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Formatting a Memory Stick™
Memory Sticks™ 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™ 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.