[iBook] Kernel Panic with Firewire Drive

[Bill Raffensperger]

I have an iBook 600, (Dec 2001) now with Mac OS X 10.3.6. I use a 
Maxtor 300G Firewire Drive now and then. Pretty much every time I plug 
it in I get a kernel panic and need to restart. It did not do this back 
with 10.3.5. Someone aware of the issues here? Should I plug in the 
drive, then turn it on? Turn it on then plug it in? What exactly is the 
protocol? I thought with hot pluggable items, it really made no 
difference. Just "trash" or eject the mounted drive before unplugging. 
What am I doing wrong?