play an .mp4 video from an external USB hard drive in Chrome

TV is a Vizio M471i-A2
Note that I can do what I want to do from an .mp4 file off my local disc but not from an external USB disc. Results:
General
Complete name : V:\HOUSE_OF_CARDS_SEASON1_DISC1\TITLE_01.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 326 MiB
Duration : 55mn 57s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 813 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Writing application : Magic
Comment : QuickTime 6.0 or greater

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L4
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 55mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 681 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 800 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.099
Stream size : 273 MiB (84%)
Writing library : MFei Long
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 55mn 57s
Source duration : 55mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Nominal bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Source stream size : 51.0 MiB (16%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00