VAIO® Computer User Guide

Using Memory Stick Media

Memory Stick® media is a compact, portable, and versatile recording medium that has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The medium is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible products. Because it is removable, you can use the media for external data storage.

Types of Memory Stick media

You can use these types of Memory Stick media with your computer:

MagicGate™ Memory Stick* media (hereafter called MG Memory Stick media), which is provided with copyright protection

Memory Stick media, which does not have the same copyright protection as MagicGate media

Some music files encoded with secure copyright protection may be stored on MG Memory Stick media but not on regular Memory Stick media. You can also use MagicGate media-compatible devices to record and playback music when they are connected to your computer.

You can store mixed data on the Memory Stick media. For example, you can copy an image on to MG Memory Stick media that already contains music.

What is MagicGate media?

MagicGate media provides copyright protection that consists of authentication and encryption technology. Authentication technology ensures that protected content is only transferred between compliant devices and media. Protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent unauthorized duplication or playback.

MG Memory Stick media has the MG mark .

Inserting Memory Stick media

When you insert a Memory Stick media, the Visual Flow™ application starts automatically. You can change this setting in VAIO Action Setup.

*MagicGate Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

† Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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