My 250 GB WD Passport is not deetected

Hello,

I am having a really tough time and I had given up in between but I really wanted to sort this out.

When I connect my passport to my laptop it detects it , but Windows opens up saying USB device not recognised. I dont see it in Disk management and I have tried installing other softwares like HD tune but it still doesnt detect to even diagnose it.

Can anyone tell me how can i fix it? Or what in the world is the problem.

Changed the subject line typo

Did you try a different USB cable and ports? Make sure the cable isn’t longer than the original and don’t connect through a hub. Try this drive on another PC if possible. What OS are you using?

Joe

Thanks Joe.

Although I have tried 3 different cables still no luck.

I have tried it on 4 different machines …

Windows XP

2 Windows Vista

Macbook Pro

And nothing had happened neither did it fall down or anything. I connected to a machine where I had not connected on it anytime and after that its just gone. Worst thing is I cant see it in device manager to even try to format it. I thought that machine got my HDD corrupted and got a virus but then now I dont feel like thats the reason as it should have been visible in Device Manager atleast , I reckon.

I hope someone has seen a similar issue and can help me.