Locating The Drive And Assigning A Drive Letter - Compaq CQ2009F - 1 GB RAM Getting Started Manual

Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
To connect the drive:
1 Turn on the computer.
2 Plug the rectangular end of the USB 2.0 cable (E) into an available USB port on the
computer. Plug the square end of the USB 2.0 cable (F) into the USB connector on the
back of the HP Media Drive.
NOTE: USB 2.0 uses only one USB connector. USB 1.x systems use both USB
connectors.
3 Install the software and drivers. Refer to the HP Media Drive documentation for more
information.
When you plug the drive into an USB 2.0 connector or insert it into an HP Media Drive
bay, the operating system automatically assigns a letter to the hard disk drive. The
assigned letter depends on other storage devices connected to the computer.
To locate the drive:
1 Click the Windows Start Button
2 Click Computer.
3 Select the drive under Hard Disk Drives or Devices with Removable Storage. The
default volume name of this drive is HP Personal Media Drive or HP Pocket
Media Drive.
You can rename the drive in the Computer window by right-clicking the drive, selecting
Rename, and then typing in a new name. HP recommends renaming a drive if you have
more than one external hard disk drive.
You can permanently assign a drive letter to avoid the letter changing when you connect
and disconnect this drive and other devices. Also, it is easier for a software program to
locate the files on the HP Media Drive if a drive letter is assigned. Some programs may not
be able to find files if the drive has a new drive letter.
on the taskbar.