Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely

Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely

You can safely remove the drive when it is not active. When the amber activity light is blinking, the drive is active, saving or transferring data. Removing the drive while the light is blinking may cause data loss or damaged files.

To disconnect your HP Personal Drive safely:

1 Close Media Center and all other programs that may be accessing your HP Personal Media Drive. Make sure the activity LED is off.

2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray at the bottom of the desktop. If this icon is hidden, click the arrows on the taskbar to display it. The Safely Remove Hardware window opens.

3 Double-clickUSB Mass Storage Device to locate your HP Personal Media Drive. USB Mass Storage Device may be listed twice. One may contain a memory card reader or other mass storage drives.

4 Select your device that is labeled HP Personal Media Drive, and then click OK. This name of the drive may appear as Generic Volume followed by the assigned drive letter. A Safe to Remove Hardware message appears in the system tray at the bottom of your desktop letting you know that your drive is safe to disconnect.

5 Click Close.

6 Disconnect the drive from the PC.

Changing Disk Allocation

If you experience a Low Disk Space error message, and you want to change the disk allocation to a higher percentage for your HP Personal Media Drive:

1 Open Media Center.

2 Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then select Recorder storage.

3 Change the disk allocation percentage setting by selecting the (+) or (–) option.

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