once + 86
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,7   locationd                           0x00000001077fea47 locationd + 625223
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,8   locationd                           0x00000001077f33ac locationd + 578476
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,9   locationd                           0x00000001077f353f locationd + 578879
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,10 libsystem_c.dylib                   0x00007fff85e96e06 pthread_once + 86
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,11 locationd                           0x00000001077f3509 locationd + 578825
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,12 locationd                           0x00000001077b052a locationd + 304426
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,13 locationd                           0x0000000107791653 locationd + 177747
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,14 locationd                           0x0000000107791a08 locationd + 178696
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,15 locationd                           0x00000001077921b2 locationd + 180658
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,16 locationd                           0x00000001077c332c locationd + 381740
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,17 locationd                           0x0000000107767fd8 locationd + 8152
May 25 22:06:15 localhost com.apple.locationd[40]: STACK,Time,359690775.485,18 ???                                 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1
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Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=98ms TTL=54
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=143ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=84ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.19.104: bytes=32 time=585ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=297ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=128
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=461ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=132ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.95.10: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=128
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PROBLEM states:
• Monitor connected and ON, next to macbook in bootcamp win7.
• Monitor connected, ON, and 5ft away from computer in bootcamp win7. (no proximity)
• Monitor connected, ON, and connected to 2nd laptop VGA, display set to macbook so it outputs the macbook in bootcamp win7. (connection)
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• Monitor On, and connected to 2nd laptop on VGA in same location. (proximity)
• Monitor connected, ON, and connected to 2nd laptop VGA, display set to VGA so it outputs the 2nd laptop. (proximity+connection)
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Wow, I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I've been having really bad wifi troubles only in Windows (7 64-bit Ultimate, specifically), and after looking all over the place I happened upon this post. I immediately unplugged the monitor and voila, the signal improved instantly and dramatically. I ran several tests with the monitor unplugged and plugged, and I can confirm that the monitor is definitely the culprit. I'm also using the DVI adapter from Monoprice. Thank you for this post, time to cancel my order for a new router. I would have NEVER thought to try unplugging/plugging my external monitor (also a Dell, incidentally).
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