Hard Drive not supported?

Im using an ibook g3 os x 10.4.11 700mhz ppc 640mb ram
When i connect my hard drive i get an error message that says it isnt supported. formatting this hard drive is out of the question. it has 2 years of photographic work on it, so no partitioning, erasing, or formatting. It has worked on the mac previously, and all of a sudden it doesnt? The HD was originally formatted for my imac on the leopard platform (os x journaled) and has worked on any computer i've ever plugged it into. this ibook has been a horrible disappointment thus far.
what can i do to make some, if any use of this thing. i need my hard drive to connect, otherwise i just have an overly expensive internet browser i guess.

Hi joshphoto, and a warm welcome to the forums!
It has worked on the mac previously, and all of a sudden it doesnt?
Are you saying it worked on THIS Mac, or another Mac? Was it Partitioned GUID on an IntelMac perhaps?
Do you have another Mac, one with Leopard on it to check out the HD with Disk Utility?

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