my hp personal media drive doesn't show up on my list of drives. how do i get it to display?

[talker]

My HP Personal Media Drive is connected via USB but does not show on my list of drives. Both the power led and activity led are blinking. The drive has been dormant for a few months and now I can't connect with it.

PMD does not show up anywhere on my PC. Ideas?

[Echo_Lake]

@talker
Thank you for posting on the HP Support Community.

• Have you checked your Personal Media Drive on a different computer?
• What is the product number of your device? Use this link to find it: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

Keep me posted for further assistance.

[talker]

Yours is the second response I've gotten. I have tried all the suggestion made by you both. No joy!

I'm not sure what you mean by troubleshooting attempts. If I can't see the PMD listed I don't think I can use Troubleshooters. If you meant something else, please explain. Thanks, Tertry

[Echo_Lake]

@talker
I'm referring to the USB port on the Media centre?
Have you tried connecting another USB device to the Media centre and checked?

If its a hardware related issue with the HP personal media drive, you need to contact our HP support, HP Support can be reached by clicking on the following link: www.hp.com/contacthp/

Please feel free to contact us here anytime you need any further assistance.

[talker]

My USB devices go through a Media Hub manufactured by ADS. They all function well even when plugged into the socket I normally use for my PMD. I think that indicates the problem is with the PMD itself? If not, tell where to go next but be nice and gentle. 8-)

Thanks,

Terry

[Echo_Lake]

@talker

This sounds like hardware related issue with the PMD. Hence, I would request you to contact our Support and our Support Engineers should be able to sort this out. HP Support can be reached by clicking on the following link: www.hp.com/contacthp/

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