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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using the ExpressCard Media
Your computer is equipped with an ExpressCard
™
/34
*
slot to accommodate ExpressCard
™
/34
*
(34 mm wide) media. You
can use this slot to transfer data among digital cameras, camcorders, music players, and other audio/video devices.
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Hereinafter, referred to as the ExpressCard/34 slot and the ExpressCard/34 media.
The ExpressCard/34 slot can also accommodate other memory cards, including standard-size Memory Stick media, via the
memory card adapter. See Using Other Memory Cards
for the instructions to use the memory card adapter and
other memory cards.
Inserting an ExpressCard Media
!
Your computer is delivered with a slot protector in the ExpressCard/34 slot. Remove the slot protector before you use the ExpressCard/34 slot for the
first time.
Use care when inserting or removing the ExpressCard/34 media from the slot. Do not force it in or out of the slot.
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You do not need to shut down the computer before inserting or removing an ExpressCard/34 media.
To insert an ExpressCard media
1
Push the ExpressCard/34 slot protector to pop it out.
2
Gently take hold of the protector and pull it out of the slot.
3
Hold the ExpressCard/34 media with the arrow facing up and toward the ExpressCard/34 slot.