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.

3 Change the disk allocation percentage setting

2

Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then

by selecting the “+” or option.

 

select Recorder storage.

Updating recorded TV list after removing the HP Personal Media Drive

If you want to update your Recorded TV list after removing the drive:

1

Close Media Center.

3 If this does not update the files, restart the PC.

2

Open Media Center.

 

System requirements to view recorded TV programs on other PCs

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Some recorded TV programs with the broadcast flag turned on are copy protected and cannot be viewed on other PCs.

To play back recorded TV files (.dvr-ms files) that were recorded on your HP Media Center PC onto another non-Media Center PC, the PC must have the following items installed:

Windows XP Operating System

Windows XP Service Pack 1

Windows Media Player 9

Software to play DVDs

The audio and video codec file that allows Windows Media Player to play recorded TV programs (.dvr-ms files). You can find this file in Windows Update. Click Start, choose All Programs, and then click Windows Update. You can also go to the Windows Web site and search for this code file (Q810243).

If you want more information about this file you can go to:

http://www.microsoft.com

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