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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. w Only advanced users should attempt to perform this procedure. Before you begin to replace the internal hard disk drive: 1 Make sure you have the recovery discs (DVDs) you created with the two blank DVD_R discs that came with your HP Digital Entertainment Center. 2 Back up your data to the Personal Media Drive or burn it to DVD. 3 Close Media Center and all other programs that may be accessing the hard disk drive. 4 Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center. 5 Disconnect the power cable from the HP Digital Entertainment Center. 6 Disconnect all other cables from the HP Digital Entertainment Center. Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 175 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

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Replacing the Hard Disk
Drive
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
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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.
Before you begin to replace the internal hard disk drive:
1
Make sure you have the recovery discs (DVDs) you
created with the two blank DVD_R discs that came
with your HP Digital Entertainment Center.
2
Back up your data to the Personal Media Drive or
burn it to DVD.
3
Close Media Center and all other programs that may
be accessing the hard disk drive.
4
Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center.
5
Disconnect the power cable from the HP Digital
Entertainment Center.
6
Disconnect all other cables from the HP Digital
Entertainment Center.
w
Only advanced users should attempt to
perform this procedure.