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WD My Passport WDBABM0010BBK issues

Jul 6, 2011 10:17AM PDT

Hey, I got this new 1tb external for my Windows 7 Pro PC and I'm having issues:

I plugged and it would not recognize. Messed with it a bit until I got it to see an external hard drive. Messed with it more (installed all necessary drivers and such) my computer finally recognizes it and I can see it being displayed on "My Devices" as "My Passport 071A"

But now I am having problems accessing it and being able to use it as a storage device. It will not show up in "My Computer" as a drive location. Any suggestions?

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Jul 6, 2011 10:49AM PDT

Update: I have looked all over the forum and stickies for similar problems but haven't found a thread that solves my problem. I do not have any files on this hard drive and I would like it to have a drive letter so I can open it and click and drag files onto it.

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Solved
Jul 6, 2011 11:10AM PDT

Found the issue on the Windows website. Solved.

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What?
Nov 1, 2011 1:26PM PDT

What was the solution? I am having the same problem. Do you have a link to the website? I am having problems finding it.