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HP Media Center PC Reference Guide
Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely
You can safely remove the drive when it is not
active. When the amber activity light is blinking,
the drive is active, saving or transferring data.
Removing the drive while the light is blinking may
cause data loss or damaged files.
To disconnect your HP Personal Drive safely:
1
Close Media Center and all other programs
that may be accessing your HP Personal
Media Drive. Make sure the activity LED is off.
2
Double-click the Safely Remove
Hardware icon in the system tray at
the bottom of the desktop. If this icon is
hidden, click the arrows on the taskbar to
display it. The Safely Remove Hardware
window opens.
3
Double-click USB Mass Storage Device to
locate your HP Personal Media Drive. USB
Mass Storage Device may be listed twice.
One may contain a memory card reader or
other mass storage drives.
Changing Disk Allocation
If you experience a Low Disk Space error message,
and you want to change the disk allocation to a
higher percentage for your HP Personal Media
Drive:
1
Open Media Center.
2
Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then
select Recorder Storage.
4
Select your device that is labeled HP Personal
Media Drive, and then click OK. This name of
the drive may appear as Generic Volume
followed by the assigned drive letter. A Safe
to Remove Hardware message appears in the
system tray at the bottom of your desktop
letting you know that your drive is safe to
disconnect.
5
Click Close.
6
Disconnect the drive from the PC.
3
Under Record on drive, select your
HP Personal Media Drive letter.
4
Under Maximum TV limit change the disk
allocation amount by selecting the (+) or (–)
option.