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Getting Started with Your HP Personal Media Drive You can get started with your HP Personal Media Drive in a few easy steps. First insert the installation CD to install the software for the HP Personal Media Drive, and then connect the power cable and USB cable. Refer to the instructions that follow. Installing Drivers and Software from the Installation CD NOTE: Only install the applications that are compatible with your language and your PC operating system. To install HP Personal Media Drive drivers and software: 1 Insert the HP Personal Media Drive Installation CD. A menu of installation options appears when the PC recognizes the CD. 2 Select the items you want to install by placing a check in the check box next to the software. 3 Click Install, and then follow the onscreen instructions to install the software program. The programs are installed automatically. 4 After installing the software, restart the PC. If available, read the NEWUPDATE file for any updates and changes to the software programs. Inserting the HP Personal Media Drive into HP PCs with Integrated Drive Bay The HP Personal Media Drive is designed to work with most PCs as an external drive that is connected using a USB cable, but it also can be inserted into specially designed HP PCs. These PCs have a special drive bay that includes an internal USB port and power cable that connects to the HP Personal Media Drive. The HP Personal Media Drive can be easily inserted and removed from the hard drive bay without turning off the PC, sometimes referred to as warm swappable. Some HP PCs have vertically oriented drive bays and some have horizontally oriented drive bays; both accommodate your HP Personal Media Drive. WARNING: Do not move the PC with the HP Personal Media Drive inserted in the bay or connected to a USB port on the PC. This can cause damage to the drive and data loss. Before moving the PC, it should be turned off and the HP Personal Media Drive should be removed or disconnected safely. 4 HP Personal Media Drive User's Guide

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Getting Started with Your
HP Personal Media Drive
You can get started with your HP Personal Media
Drive in a few easy steps. First insert the installation
CD to install the software for the HP Personal Media
Drive, and then connect the power cable and USB
cable. Refer to the instructions that follow.
Installing Drivers and Software
from the Installation CD
NOTE
:
Only install the applications that are
compatible with your language and your PC
operating system.
To install HP Personal Media Drive drivers and
software:
1
Insert the HP Personal Media Drive Installation CD.
A menu of installation options appears when the PC
recognizes the CD.
2
Select the items you want to install by placing a
check in the check box next to the software.
3
Click
Install
, and then follow the onscreen
instructions to install the software program. The
programs are installed automatically.
4
After installing the software, restart the PC.
If available, read the
NEWUPDATE
file for any
updates and changes to the software programs.
Inserting the HP Personal Media
Drive into HP PCs with Integrated
Drive Bay
The HP Personal Media Drive is designed to work with
most PCs as an external drive that is connected using
a USB cable, but it also can be inserted into specially
designed HP PCs. These PCs have a special drive bay
that includes an internal USB port and power cable
that connects to the HP Personal Media Drive. The
HP Personal Media Drive can be easily inserted and
removed from the hard drive bay without turning off
the PC, sometimes referred to as warm swappable.
Some HP PCs have vertically oriented drive bays and
some have horizontally oriented drive bays; both
accommodate your HP Personal Media Drive.
WARNING: Do not move the PC with the
HP Personal Media Drive inserted in the
bay or connected to a USB port on the PC.
This can cause damage to the drive and
data loss.
Before moving the PC, it should be turned
off and the HP Personal Media Drive
should be removed or disconnected
safely.
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