My Book 3.0 (1TB, USB 3.0) detection problem with Envy Phoenix 810-135qe

I have a My Book 3.0 (1TB, USB 3.0)... The older My Book not the newer one... "My Book Essential" or something like that.
I was using it with W7 x64 backup utility on an older HP desktop (HP Pavilion a6560t) without issue up to the day my new HP Envy 810-135qe arrived. I downloaded the latest drivers from WD support, and the thing PnPed fine off the non-powered USB 3.0 on the back of the 810. However, the 810 drops connection after sleep, hibernation, lock, or simply just over time. I've run diagnostics on the WD and the cables, all checked out fine. I tried shutting off power saving to the USB 3.0s in device manager (just a guess), and that seemed to work for a few weeks, however I'm still having the detection issue periodically. All of my drivers are up to date on the HP side. I'm fully reformatting the WD now to see if that might somehow fix the issue (I'll update in a few days on how that worked out).
Anyone have any idea what's amiss? I suspect something with the BIOS. HP chat support has been no help (they go through the same checks I've already done myself) and they got really spooky on another chat when I asked about adding a SSD as the boot drive (I knew it was an issue from here and other forums).... Handed me off to second tier support, and all they would tell me is that they couldn't tell me anything... Basically, no support for any config except for how it was shipped because it's a "custom build" (yes, buyer's regret big time).
Secondly, anyone running a similar config with a en external back up that's running smoothly? My WD is getting old so I was thinking of one of the newer portable USB 3.0 HDDs (both 2.5 and 3.5). My specs follow.
HP Envy 810qe - Win 7 (810-135qe)
Product number: F9A63AV#ABA
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K processor quad-core [3.5GHz, 8MB Shared Cache]
4GB Nvidia GeForce GT640 [DVI,DP,HDMI & VGA via adapter]
12GB DDR3-1600MHz [2 DIMMs]
2TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
16GB mSATA SSD Cache
Microsoft Office Trial
Security software trial
Blu-ray Reader & SuperMulti DVD burner
15-in-1 Multi-slot Media Card Reader, 4 USB Ports (Front/Top), Audio [Front 2USB2.0, Top 2USB3.0]
No TV Tuner Card
Integrated Sound, Envy Audio; Beats Audio
HP USB keyboard and optical mouse
HP Wireless 802.11 a/g/n with Bluetooth(R)(2x2)
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
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Anglogator, welcome to the forum.
I have the exact computer (See my signature below.). I have installed a Samsung EVO 840 500 GB SSD. It works absolutely great. Samsung SSD's seem to be the only brand that boots without changing any settings in the UEFI Firmware. If you decide to buy one, I will be glad to walk you through the installation process.
I also have a "WD My Book Essentials" 2 GB external hard drive. It works perfectly without making any changes to the BIOS.
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