Sony PCG-871M, Instruction & Operation Manual

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Formatting a Memory Stick™
Memory Sticks
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are formatted for immediate use when you purchase them. If you need to reformat a
Memory Stick ™ , use the Memory Stick Formatter software provided with your notebook. For more
details about using Memory Stick Formatter , refer to the help files.
To format a Memory Stick
™
, proceed as follows:
1 Insert the Memory Stick
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into the notebook.
2 Click the Start button, point to Programs , click Memory Stick Utility and then click Memory Stick
Formatter .
3 Click Start Formatter .
Memory Stick Formatter starts.
!
If you format a Memory Stick™ that already contains data, all the data (including music data) will be erased. Confirm that the Memory Stick™ does
not contain files that you want to keep.