Sony VGN-A160 VAIO User Guide (primary manual) User Manual page 112

Protecting data on Memory Stick media
Some Memory Stick media are equipped with a write-protect tab
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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
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
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Stic k media. See the information s heet provided with your M emory Stic k media.
. The write-protect tab prevents accidental changes to
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