Write-Protecting Memory Stick Media; Formatting Memory Stick Media - Sony PCG-R505GCP Primary User Manual

VAIO Computer Quick Start
To view the contents
1 From the Start menu, click My Computer. The My Computer window
appears.
2 Click Sony MemoryStick. The Sony MemoryStick window appears,
displaying the contents stored on the Memory Stick media.

Write-protecting Memory Stick media

Memory Stick® media is designed with a write-protect tab to protect data from
accidental erasure or overwriting. Move the tab to the right or left to set or release
write-protection. When the write-protect tab of the Memory Stick media is set to
LOCK, data cannot be recorded or erased.
Write-protect off
Write-protect on
Using the Write-Protect Tab

Formatting Memory Stick media

Memory Stick® media is formatted for immediate use when you purchase it. If
you need to reformat Memory Stick media, use the Memory Stick Formatter that
is provided with the media. For more information about using Memory Stick
Formatter, refer to Formatter Help.
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Data can be saved on the Memory Stick media.
Data can be read from but not saved on the Memory Stick
media.
W r i t e - p r o t e c t
o f f
LOCK
LOCK
( B a c k o f M e m o r y S t i c k M e d i a )
W r i t e - p r o t e c t
o n
LOCK