Older version of external drive not recognized on new laptop

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That model number corresponds to this hard drive:

http://support.wdc.com/product/install.asp?groupid=110&lang=en

Did you look for clues in Disk Management as opposed to Device Manager?

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1284/