Locating The Drive And Assigning A Drive Letter - HP Compaq Presario,Presario SR5710F Getting Started

Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter

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.
It is always best to remove the drive safely to avoid errors. See "Disconnecting the Drive."
To assign a drive letter:
1 Click the Windows Start Button
2 Right-click Computer.
3 Select Manage.
4 Click Disk Management.
5 Right-click HP Media Drive.
6 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
NOTE: To avoid multiple hard disk drives from using the same drive letter when
connecting and removing the drives, assign the letter Z.
7 Click Change.
8 Select a letter from the drop-down menu, and then apply the changes by clicking OK.
on the taskbar.
on the taskbar.
Using the HP Personal Media Drive and HP Pocket Media Drive
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