Locating the Drive After Installation | HP m7260n, m7248n, m7246n

Locating the Drive After Installation

After you install the HP Personal Media Drive into the HP Media Center PC, you can find the drive in My Computer. The HP Media Center PC automatically assigns a drive letter which may change unless you assign a drive letter. See “Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive” on page 118.

1 Click Start on the taskbar.

2 Click My Computer.

3 Select your drive under Hard Disk Drives. The default name is HP Personal Media Drive.

Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive

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To avoid multiple hard disk drives using the same drive letter when connecting and removing the drives, assign the letter Z.

You can permanently assign a drive letter to avoid the letter changing when you connect and disconnect this drive and other devices. Also, it is easier for a software program to locate files on the HP Personal Media Drive if a drive letter is assigned. Some programs may not be able to find files if the drive changes letters every time you connect it.

To assign a drive letter:

1 Click Start.

2 Right-click My Computer.

3 Select Manage, and then click Disk Management.

4 Right-clickHP Personal Media Drive.

5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths. HP recommends that you pick the drive letter Z.

6 Click Change and select a letter, and then apply the changes by clicking OK.

Viewing and Storing Files

The recommended way to transfer files to the

HP Personal Media Drive is to drag them from your local hard disk drive to your HP Personal Media Drive.

If you want the files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in Media Center, you must drag them to the correct media folders,

such as My Personal Videos and My Personal Pictures on your HP Personal Media Drive. These media folders appear after you complete the procedure, “Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center” on page 117.

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Contents

HP Media Center PC Software Guide USA Table of Contents Playing Videos Index 125 Vi HP Media Center PC Software Guide Welcome Experience the Fun of Media Center Using Media Center Features Using Media Center Setting Up Media CenterOpening Media Center using a mouse Here guide Opening Media Center using the remote control Media Center menu bars Media Center control menu Navigating Media CenterIcon Action Using Media Center Away mode Completing the setup wizard steps Media Center Start Menu Some of the features listed are for select models onlyMedia Center Start menu items Using Instant Messaging in Media Center Online SpotlightLogging in to your Messenger account Select More Programs, and then select the Messenger icon Changing Media Center Settings Media Center Settings categories Finding Additional Media Center Information HP Media Center PC Software Guide Using the Remote Control Remote control canRemote control cannot Select models only Remote Control Buttons Overview Using the Remote Control HP Media Center PC Software Guide Watching and Recording TV Programs Navigating My TV Watching TV Watching live TV Controlling TV playback Using the remote control in My TV Using the Television Program Guide Using Media Center without the Guide Television Program Guide errors Viewing the Television Program GuideStart Media Center Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide Select Settings, TV, Guide, and Set Up Guide Listings Manually downloading the GuideAdding a postal code to receive the correct Guide Adding missing channels to the Guide Removing channels from the Guide Editing channels in the GuideSelect Edit Numbers Searching for TV Programs Searching for TV programs using categories Recording TV from the Guide Recording TV ProgramsRecording icons Recording programs manually without using the Guide Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CDQuality of recording Hard disk drive space used Select More Programs Media Copy Protection Playing Recorded TV ProgramsSelect View DVD or View CD Select Create DVD or Create CD HP Media Center PC Software Guide Playing Music Files HP TunesMy Music HP Tunes is designed to work with Apple iTunes Completing the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard Using HP Tunes with Media CenterDelays with HP Tunes Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library Selecting a default audio playerAdding music files from a CD in iTunes Adding music files from the Internet Adding music files from your hard disk drive Using supported music file types Playing CDs with HP TunesChanging song title, genre, artist, or album in iTunes Select Playlists or Songs Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes Creating a Playlist with iTunesSelect Add to Now Playing Troubleshooting HP Tunes Creating Music CDs with iTunes Resetting HP Tunes Menu Bar Adding Music to My Music Library Using My Music with Media CenterMy Music menu in Media Center Select Add folders on this computer, and then select Next Adding music files from a CD Deleting music files from the My Music library Playing Music Files in My Music Playing an album in My Music Playing a song in My Music Creating a Queue List in My Music Finding and Playing an Album in My Music Creating a Playlist in My Music Copying Music Files to CD in My Music Select Create CD HP Image Zone Working with PicturesMy Pictures Using HP Image Zone in Media Center Working with Digital ImagesCreating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone Camera Working with Pictures Creating albums Modifying a date assigned to your pictures Assigning a keyword to your pictures Assigning a place to your pictures Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Searching for pictures in Media CenterViewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone Select HP Image Zone Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Image Zone Editing Pictures in HP Image ZoneEditing pictures in HP Image Zone from the desktop Editing pictures in HP Image Zone in Media Center HP Image Zone Crop in Media Center Sharing Pictures in HP Image Zone Select the HP Instant Share tab HP Image Zone Share in Media Center Using supported file types with HP Image Zone Click Start Backup Creating a Backup Disc of Your PicturesPrinting Pictures in HP Image Zone Using My Pictures in Media Center Adding picture files from your hard disk drive Adding Pictures to My PicturesSelect My Pictures Viewing Pictures in My Pictures Viewing pictures as a slideshow Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures Editing Pictures in My Pictures Using supported picture file types in My PicturesFixing red eye or contrast Cropping pictures in My Pictures Printing Pictures in My Pictures Rotating pictures Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs Select Create CD/DVD Playing Digital Videos in Media Center Playing VideosSelect My Videos Using Supported Video File Types Transferring and Recording Video FilesRecording an analog video file Recording a digital video file 3OK Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files HP Media Center PC Software Guide Playing DVDs Playing DVD Movies in Media Center Changing DVD Audio Settings Changing the DVD Movie Language Listening to FM Radio Playing FM Radio Stations Organizing Radio Station Presets Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time HP Media Center PC Software Guide Creating Audio and Data Discs Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording Verifying audio disc recorded without errors Working with Audio CDs Audio CD tips Creating audio CDs Verifying data disc recorded without errors Working with Data DVDs and CDsCreating jukebox discs Clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, Data disc tips Creating data discs Copying a DVD or CD Archiving Files on a CD or DVDAre encoded to prevent Unauthorized duplication Archiving files using Media Center Working with Image FilesCreating an image file Burning from an image file Disc Labeling with LightScribe LightScribe requirements Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes Using adhesive disc labels Compatibility Information Disc Features and Compatibility Table DVD+RDouble Layer Optical Drive Quick Reference Table Software Quick Reference Table HP Media Center PC Software Guide Before You Begin Capturing Video Creating Video Discs and MoviesSonic MyDVD Video Projects Adding files to a video project Creating a Video ProjectClick Add Files Capturing video to a video project Adding slideshows to a video project Adding submenus to a video project Editing the style of a video projectEditing movie files Click Edit Style Burning a video project to disc Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard Video Quality and Disc Size DVD Recording Time Estimated Time per Disc size Video quality Audio format Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer Basic Steps to Make a Movie Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer Desktop Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop Getting started on the desktop Capturing live video from a DV camcorder Capturing video from a DV camcorderClick the Get Video from Camera button Adding videos Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder Adding pictures Adding music Changing the settingsSelecting the style Adding an opening title and closing credits Making the movie Saving the movie projectComputer Playback Mail DV camcorder VCD video CD Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center Recording the movie project to disc Settings Button Allows you to See Select VideoSelect Pictures Selecting videos Selecting pictures Setting the style Selecting music Adjusting audio and video settings Upgrading muvee autoProducer HP Media Center PC Software Guide Using an HP Personal Media Drive HP Personal Media Drive is sold separately Locating the Drive After Installation Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media DriveViewing and Storing Files Click My Computer Playing Music Files Playing Media FilesViewing Picture Files Playing Video Files Click Settings, TV, Recorder, Recorder storageWatching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive Changing Disk Allocation Select Recorder storage Index Page Page Using the remote control 19 watching TV programs Rotating 67 troubleshooting Page Page Part number