My Passport Ultra 2TB no USB3

I have seen multiple reports all over the internet regarding this drive and the USB3 not working. There are a number of “solutions” though none of them seem to work.

My drive will not work in any USB3 device: PC, laptop or XBox one which leads me to believe that something else must be wrong here…

What I would like to know is if anyone has had the same experience and managed to find a solution for this?

I am considering buying a Y-cable to see if more power might solve the issue. Has anyone tried this and if so, what were the results? I’d like to use this drive in my Xbox one though I know the official stance from WD is that the drive was not built with console “support”.

yea… just try to use power booster USB cable

Turns out it didn’t work. For no reason whatsoever, my WD MyPassport Ultra 2TB just will not work with USB3, even with the Y-cable.