Locating The Drive; Disconnecting The Drive Safely - HP AU181AA User Manual

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 Personal
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 Personal Media Drive.
To locate your HP Personal Media Drive, click the
Windows Vista start button
Computer for a list of all of the internal and external
drives. On Windows XP, open My Computer.

Disconnecting the Drive Safely

CAUTION: To avoid hardware damage
and data loss, always disconnect your
HP Personal 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.
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2 Double-click USB Mass Storage Device. This
3 Select your device, and then click OK. A Safe to
4 Disconnect the drive from the computer.
then click
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.
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 drives. Look for the label of this
drive, which is HP Personal Media Drive.
Remove Hardware message appears in the System
tray at the bottom of your desktop letting you know
that the device is safe to disconnect.