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The firmware was straightforward, But the smartware one said it required.

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An update for Firmware and also Smartware was flagged when I reinstalled the harddrive onto my PC (For various reasons I removed it a while ago, but decided to give it another go.) I haven't had this Windows 7 for long my previous was a Windows XP. Sorry to appear thick, but I really don't want to mess things up. The first is for Windows communication Foundation HTTP activation the secondįor Windows communication Foundation non-HTTP activation. Are these what I am looking for and what do I do? Click one, both or leave well alone? When this is clicked two other items appear in a drop down list. On opening Turn Windows features on or off again the box was empty but clicking it I even tried clearing the box and clicking OK to let windows go through whatever it had to go through. When I clicked it again it turned blue again. However \i was messaged to go to Windows Feature turn on or off.I found what I wanted in Windows features but the box beside microsoft.NETFramework 3.5.1. NetFramework 4) and there was a link to take me to download it. When it came to the Smartware I was "told" I needed the microsoft.NetFramwork 3.5.1. I did not need to register as that was done previously but there was an update link for Firmware and Smartware. (So I take it that the hard drive is recognised.) I was then "told" to check the settings

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Everything seemed to install ok and the hard drive backed up my PC content. For various reasons I took it off a while ago. I was installing the hard drive back onto my PC. You can usually get this update from the manufacturers website.īest, Andre twitter/adacosta Its possible you might also need to update the external hard disk firmware.

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Its seem because there is a lack of built in class drivers for the interface in Windows 7, you might need to obtain drivers from the manufacturer since USB 3.0 devices should still be Windows 7 does not recognize it and attempts to recognize it, but fails. Its possible that you might need to install a USB 3.0 card in your computer in order to recognize your USB 3.0 external hard disk since it might not work with USB 2.0 ports. I notice when I connect my external USB 2.0 hard disk to a USB 3.0 port on my computer,

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Turn on the external USB hard drive and let it find and install the driver.

Find the USB device for your USB Hard Drive (in my case it was the one that had no description).

Plug in and turn on the external USB hard drive.

If your external hard disk is not being recognized by Windows 7: When this is clicked two other items are listed. The first is for HTTP the second for non-HTTP are these what I am looking for and what do I do? Click one, both or leave well alone? Sorry to appear thick, but There is a plus box beside the listing. If this isn't true does anyone know what I need to do? Is it correct that this is a default setting which means underlying HTTP parts aren't installed? If so what do I do to get these parts installed. On opening Turn Windows features on or off again the box was empty but clicking it just turned it back to blue. I even tried clearing the box and clicking OK to let windows go through whatever was blue, clicking the box just cleared it. I found what I wanted in Windows features but the box beside microsoft.NETFramework 3.5.1. To go to Turn Windows features on or off, find microsoft.NETFramework3.5.1 and check the box beside it. When I tried to install this through a link to microsoft I was flagged for the external hard drive to work correctly. I already have microsoft.NETFramwork 4 on my PC but apparently, after updating the WD they alerted that I need Microsoft.NETFramework3.5.1. I run Windows 7 with, hopefully, a WD My Passport SE external hard drive. And we back up (pardon the pun) the trusted My Passport drive with a 3-year limited warranty.Problem with microsoft.NetFramework 3.5.1? WD builds drives to demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability. Even great minds like yours can accidentally leave things behind. Easily add a “return-if-found” message as the password prompt in case your My Passport drive ever gets lost. Just pick the time and frequency.īuilt-in 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption with WD Security software helps keep your content private and safe.

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