IBook and my Apple Keyboard

Hello all!
I've got an Apple external keyboard and when I plug it into my USB port and it won't recognize it. I've tried it in a hub and directly into the iBook and neither works. It did give me a messege about a power issue, but I cannot get the error messege back to look it up. Is there a place to check the USB power or any other suggestions to fix it?
iBook G4 baby! 80GB, 1.2 Ghz, External HDs Mac OS X (10.4.3) PC Laptop, iPods (shuffle, 3G, 5G), Digital Cameras, etc...

Thanks for the help Jon, here's the list so far:
It's the official mac keyboard (with USB)
I've got one USB port being used with my External HD and Firware with my second HD.
The Keyboard is being plugged in directly with and without external devices and no power. I also plugged a card reader into the extra USB devices on the top of the keyboard to see if it gets any power, but no luck. It looks as though the keyboard is never recognized to begin with. I'm fixing to check for driver updates for any help, but if there are none, it looks like a faulty keyboard. Any other things? Thanks!

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