The prompts to install the driver are part of the Windows Operating system and will always occur when connecting a drive to a Windows PC without the driver installed. Upon Driver Booster installed the WD SES USB device driver for you, you can check if the WD external hard drive can be detected by the. Locate Disk drives and then Update the WD SES USB Device driver. Driver Booster will start scanning for all your device drivers on Windows 3. Western Digital still recommends installing the SES driver when not using WD SmartWare, but the drive will function without it. Download, install and run Driver Booster.
If you wish to use the drive as a simple hard drive and do not require access to the advanced features of the drive, you can hide the VCD by following Answer ID 3835: How to disable (hide) the Virtual CD (VCD) for Windows or Mac OSX on a My Book or My Passport drive. Acronis True Image for Western Digital to back up their drives.) WD Drive Utilities for Windows. To access many of the optional features of your drive, you will be required to install both the SES driver, and the WD SmartWare software. WD Backup (Support for WD Backup has ended. The SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) driver is different from the Virtual CD, and the WD SmartWare software. If your drive is not recognized please see Answer ID 1708: I cannot find drivers for my WD drive and/or my Operating System fails to recognize my WD drive. WD Backup (Support for WD Backup has ended.
The SES driver is not required for your drive to be recognized by your computer.
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