To play music from an external drive, first choose:
Windows 7 / XP / Vista
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Connect your external drive to your computer (see your operating system or computer documentation for help.)
NOTE: If you're connecting to a network or shared drive/folder, make sure you've already mapped to this drive/folder before moving on.
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Open the Logitech Media Server Control Panel by double-clicking either the desktop or taskbar icon.
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Click the Library tab.
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In the Media Source section under Media Folders, click the Add button. This should display the Browse For Folder window.
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In the Browse For Folder window, locate the external or network drive, or the subfolder within it that you want to connect to, and then click OK.
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Repeat steps 1-4 if your playlists are also on the same external or network drive.
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Once you've selected the folder, click Apply in the Logitech Media Server Control Panel.
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If Logitech Media Server doesn't automatically begin to scan the folder for media, go to the Status tab and, in the Media Scan Details section, click Rescan.
Windows Home Server
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Connect your external drive to your Windows Home Server Machine (see your operating system or computer documentation for help.)
NOTE: If you're connecting to a network or shared drive/folder, make sure you've already mapped to this drive or folder before moving on.
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Open the Windows Home Server Console and log in to Windows Home Server (see your Windows Home Server documentation for help).
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Once you've logged in, click Settings.
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On the left side, click Logitech Media Server.
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In the window on the right, click the Library tab.
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In the Media Source section under Media Folders, click the Add button. This should display a Browse For Folder window.
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In the Browse For Folder window, locate the external or network drive, or the subfolder within it that you want to connect to, and then click OK.
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Repeat steps 6 and 7 if your playlists are also on the same external or network drive.
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Click Apply to confirm the settings.
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Click OK to close the console.
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If Logitech Media Server doesn't automatically begin to scan the folder for media, go to the Status tab and, in the Media Scan Details section, click Rescan.
Macintosh
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Connect your external drive to your computer. (See your operating system and computer support documentation for more help.)
NOTE: If you're connecting to a network or shared drive/folder, make sure you've already mapped to this drive or folder before moving on.
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Go to System Preferences and open Logitech Media Server.
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Click the Library tab.
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In the Media Source section under Media Folders, click the Add button. This will display a window where you can select the external or networked drive/folder.
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Select the external or network drive, or the subfolder within it that you want to connect to, and then click Open.
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Repeat steps 2-5 if your playlists are also on the same external or network drive.
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Click the Advanced tab.
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In the Media Library Scan section, select Clear Library and rescan everything from the drop-down menu, and then click Rescan.
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