HT5219 I have a macbook air and I connect it to an external HDD via thunderbolt and nothing happens....

I have a macbook air and I connect it to an external HDD via thunderbolt and nothing happens....

If a PRAM reset fails to help, an appointment at the Apple store genius bar would be the next option.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Ciao.

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