Thanks for the input guys!
I've always been partial to Seagate myself. My first computer had a Seagate 240 MB!!!

Mac...
I don't know anymore...
You are from Earth right?
It appears as though there was a loose connection inside the enclosure.
(At least I hope that's it!)
It seems to be working okay now. ("he said trepidly with his fingers crossed")
In any event, I'm also going to get another external drive, maybe 2.

I'll keep ya' posted.

Mick