Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Safeguarding Recorded TV programs

When you replace the hard disk drive, you lose any files or software that you created, saved, or installed on the HP Digital Entertainment Center. Because of this, you also lose a special code that Microsoft includes in the files of recorded TV programs. Without the code, Media Center cannot play TV programs previously recorded to disk or copied to DVD or to other media.

For more information about safeguarding your recorded TV programs, refer to the HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide.

Before Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

Replace the internal hard disk drive only if it has failed. Do not replace the internal hard disk drive until HP support has diagnosed it as the point of failure. HP recommends that you upgrade the hard disk drive capacity by using the HP Personal Media Drive.

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Only advanced users should attempt to perform this procedure.

Before you begin to replace the internal hard disk drive:

1Make sure you have the recovery discs (DVDs) you created with the two blank DVD_R discs that came with your HP Digital Entertainment Center.

2Back up your data to the Personal Media Drive or burn it to DVD.

3Close Media Center and all other programs that may be accessing the hard disk drive.

4Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

5Disconnect the power cable from the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

6Disconnect all other cables from the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

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Replacing the Hard Disk Drive