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Yes, the drive is drawing too much current. Many notebook drives are right on the edge of the 500mA standard limit of USB. Some ports are generous, others stingy. If it's an unpowered hub built into the monitor, and it's connected to a single port on your computer, you're dealing with multiple disadvantages: Borderline supply, extended wires, hub sapping a few mA for its circuitry.
You could try a two-to-one power connection from your computer to divide the load, or a powered hub at the monitor (boo, I agree), a power brick for the drive, or maybe a newer 2" drive that doesn't need as much oomph.
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