Whenever i connect 2 my passports my pc only shows one . Can this be done . If i connect 1 my passport an one of another brand my pc shows both .Thanks for your time an help.
Bill
Sometimes the drives come from the factory with the same ādisk signatureā, which is normally a 32-bit random ID number thatās created when you format a drive.
What I recommend is to plug in one My Passport, make sure thereās no data on it, and then format your My Passport.Ā Thatāll give it a new disk signature and after that you shouldnāt have any problem using both drives at once.
Or With both Drives Connected at the Same time You Can Go to Disk Management And 1 of the HDs Will
Be Offline in there , the Only thing that you need to do is a right Click on the Drive Offline and mark it Ā Online and Both of them Will Be recognized at the same time 
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Yes, thatās definitely true, and it will work great, especially if each drive has a lot of data on it, so Iām glad you mentioned it.Ā 
But reformatting one of the drives will ensure that the problem doesnāt happen on other computers either.Ā Since these were new drives, thatās why I recommended the reformat.
hey i too had the same problem connecting 2 passports
one gives me the general option to explore the hard drive
but the hard drive connectedĀ second runs the autoplay options and i cannot view my content
as per your advise i did format one of my hard drive
BUT the problem still persistsā¦
can ya plz help me.
hey how do i go to disk management in my windows 7
i tried to look for it inĀ control panel but couldnāt find it
do i have to fill up my hard drive to get this option?
as i have already formatted one of my hard drive
But the problem still persists
The easiest way to access Disk Management in any version of Windows is:
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click on the Start Menu
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right-click on Computer or My Computer
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click on Manage in the popup menu.
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when the Computer Management console comes up, click on Disk Management near the bottom of the left column.
I DISAGREE!!
The easiest way to access Disk Management in any version of Windows is:
Click in the Start Menu , Open āāRUNāā Utility and Type diskmgmt.msc Thatās It!!! Easier and Simple
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I disagree, because thatās harder to remember!Ā (Also, not everyone has a Run menu, so Windows Logo + R would be easier)
I knew someone would bring that method up, but i decided that was the āquickestā way instead.Ā 
Itās just like everything else in computersāthere are lots of ways to do something but not necessarily a ārightā way to do something!
hey thank u guysā¦
the disk mgmt thing worked fineā¦
well about the argument on which is the easiest wayā¦
its actually subjectiveā¦
but nathanās answer is more for common layman level users
so that sounds more easier to meā¦
even the run option is perfect (i did that)
anywaz thanks for your helpā¦
make sure u guys read harry potter to know who i am
One who must not be named.
Hi
I have the āsameā problem, but when I connect the second disk, the first disappear, and the second also.
In managment console, I have only my system HDD, not external WD passport. !!!
hey my prob was solved by nathanā¦ heā'll solve your tooā¦ good luck bye.
