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Removing a Memory Stick™
To remove a Memory Stick™, proceed as follows:
1
Double-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon in the taskbar.
The
Safely Remove Hardware
dialog box appears.
2
Select the hardware device you want to unplug.
3
Click
Stop
.
4
In the
Stop a Hardware device
dialog box, select the device that can be safely removed from the
system.
5
Click
OK
.
You get a message saying that it is safe to remove the device.
6
Click
Close
.
7
Press the PC Card release button so that it pops out.
8
Push the PC Card release button to eject the card.
9
Gently grasp the card and pull it out.
Always remove the Memory Stick™ gently, or it may pop out unexpectedly.
It is recommended that you remove the Memory Stick™ before shutting down the computer.
Write-protecting a Memory Stick™
Memory Sticks™
are designed with an erasure prevention switch
to protect valuable data from accidental erasure or overwriting.
Move the tab to the right or left* to set or release write-protection.
When the erasure prevention switch is off, data can be saved on the
Memory Stick™. When the erasure prevention switch is on, data can
be read from but not saved on the Memory Stick™.
* The 128 MB Memory Stick™ has a vertical lock.
LOCK
LOCK
LOCK
