HP Pocket Media Drive User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 1 Safe handling information..........................................................................1 Care and handling of your HP Pocket Media Drive.......................................1 HP Pocket Media Drive components............................................................1 HP Pocket Media Drive features..................................................................
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Introduction • Incorrect handling, such as dropping the drive, can Thank you for selecting your HP Pocket Media Drive. It is an external hard disk drive with a large capacity designed to quickly and easily store and transfer media files such as digital photos, music, video, and other important files. • The HP Pocket Media Drive connects and disconnects easily from a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 connector on the front or back of most computers.
HP Pocket Media Drive features WARNING: To avoid hardware damage and data loss, please read “Safe Handling Information” at the beginning of this document before attempting to install or use the HP Pocket Media Drive. Your HP Pocket Media Drive is a preformatted, portable, external hard disk drive that allows you to quickly and easily store a large number of digital music, photo, video, recorded TV, gaming, or other data files.
Some HP computers have vertically oriented drive bays, and some have horizontally oriented drive bays; both accommodate your HP Pocket Media Drive. WARNING: Do not move the computer with the drive inserted in the bay or connected to a USB port on the computer. This can cause damage to the drive and cause data loss. Drive indicators and connectors NOTE: The computer may take several seconds to recognize the HP Pocket Media Drive. The HP Pocket Media Drive comes with one LED indicator and a USB connector.
To connect the drive: 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Plug the rectangular end of the USB 2.0 cable (C) into an available USB port on your computer. Plug the square end of the USB 2.0 cable (D) into the USB connector on the back of the drive. 3 Install the software and drivers. See software and drivers installation instructions on the back of the setup poster or in your Limited Warranty and Support Guide.
Formatting the Drive for Windows CAUTION: Reformatting a hard disk drive destroys all data on the drive. If you have data that you want to keep, back up the data before reformatting the disk drive. Your HP Pocket Media Drive was formatted at the factory for the NT file system (NTFS). This file system supports large media files that are larger than 4GB. Some computers use the FAT32 file system. FAT32 is a file system that organizes files on the computer.
Using Your HP Pocket Media Drive Software Troubleshooting Once installed, you can use the HP Pocket Media Drive the same way you use the other drives on your computer. You can move or copy files or folders from one drive to another. Because of the capacity of this drive, you can save large media files such as video clips, digital images, and hard disk drive backup files.
Data transfer rate seems slow with my USB 2.0 adapter card Your HP Pocket Media Drive operates as fast as the host adapter card allows (up to the maximum burst rate of 480MB/sec.). If you are having performance issues, make sure that the USB 2.0 card drivers are the most current available and are installed properly. HP Pocket Media Drive software has stopped working Reinstall the software.
FCC regulatory and safety information (U.S. only) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
