User manual HP PERSONAL MEDIA DRIVE

[. . . ] HP Personal Media Drive User's Guide The information in this document is subject to change without notice. ® Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HP shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED, DO NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT, OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE TO YOU. HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. [. . . ] 5 Disconnect the drive from the PC. NOTE: If your PC does not allow you to disconnect Reformatting the Drive with a FAT32 File System If you have an older operating system such as Windows ME, you may need to reformat the HP Personal Media Drive with a FAT32 file system. If your BIOS is older, it only supports 4 to 16 gigabyte partitions. If you do not want your drive partitioned, go to the BIOS manufacturer's Web site to download a BIOS upgrade. To reformat the drive with FAT32 on a Windows ME system: 1 Make sure the HP Personal Media Drive is NOT connected to the PC. 3 Choose Settings and click Control Panel. 6 Double-click Disk drives to open the list of drives connected to your system. 7 Write down the drive(s) listed so you'll be able to correctly identify the new drive when it appears. 8 Close the System Properties window and the Control Panel window. 9 Connect the HP Personal Media Drive to the PC. See "Connecting the Drive to a PC without a Drive Bay" on page 5. 11 Choose Settings and click Control Panel. 14 Double-click Disk drives to open the list of drives connected to your system. 15 Select the new drive from the Disk drive list. The new drive is the drive that was not listed before in step 6. 18 Make sure that the Removable check box has a check mark next to it. HP Personal Media Drive User's Guide the drive safely, you may need to close all applications and documents, and then try again to disconnect the drive. 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 drive. Your HP Personal Media Drive was formatted at the factory for an NTFS file system. This file system supports large media files that are larger than 4 GB. FAT32 is a file system that organizes files on the PC. This system is standard for Windows ME and is supported under Windows XP. With FAT32, a single file is limited in size to 4 GB. This may create a problem when you are creating backup files. [. . . ] For information on using your HP Personal Media Drive with an older version of HP Media Center PC, go to http://www. hp. com/support and enter the model number of your HP Media Center PC or HP Personal Media Drive. · Warm swappable · High speed USB 2. 0 data transfer · Power and drive activity LED indicators · Kensington security lock ready · Backup software (select models only) 7, 200 RPM USB 1. 1 = 12 MBps* (megabytes per second) USB 2. 0 = 480 MBps Length: 213 mm (8. 0 inches) Width: 119 mm (4. 5 inches) Depth: 34 mm (1. 4 inches) Weight: 1 to 1. 5 lbs, depending on capacity AC input voltage: 100­240 VAC AC input frequency: 50/60 Hz AC input current: 1A DC output voltage: 12 VDC DC output current: 2A Output connector: · Outer barrel diameter: 5. 5 mm · Inner pin diameter: 2 mm +5 to +35 degrees C ­30 to +70 degrees C Using the Security Lock Your drive includes a security locking slot on the back of the drive. The security locking slot is compatible with most security locking cables, including those offered by Kensington. These security cables are designed to prevent unauthorized removal of the drive by locking it to an unmovable object. For more information about Kensington locking cables, you can go to: http://www. kensington. com Rotational speed Data transfer rate Physical dimensions Power adapter Operating temperature Non-operating temperature * Byte is an abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. [. . . ]