Connecting the drive to a pc without a drive bay – HP HD1600s Personal Media Drive User Manual

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HP Personal Media Drive User’s Guide

5

Back of HP Personal Media Drive

A

Drive activity LED indicator

B

Power on LED

C

HP Personal Media Drive guide rails/feet

D

USB 2.0 connector
(USB 1.1 backward compatible)

E

DC power connector

F

Kensington security locking slot

NOTE:

The Kensington security lock is sold separately.

Connecting the Drive to a
PC without a Drive Bay

The HP Personal Media Drive is designed to work with
most PCs as an external hard disk drive that you
connect using a USB 2.0 cable.

To connect the drive:

1 Make sure you have installed the software and

drivers. See “Installing Drivers and Software” on
page 6.

2 Plug the round power cable from the power

adapter into the back of the HP Personal Media
Drive (L).

3 Plug power adapter into the power cable (J), and

then plug the power cable into the wall (K).

4 Turn on the PC.

5 Plug the rectangular end of the USB 2.0 cable (G)

into an available USB port on your PC. Plug the
square end of the USB 2.0 cable (H) into the USB
connector on the back of the drive.

(G)

(H)

NOTE:

The PC may take several seconds to recognize

the HP Personal Media Drive.

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