Assigning A Drive Letter To The Hp Personal Media Drive; Storing Files; Playing Media Files - HP Media Center m1000 - Desktop PC Software Manual

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The installation CD
that came with your
HP Personal Media
Drive allows you to
assign a drive letter
to the HP Personal
Media Drive.
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To avoid multiple
hard disk drives
using the same
drive letter when
connecting and
removing the drives,
assign the letter Z.
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HP Media Center PC Software Guide

Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media 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 files on the
HP Personal 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.
It is best to always remove your drive safely to avoid
errors. See "Disconnecting the HP Personal Media
Drive Safely" on page 29.

Storing Files

The best way to transfer files to the HP Personal
Media Drive is to drag them from your local hard
disk drive to your HP Personal Media Drive. This
allows you to place files in specific folders so that
they can be viewed in Media Center. Refer to the
following procedures for more detailed instructions
about creating these linked folders.

Playing Media Files

You can play all kinds of media from an HP Personal
Media Drive:
1
Click Start on the taskbar.
2
Click My Computer.
To assign a drive letter:
1
Click Start.
2
Right-click My Computer.
3
Select Manage and then click Disk
Management.
4
Right-click the HP Personal Media Drive.
5
Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
HP recommends that you pick the drive
letter Z.
6
Click Change and select a letter, and then
apply the changes by clicking OK.
3
Double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon
to locate your media file.
4
Double-click the file. Most media files open in
Windows Media Player.