USB Drive not showing in Airport Utility

I have a USB HD formatted with Mac OS Extended (journaled) which I plugged in to my Airport Extreme and it does not show in Airport Utility.  Any ideas?
Thanks,

Power off the entire network
Wait a few moments
Start the modem first and continue starting devices one at time until everything is powered back up
If the drive still does not show up.....and you are not using a powered USB hub....that may be needed
Other stuff....verify that the USB cable is working correctly

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