Using An Hp Personal Media Drive; Setting Up The Hp Personal Media Drive To Work With Media Center - HP Media Center m7000 - Desktop PC Reference Manual

Using an HP Personal Media Drive

The HP Personal Media Drive (sold separately) can
be used as an internal or external USB hard disk
drive designed to quickly and easily increase your
storage capacity and to transfer media files such
as digital photos, music, videos, and other
important files from one PC to another. You can
also use the HP Personal Media Drive to back up
other drives on your PC.
The HP Personal Media drive is designed to:
Work with the Media Center PC and other
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PCs that have a USB port.
Store large media files and personal files.
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Transfer files between PCs.
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Play media files.
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Back up your files.
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For more information about using your
HP Personal Media Drive with Media Center,
refer to the documentation on the HP Support
Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/support
Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive
to Work with Media Center
When you complete this setup procedure, you will
be able to easily access content, such as music,
photos, videos, and recorded TV programs from
customized folders on your HP Personal Media
Drive.
Once you complete the setup wizard, you can drag
and drop your music, video, pictures, and recorded
TV files from your primary hard disk drive to
personalized folders in the HP Personal Media Drive
for backup or storage. You will also be able to use
your remote control to access these files from within
Media Center.
1
Insert the HP Personal Media Drive Installation
CD that came with your HP Personal Media
Drive.
2
When the menu of installation options
appears, select the items you want to install by
placing a check in the check box next to the
choices. Make sure you place a check next to
HP Media Center Setup Utility, and then click
Install.
3
Insert your HP Personal Media Drive into the
drive bay or connect it to a USB port, and
then click Continue.
4
Follow any onscreen instructions and restart
the PC when you complete the wizard.
The HP Personal
Media Drive is sold
separately.
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