Locating the drive, Disconnecting the drive safely – HP PD6400z Pocket Media Drive User Manual

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To connect the drive:

1 Turn on the computer.
2 Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable (C)

into an available USB port on your computer.

Plug the square end of the USB cable (D) into the

USB connector on the back of the drive.

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Locating the drive

When you plug the drive into a USB 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 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 HP Pocket Media Drive.
To locate your HP Pocket Media Drive, click the

Windows Start Button

then click

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 Pocket 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.

2 Double-click USB Mass Storage Device. This

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 drive. Look for the label of this

drive, which is HP Pocket Media Drive.

3 Select your device, and then click OK. A Safe to

Remove Hardware message appears in the system

tray at the bottom of your desktop, letting you know

that the device is safe to disconnect.

4 Disconnect the drive from the computer.

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.

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