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Using an HP Personal Media Drive
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Under Record on Drive, select “ + ” to select the
HP Personal Media Drive . You can also
set the disk allocation and recording quality
settings in this window.
HP recommends that you know the drive letter
assigned and the storage amount of your
HP Personal Media Drive.
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Click Save and then click Yes .
6
Close Media Center.
7
Restart the PC.
Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive
To change the Media Center TV recording path to
your local hard disk drive:
1
Open Media Center .
2
Select Settings , TV , Recorder , and then
Recorder storage . You can also set the disk
allocation and recording quality settings in
this window.
3
Select your local hard disk drive (C:).
4
Click Save and then click Yes .
5
Close Media Center.
6
Restart the PC.
Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely
To disconnect your HP Personal Drive safely:
1
Close Media Center and all other programs
that may be accessing your HP Personal
Media Drive. Make sure the activity LED is off.
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 drives.
4
Select your device that is labeled HP Personal
Media Drive , and then click OK . This 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 your drive is safe to
disconnect.
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Click Close .
6
Disconnect the drive from the PC.
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If you attempt to
disconnect the drive
safely and a message
appears telling you
that you can’t, restart
the PC; a program
may still be using the
drive.