How to debug adding usb device

When I add my new Iomega Helium USB HD to my Macbook Pro running 10.6.8, the screen and keyboard all freeze. There laptop has to be rebooted. It does this when I do it standalone and when I use external screen, keyboard and hub.
It is a problem with my setup because the drive works fine will all of the other Windows and Mac machines I have.
The cause was the installation of the Iomega software (why did I ever trust Iomega software?) as I only installed it on my macbook pro.
Can I run some diagnostics/debug to trace the insertion of the USB device to see where it is going wrong? I have manually uninstalled the software but I am convinced I have missed something.
I have a complete clone backup from before the installation but don't want to lose other changes (like email etc) since that day, although I am happy to restore specific files.
Thanks

And it used to be fine until I installed the Iomega software.
Iomega software, i.e., software to use an external drive. Never a good thing (I guess you are finding that out).
I always recommened external enlosures which are dumb boxes, i.e., their only purpose in life is to allow you to communicate with the drive they enclose. Additional software only gets in the way and you shouldn't need it.
If that box was running fine without their software what prompted you to add it? And why can't you uninstall it?

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