WD Elements Portable USB Drive

I didnt tell you it is motherboard issue.. I told that check the cables connecting the hard disk!
Did you hear any spinning sound inside the HDD

The HDD spins and the light flashes.

It is a good sign that the drive is spinning and the light is on. Try uninstalling the old drivers from Device Manager and let the drive install them automatically after a reboot. If that does not help, I would try to download any latest firmware updates from the WD web page. I leave you a link below. Check the drive with another USB cable.

https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?DL - WD downloads section

Hope this helps

I have tried all your suggestions except using a difference lead. This is the only USB 3.0 I own.

Did you drop the enclosure?

Did you overvolt it with the wrong AC adapter?

If you are using Windows, can you see the enclosure with Microsoft's UVCView utility?

http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/USB_IDs/UVCView.x86.exe

---===>Device Information<===---
English product name: "My Passport 0740"

only these info you got from the link i provide?

Result from link provided by you;

---===>Device Information<===---
English product name: "My Passport 0740"

ConnectionStatus:
Current Config Value: 0x01 -> Device Bus Speed: High
Device Address: 0x02
Open Pipes: 2

>Endpoint Descriptor<

bLength: 0x07
bDescriptorType: 0x05
bEndpointAddress: 0x81 -> Direction: IN - EndpointID: 1
bmAttributes: 0x02 -> Bulk Transfer Type
wMaxPacketSize: 0x0200 = 0x200 max bytes
bInterval: 0x00

>Endpoint Descriptor<

bLength: 0x07
bDescriptorType: 0x05
bEndpointAddress: 0x02 -> Direction: OUT - EndpointID: 2
bmAttributes: 0x02 -> Bulk Transfer Type
wMaxPacketSize: 0x0200 = 0x200 max bytes
bInterval: 0x00

>Device Descriptor<

bLength: 0x12
bDescriptorType: 0x01
bcdUSB: 0x0210
bDeviceClass: 0x00 -> This is an Interface Class Defined Device
bDeviceSubClass: 0x00
bDeviceProtocol: 0x00
bMaxPacketSize0: 0x40 = (64) Bytes
idVendor: 0x1058 = Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
idProduct: 0x0740
bcdDevice: 0x1003
iManufacturer: 0x01
English (United States) "Western Digital"
iProduct: 0x02
English (United States) "My Passport 0740"
iSerialNumber: 0x05
English (United States) "575837314537314457553837"
bNumConfigurations: 0x01

>Configuration Descriptor<

bLength: 0x09
bDescriptorType: 0x02
wTotalLength: 0x0020 -> Validated
bNumInterfaces: 0x01
bConfigurationValue: 0x01
iConfiguration: 0x04
English (United States) "USB Mass Storage"
bmAttributes: 0x80 -> Bus Powered
MaxPower: 0xFA = 500 mA

>Interface Descriptor<

bLength: 0x09
bDescriptorType: 0x04
bInterfaceNumber: 0x00
bAlternateSetting: 0x00
bNumEndpoints: 0x02
bInterfaceClass: 0x08 -> This is a Mass Storage USB Device Interface Class
bInterfaceSubClass: 0x06
bInterfaceProtocol: 0x50
iInterface: 0x06
English (United States) "MSC Bulk-Only Transport"

>Endpoint Descriptor<

bLength: 0x07
bDescriptorType: 0x05
bEndpointAddress: 0x81 -> Direction: IN - EndpointID: 1
bmAttributes: 0x02 -> Bulk Transfer Type
wMaxPacketSize: 0x0200 = 0x200 max bytes
bInterval: 0x00

>Endpoint Descriptor<

bLength: 0x07
bDescriptorType: 0x05
bEndpointAddress: 0x02 -> Direction: OUT - EndpointID: 2
bmAttributes: 0x02 -> Bulk Transfer Type
wMaxPacketSize: 0x0200 = 0x200 max bytes
bInterval: 0x00

Hello JJ,
Update the firmware of your Hard disk .
Also run [Data Lifeguard Diagnostic Tools for windows