Problem with 120Gb WD on My Macbook

Ok so i just bought a 120Gb Western Digital Passport. I believe it is partitioned for windows but not sure. the light on the front powers on but i cant hear the drive start up and nothing happens. Could this be because of my MacBook not suppling enough power to the drive? Has the drive gone bad? Do i need a new Cable. I bought the drive used. The Model is WD1200U017-001. also the drive is not recognized in Disk Utility or on the desktop. please any help would be great. thanks -CJ

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