About Memory Stick media

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

 

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® 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® 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® 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 Online Support Web site at http://www.sony.com/pcsupport regularly for the latest information on Memory Stick® 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.

Inserting a Memory Stick media

1.Insert the Memory Stick® media into the Memory Stick media slot.

2.Use your fingertip to pull open the upper front panel cover.

3.If the media does not insert easily, remove it from the slot and verify that it is not upside-down or backwards. Carefully reinsert the Memory Stick media, but do not force it into the slot.

Removing a Memory Stick media

A small portion of the Memory Stick media remains extended when it is inserted into the Memory Stick media slot.

1.Press the extended portion of the Memory Stick media to release it from the Memory Stick slot. The media extends further, enabling you to grasp it.

2.Remove the Memory Stick media from the slot carefully.

Do not remove the Memory Stick media while the media access indicator light is on. The media or its data may become damaged.

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