IMac (suddenly) won't mount anything

Hi. My iMac G3 has suddenly stopped recognizing external devices. It won't mount my iPod or Lacie external hard disk via Firewire or my Zip drive via USB. All the devices turn on, start spinning, etc. when plugged in, but the iMac doesn't know that they are there. My last software update was last month and this problem started in the last couple days.
The only thing I can think of is that the iMac was accidentally unplugged while running the other day. No external devices were mounted at the time. The machine started right back up when I replugged it, which was a great relief because when this happened twice before it was hours before I could turn it back on. (the plug at the back of this iMac falls out too easily imho)
I already tried repairing my disk permissions, but that did not help.
I'd sure appreciate any help. Thanks.
iMac G3 600 mhz slot loading CD-RW Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Well, good grief, nevermind. I got up this morning and—viola—the problem had fixed itself.

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