Weird problem connecting HD to Airport Extreme

I have an Airport Extreme with a powered USB Hub connected to it, which connects to two HDD's and a printer.
The problem: One HDD shows up through direct USB connection on both Airport and directly into my Macbook, but disappears (never shows up) when I connect it to the Hub.
The other HD shows up fine, as does the printer.
How can it be that Airport Extreme sees it when plugged in directly, but doesn't when it's through a hub?
Also, I formatted this drive HFSX, but Time Machine says it can't (de)activate the drive when trying for a backup.

the HD not showing is most likely a vendor issue not that of Apple or Airport. I use LaCie Quadras even with a hub and don't have that issue.
Other examples are that some third party vendors externals don't sleep when connected to tC or Extreme. I think that a huge issue and LaCies do sleep.

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