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To disconnect an HP Personal Media Drive

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To disconnect an HP Personal Media Drive You can safely remove the HP Personal Media Drive when it is not active. When the amber activity LED is blinking, the drive is active, saving or transferring data. To disconnect your HP Personal Media Drive safely: 1 Close Media Center and all other programs that may be accessing your HP Personal Media Drive. 2 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray at the bottom of the desktop. If this icon is hidden, click the arrows on the taskbar to display it. The Safely Remove Hardware window opens. 3 Double-click USB Mass Storage Device to locate your HP Personal Media Drive. USB Mass Storage Device may be listed twice. One may contain a memory card reader or other mass storage drive. 4 Select the HP Personal Media Drive, and then click OK. The name of the drive may appear as Generic Volume followed by the assigned drive letter. A Safe to Remove Hardware message appears in the system tray at the bottom of your desktop, letting you know that the device is safe to disconnect. 5 Click Close. 6 Disconnect the drive from the PC. w To avoid hardware damage and data loss, always disconnect the drive safely when it is not active. Setting Up the PC 21

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Setting Up the PC
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To disconnect an HP Personal Media Drive
You can safely remove the HP Personal Media Drive
when it is not active. When the amber activity LED is
blinking, the drive is active, saving or transferring
data. To disconnect your HP Personal Media Drive
safely:
1
Close Media Center and all other programs
that may be accessing your HP Personal
Media Drive.
2
Double-click the
Safely Remove
Hardware
icon in the system tray at
the bottom of the desktop. If this icon
is hidden, click the arrows on the taskbar
to display it. The Safely Remove Hardware
window opens.
3
Double-click
USB Mass Storage Device
to
locate your HP Personal Media Drive. USB
Mass Storage Device may be listed twice.
One may contain a memory card reader or
other mass storage drive
.
4
Select the
HP Personal Media Drive
, and
then click
OK
. The name of the drive may
appear as
Generic Volume
followed by the
assigned drive letter. A
Safe to Remove
Hardware
message appears in the system tray
at the bottom of your desktop, letting you
know that the device is safe to disconnect.
5
Click
Close
.
6
Disconnect the drive from the PC.
w
To avoid hardware
damage and data
loss, always
disconnect the drive
safely when it is not
active.