HP HD1600s Personal Media Drive - Manual (Page 9)

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.