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USB 3.0 port won't recognize USB 3.0 hard drive
Hi everybody,
I have an Asus U46e-BAL5 and was really happy with the USB 3.0 port as a future proof technology. I didn't get to use it until I purchased a Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1TB USB 3.0. Everything ran smoothly the first few months, but recently, things have been strange. The USB 3.0 port seems to recognize USB 2.0 drives just fine. I plugged in my Patriot Xporter XT into that port, and the drive was recognizes just fine. But my Western Digital drive won't work in the USB 3.0 port for some reason. It works in any other USB 2.0 port, and it works on my desktop's USB 2.0 ports. I tried reinstalling the drivers for the hard drive, but that didn't fix anything. Does anyone have suggestions?