2012 MBP won't read My passport

Hi there!
My new (mid 2012) macbook pro doesn't show my My Passport HDD in finder/diskutilty and even in the western digital disk utility. I have tested the My Passport HDD on my imac and my old macbook pro, and it works great.
At first i thought the USB ports were dead, but my mouse, keyboard and 2 usb sticks work.
Please help me out! I need the HDD because i travel allot, and i work on different computers.
Thank's in Advance!
Kevin Boonekamp
Qck Design

Many "name-brand" USB external drives that lack their own power supply do not get enough power from the computer's USB bus to turn the motor and the electronics. If you don't want to replace the Passport with a drive that has an independent power supply, you can try these items:
1) A number of people have reported that reformatting the external drive to Mac HFS+ (Journaled) using Disk Utility takes care of what seems to be a low-power problem.
2) Get a powered USB hub to go between the computer and the drive. This type of hub has an independent power supply.
3) Get a "Y" cable like this:
1 Meter USB 2.0 A to 5 Pin Mini B Cable - Auxiliary USB "Y" Power Design for external hard drives.
It plugs into two USB ports on the computer to drive more power to the external.
If you want a drive that is truly Mac-compatible, look at those offered by OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/

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