Assigning a Drive Letter to the 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 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:

1Click Start.

2Right-click My Computer.

3Select Manage, and then click Disk Management.

4Right-clickHP Personal Media Drive.

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

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

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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.

Viewing and Storing Files

The best 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 PMD setup wizard. See “Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center” on page 178.

Using an HP Personal Media Drive

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