SmartDisk FireLite not mounting

Hi,
I got a SmartDisk FireLite several months ago for backing up my PowerBook G4. I followed the instructions that came with the external hard drive and am using SuperDuper for all my backups. Today I tried updating my backup (using smartcopy in superduper) but while I had my back turned, there was an error in copying (not a file, but some kind of cache settings) and also an error that I had disconnected my device without properly shutting it down. I did no such thing, I didn't touch anything! Now the external hard disk does not show up when plugged into my laptop. No icon, nothing in the disk utility. Even after shutting down, disconnecting, rebooting and reconnecting (through firewire). Did it just die?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Welcome kayperbeats,
You are in the wrong forum for the PowerBook G4. Like the original poster was advised, you need to post in one of these areas:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=120
Choose one of the first three areas shown based on your screen size. That's where people with the same model as yours hang out. Also, never be afraid to start a new thread; some people skip over older threads that have been inactive for a while, like this one.
A

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