HP HD20000x Personal Media Drive - Manual (Page 8)

Drive Indicators and Connectors
The HP Personal Media Drive comes with two LED
indicators, a USB connector, a power connector, and
a security lock connector.
Front of HP Personal Media Drive
A
C
B
Back of HP Personal Media Drive
E F D
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
Computer without a Drive Bay
The HP Personal Media Drive is designed to work with
most computers as an external hard disk drive that you
connect using a USB cable.
To connect the drive:
1 Plug the round power cable from the power adapter
into the back of the HP Personal Media Drive (L).
2 Plug power adapter into the power cable (J), and
then plug the power cable into the wall (K).
3 Turn on the computer.
G
H
L
K
J
4 Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable (G) into
an available USB port on your computer. Plug the
square end of the USB cable (H) into the USB
connector on the back of the drive.
(G) (H)
NOTE: The computer may take several seconds to
recognize the HP Personal Media Drive.
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