Two Essential 2tb Drive Confusion

I’ve been using a 2tb drive via usb 3.0 on my desktop with a usb 3.0 card.   I bought a second drive to backup the first and want to hook it up to the other usb 3.0 port on the card.   The problem is no matter what i do the computer only reconizes one at a time…if i hook the second drive up, it’s ignored unless I unplug the second.   They both are assigned the same drive letter.   I have another usb 3.0 drive (differnt model) that’s recognized even when the other other 2tb drive is active so I assume it’s not a card issue.

Any thoughts on how to use both esential drives via the 3.0 card?

thanks

It’s a Windows thing check this it explains how to fix http://community.wdc.com/t5/Other-Externals/Problems-with-having-more-than-one-USB-2-0-WD-2-TB-Elements/td-p/285724

Joe

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