HP Personal Media Drive
User’s Guide
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Page 2: ...nt that is not furnished by HP This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of HP Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 4010 Cupertino CA 95015 4010 USA Copyright 2004 2009 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P HP supports lawful use of technology ...
Page 3: ...the Drive for Windows 7 Reformatting the Drive with a FAT32 File System 7 Using Your HP Personal Media Drive 8 About HP SureStore Backup Software 8 Transferring Files to Another Computer Manually 8 Playing Games 8 Using Your HP Personal Media Drive with an HP Computer and Personal Media Drive Bay 8 Using the Security Lock 8 Troubleshooting 9 Getting Help 9 HP Personal Media Drive Specifications 10...
Page 4: ...nd potential data loss You can safely move your drive only when you have properly disconnected and powered off the drive through the operating system When running for long periods of time the aluminum case of the Personal Media Drive may become very warm This is part of the HP Personal Media Drive s advanced design and is completely normal The built in low noise fan is designed to automatically tu...
Page 5: ...ve A Pre formatted USB 2 0 external hard disk drive B Quick setup document C 1 8 meter 6 foot USB 2 0 cable D Power adapter E Power cable Limited Warranty and Support Guide not shown A B D C E 2 HP Personal Media Drive User s Guide ...
Page 6: ... backward compatibility to USB 1 1 Large storage capacity The large storage capacity allows you to easily store files from your digital cameras digital video camcorders and MP3 players HP SureStore Backup Software Quickly and easily back up your digital music photo video recorded TV gaming or other data files Compatibility Works with most computers notebooks and any Plug and Play ready port so you...
Page 7: ...rm swappable Some HP computers have vertically oriented drive bays and some have horizontally oriented drive bays both accommodate your HP Personal Media Drive WARNING Do not move the computer with the HP Personal Media Drive inserted in the bay or connected to a USB port on the computer This can cause damage to the drive and data loss Before moving the computer it should be turned off and the HP ...
Page 8: ...mputer without a Drive Bay The HP Personal Media Drive is designed to work with most computers as an external hard disk drive that you connect using a USB cable To connect the drive 1 Plug the round power cable from the power adapter into the back of the HP Personal Media Drive L 2 Plug power adapter into the power cable J and then plug the power cable into the wall K 3 Turn on the computer G H L ...
Page 9: ...Media Drive safely when it is not saving or transferring data 1 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray at the bottom of the desktop The Safely Remove Hardware window opens NOTE For some computers this may be called the Unplug Hardware or Eject Hardware icon 2 Double click USB Mass Storage Device This name may appear differently for some computers NOTE USB Mass Storage Devi...
Page 10: ... NOT connected to the computer 2 Click Start on the taskbar 3 Choose Settings and click Control Panel 4 Double click System 5 Click the Device Manager tab 6 Double click Disk drives to open the list of drives connected to your system 7 Write down the drive s listed so you ll be able to correctly identify the new drive when it appears 8 Close the System Properties window and the Control Panel windo...
Page 11: ... to your HP Personal Media Drive in the Computer window 3 Disconnect your HP Personal Media Drive and then connect it to another computer 4 Select your files and then drag and drop them to the other hard disk drive Playing Games CD ROM games typically run faster when they are installed on a hard disk drive than when they run on a CD You can use your HP Personal Media Drive to store and play CD ROM...
Page 12: ...I have a high speed device connected to a low speed port Windows XP This is normal Windows XP displays a message that you have connected your USB 2 0 drive to a USB 1 1 port You will not have the high speed capabilities that you would have using a USB 2 0 port I m having data transfer performance problems with my USB 2 0 adapter card Your HP Personal Media Drive runs as fast as the host adapter ca...
Page 13: ...its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this e...
Page 14: ...ment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where ...
