Playing Video Files
You can view your videos stored on an HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the video files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Videos window, you must complete the PMD wizard in the More Programs area of Media Center. See “Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center” on page 116.
When you disconnect the drive, your video files may still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. To refresh your HP Digital Entertainment Center, open and close Media Center.
About Recording TV to Your HP Personal Media Drive
HP Personal Drive
The HP Digital Entertainment Center was set up to record TV shows to your local hard disk drive when using Media Center. It is possible to change the recording pathway to an HP Personal Media Drive, but several errors can occur if the drive is unexpectedly or improperly removed.
It is recommended that you record TV shows to your local hard disk drive and then copy the files over to your
HP Personal Media Drive.
If you decide to change your recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive, consider the following:
■The TV recording path does not default back to your local hard disk drive after the HP Personal Media drive is disconnected. This means scheduled recordings may not be recorded. The recording error Low Disk Space may occur, and then your program will not be recorded. See “Changing Disk Allocation” on page 123 for more information about fixing this error.
■When the drive is disconnected, the disk allocation for Recorded TV shows reverts to 10%, and your recorded programs can be lost if you have selected the Keep until space is needed setting in My TV. See “Changing Disk Allocation” on page 123 for more information about changing the allocation.
■If you disconnect the drive while live TV is active, a video error can occur.
■Recorded TV shows are not updated in Media Center when the drive is removed.
■The drive may be assigned a different drive letter which prevents Media Center from recognizing the recording path or the stored Recorded TV files.
Using an Media
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