Using the memory stick media – Sony VGN-AR170GU1 User Manual
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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using the Memory Stick Media
Your computer supports the Memory Stick media. Memory Stick media is a compact, portable, and versatile device especially
designed for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible products, such as digital cameras, mobile phones and other
devices. Because it is removable, it can be used for external data storage.
For the latest information on Memory Stick media, visit the Sony online support Web site at
for customers in USA, at
or customers in Canada, or at
for
customers in Latin American countries or areas.
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Your computer has been tested and found compatible with the Sony branded Memory Stick media with capacity of up to 4 GB that are available as of
January 2006. However, not all Memory Stick media that meet the same conditions as the compatible media are guaranteed of compatibility.
Write-protecting a Memory Stick Media
Some versions of Memory Stick media are designed with an erasure prevention switch to protect valuable data from
accidental erasure or overwriting.
Move the tab horizontally or vertically
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to set or release write-protection. When the erasure prevention switch is off, data can
be saved on the Memory Stick media. When the erasure prevention switch is on, data can be read from but not saved on the
Memory Stick media.
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Some versions of Memory Stick media do not have an erasure prevention switch.