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    Windows 8 Not Recognizing my External HD

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Mr.Tesla, Apr 14, 2013.

  1. Mr.Tesla

    Mr.Tesla Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a WD Passport external HD and windows 8 won't recognize it. Says the device may have malfunctioned. Installed the latest drivers from WD, but I'm not sure how recent they are. Works fine on Win7. What can I do to get the HD recognized by Win8?

    Called WD. They say the Passport is incompatible with Windows 8. That seems rather ridiculous
     
    Mr.Tesla, Apr 14, 2013
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  2. tijo

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    Put all data on the external somewhere else temporarily, format the drive in disk management and you should be good to go.
     
    tijo, Apr 14, 2013
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