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About the memory stick media slot – Sony PCV-RZ30GN2 User Manual

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About the Memory Stick Media Slot

Your VAIO

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computer is equipped with a Memory Stick

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slot that supports certain types of Memory Stick

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media.

About Memory Stick media

Memory Stick

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media are a compact, portable, and versatile data storage media designed for exchanging and sharing digital

data with compatible devices. The following types of Memory Stick media are available, but compatibility with your computer
can vary.

MagicGate Memory Stick

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media — Provides copyright protection with authentication and encryption, using Sony

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MagicGate technology. Authentication ensures that protected content is only transferred between compliant devices
and media. Protected content can be recorded and transferred in an encrypted format that prevents unauthorized
duplication or playback. You can store different data formats on a single Memory Stick media.

Memory Stick PRO media — Provides MagicGate copyright protection and high-speed data transfer features
when used with compatible Memory Stick PRO devices. VAIO

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computers support Memory Stick PRO media for data

storage purposes only. Currently, high-speed data transfer and the MagicGate technology features, such as
authentication and encryption, are not available. You can store different data formats on a single Memory Stick
media.

Memory Stick

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media — Provides data storage only. The Memory Stick media does not provide MagicGate

technology or high-speed data transfer. You can store different data formats on a single Memory Stick media.

Currently, Sony

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SonicStage and OpenMG software are not compatible with the new Memory Stick PRO media. Sony

suggests using only MagicGate Memory Stick media to store and transfer any data created with SonicStage or OpenMG
software.

Visit the Sony Computing Support Web site at

http://www.sony.com/pcsupport

regularly for the latest information on

Memory Stick

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media.

Memory Stick media do not support video file playback directly from the media. Copy the video file to your hard disk

drive and then play back the file.

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