I have been successfully using my WD Passport HDD with USB 2.0 ports for some time. I now have a system with USB 3.0 ports. These ports are on the back of the case and the lead supplied with the WD Passport is too short and too inconvenient to plug into the rear of the system. I have now purchase tw…

The length of the cable is related to the drive performance. The drive performance is affected when using longer cables since the drive will not spin at the right speed. Also, the reason why you are been prompted to format the drive is because of corruption issues related to the cable you are usin…

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Joe_S March 19, 2014, 1:51am 5

These drives are very sensitive to voltage. Longer cables tend to have more resistance and cause a voltage drop and problems with the drive.

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