Sony VGN-S170B - Manual (Page 25)

Protecting data on Memory Stick media
Some Memory Stick ® media are equipped with a write-protect tab 1 . The write-protect tab prevents accidental changes to
information recorded on your Memory Stick media. When you slide the write-protect tab to the LOCK position, your Memory
Stick media is write-protected. You cannot delete, copy, or save information on the media while the write-protect tab in the
LOCK position. When you slide the tab to the un-LOCK position, you can write to or modify your Memory Stick media's
contents.
Write-protect off Data can be saved on the Memory Stick media.
Write-protect on Data can be read from but not saved on the Memory Stick media.
Using the Write- Protect Tab
1 Some M emory Stic k media do not have a write-protec t tab, and the loc ation or pos ition of the write-protec t tab may vary, depending on the type of M emory
Stic k media. See the information s heet provided with your M emory Stic k media.
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