Really no idea? Hello is there someone from the WDC Support? This should be a really simple question for one from the wdc support team. otherwise i will send the hdd back and will look for another.
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I already asked them and got the following answer:
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Thank you for contacting Western Digital Customer Service and Support. My name is [deleted for privacy].
The External hard drive is a basic plug and play drive, with a USB interface, which can be used as a regular external drive. Typically when using an external hard drive on a router or T.V.
the manufacture of those products will have a list of compatible devices that have been tested to work with their units. I would recommend contacting the manufacture to see if they have a list available, they may require the drive to be in a
particular format, or have a limitation as to what size drive can be detected.
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