Are you also known as jag123, on another forum?
Both of you seem to be having similar problems, and neither one of you is providing sufficient information.
You haven't even told us which model VU+ you have?
The make/model of the hard drive?
If it's internal, or external?
If you had the hard drive working, with a previous version of Black Hole, or other image, and have you recorded anything on it?
If it's new have you mapped the hard drive?