The installation CD that came with your HP Personal Media Drive allows you to set up folders so that you can access your video files with Media Center.

5 Right-click anywhere in the My Pictures window, select New, and then select the Shortcut.

6 When the Create Shortcut wizard window

opens, click Browse and locate your personal pictures folder, select the folder, and then click OK.

7 Click Next and then click Finish. The shortcut to your personal picture folder appears in the My Pictures window.

8 Click Add to add a pathway to your

HP Personal Media Drive. Now your picture files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Media Center My Pictures window when your drive is connected to the PC.

When you disconnect the drive, your picture files may still appear in the Media Center My Pictures window. To refresh your PC, open and close Media Center.

Playing Video Files

nMedia Drive. If you want the video files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Videos window, you mustYou can view your videos stored on an HP Personal

create a pathway to this drive.

To do this:

1 Click Start on the taskbar, click My Computer, and then double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon.

2 Create a personal videos folder by right-clicking in the folder and choosing New and then Folder. Type a name for your personal videos folder.

3 Drag or copy your video files into this created folder.

4 Open the My Videos folder on your local hard disk drive by clicking Start, My Documents, and then double-clicking My Videos.

5 Right-click anywhere in the My Videos window, select New, and then select the Shortcut.

6 When the Create Shortcut folder opens, click Browse and locate your personal videos folder, select the folder, and then click OK.

7 Click Next and then click Finish. The shortcut to your personal video folder appears in the My Videos window.

8 Click Add to add a pathway to your

HP Personal Media Drive. Now your video files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Media Center My Videos window when your drive is connected to the PC.

When you disconnect the drive, your video files may still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. To refresh your PC, open and close Media Center.

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m1070n, m1095c, m1080n, m1000y (D7223L), m1050y (PU127AV) specifications

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