My WD 1 tb portable usb 3.0 is not being detected by win xp. I am plugging it to a usb 2.0 port because i dont have usb 3.0 in my desktop. On the wire of usb 3.0 hdd it says usb 2.0 compatible then why my pc is not detecting it. My 16 gb 3.0 transcend is also getting detected then why is that wd portable is not being shown in "my computer" window.
Is it there in device manager under storage section?
in my experience many times the usb port on front side of cabinet doesn't provide enough power to demanding usb devices like portable hard disks.try the back side usb port or better use a Y usb cable which has 2 usb connecters on 1 side to provide extra power to usb device using 2 usb ports.
thnx .. problem solved. it was due to low power supply the system could not detect the hdd so i removed other usb powered devices then it got detected.
