HP HP-380467-003 Getting Started Guide - Page 31

Inserting the Drive, Locating the Drive and Assigning a, Drive Letter

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A Drive activity indicator light B Power on indicator light C HP Personal Media Drive guide ridges Inserting the Drive 1 Turn on the PC. 2 Line up the ridges on the bottom of the drive with the two slots on the side or the bottom of the PC drive bay. Do not force the drive into the bay; it should slide easily into the bay. 3 Slide the drive all the way into the drive bay until the drive is firmly connected to the internal power and USB port. With the PC turned on, the power indicator (B) on the front of the drive is lit when the drive is inserted correctly. 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: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click My Computer. 3 Select the drive under Hard Disk Drives. The default name is HP Personal Media Drive. The default volume label of this drive is HP Personal Media Drive. You can rename the drive in the My Computer window by right-clicking the drive, selecting Rename, and then typing in a new name. Rename the drive if you have more than one 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. Using the HP Personal Media Drive 25

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Using the HP Personal Media Drive
25
Inserting the Drive
1
Turn on the PC.
2
Line up the ridges on the bottom of the drive with the two slots on the side or
the bottom of the PC drive bay. Do not force the drive into the bay; it should
slide easily into the bay.
3
Slide the drive all the way into the drive bay until the drive is firmly connected
to the internal power and USB port. With the PC turned on, the power indicator
(
B
) on the front of the drive is lit when the drive is inserted correctly.
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:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
My Computer
.
3
Select the drive under
Hard Disk Drives
. The default name is HP Personal
Media Drive.
The default volume label of this drive is
HP Personal Media Drive
. You can rename
the drive in the My Computer window by right-clicking the drive, selecting
Rename
, and then typing in a new name. Rename the drive if you have more
than one 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.
A
Drive activity
indicator light
B
Power on indicator
light
C
HP Personal Media
Drive guide ridges