NOTE: To avoid multiple hard disk drives using the same drive letter, when connecting and removing the drives, assign the letter Z to the HP Personal Media Drive.
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
After you insert the drive into the PC, you can find the drive in My Computer. The operating system automatically assigns a letter to the drive. The assigned letter depends on the other storage devices connected to the PC.
To locate the drive:
1Click Start on the taskbar.
2Click My Computer.
3Select the drive under Hard Disk Drives. The default name is HP Personal Media Drive.
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 the 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 has a new drive letter.
It is best to always remove your drive safely to avoid errors. See “Disconnecting the Drive” on page 54.
To assign a drive letter:
1Click Start on the taskbar.
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3Select Manage and then click Disk Management.
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5Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
6Click Change, and select a letter. Then apply the changes by clicking OK.
The default volume label of this drive is HP Personal Media Drive. You can rename the drive in the My Computer window by
