Locating The Drive; Disconnecting The Drive Safely - HP GM415AA - Pocket Media Drive 160 GB External Hard User Manual

To connect the drive:
1 Turn on the computer.
2 Plug the rectangular end of the USB 2.0 cable
(C) into an available USB port on your computer.
Plug the square end of the USB 2.0 cable (D)
into the USB connector on the back of the drive.
3 Install the software and drivers. See "Installing
Drivers and Software" on page 5.
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NOTE: USB 2.0 uses only one USB connector.
USB 1.x systems use both USB connectors.

Locating the drive

When you plug the drive into a USB 2.0 connector,
the operating system automatically assigns a hard
disk drive letter to it. The assigned letter depends
on other storage devices connected to your
computer.
The default volume label of this drive is 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 HP Pocket Media Drive.
To locate your HP Pocket Media Drive, click the
Windows Start Button
Computer for a list of all of the internal and
external drives.
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Disconnecting the drive safely

CAUTION:
To avoid hardware damage
and data loss, always disconnect your
HP Pocket 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 Device may be listed
twice. One may contain a memory card reader or
other mass storage drive. Look for the label of this
drive, which is HP Pocket Media Drive.
3 Select your device, and then click OK. A Safe to
Remove Hardware message appears in the system
tray at the bottom of your desktop, letting you know
that the device is safe to disconnect.
4 Disconnect the drive from the computer.
NOTE: If your computer does not allow you to
disconnect the drive safely, you may need to close all
applications and documents, and then try again
to disconnect the drive.