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I was able, after a while (many files), to populate the library. However, I couldn't get them to play. I figured it was a codec issue and downloaded x265 to the Pi. When that didn't work, I looked up "pi x265" online. The Pi3 is not powerful enough to decode x265.
Which is what all the movies and most of the shows I have on the drive are encoded in.
So the next step now is to try to find as many of those shows in x264 and hope they play properly.

The continuing adventure: opened Plex without the other computer on and was able to set up a new server. It couldn't populate the library from the drive due to power issues, but a good first step.
Tried out the powered hub and it didn't solve the problem. Turns out I needed to use the Pi's original power source (I'd been trying to power it just off a usb cable plugged into the wall). Once I did that, not only could it read the HD, but it didn't need the hub to power it.

However, I did get them right after some fiddling (and learned the keyboard shortcuts to navigate between window panes).
Ordered the USB hub and the wireless keyboard w/trackpad, should be here tomorrow.
Once home, tried opening Plex in Chromium only to have it stay on the loading screen. When I used Firefox, it connected quickly, but connected to my server on my home PC. Tomorrow I'll try booting up without my PC on to test how Plex reads the HD and works as a server.