Special features
Security function (page 15)
You can lock/unlock the drive by registering the supplied wireless key.
Note
Be sure not to lose the registered wireless keys. If both wireless keys are lost, your
personal computer may not recognize the hard disk drive.
See "If you lose a wireless key/If the wireless key is broken" (page 24).
Compatible personal computers
The drive can be used in conjunction with the following USB 1.1/2.0
compatible personal computers. (As of September 2008)
• Sony VAIO personal computers with Windows XP (SP2 or later) or
Windows Vista (SP1 or later) preinstalled.
Notes
• This drive is only supported by personal computers with Windows XP or Windows
Vista preinstalled.
• This drive does not support the Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000,
Windows 98 Second Edition operating systems or earlier versions of the Windows
operating system. This drive will not work if you connect it to the USB connector of a
personal computer with a preinstalled operating system that is not compatible with the
drive.
• Use with a home-built personal computer, "White box" personal computer, personal
computer with an upgraded operating system, or a personal computer installed with a
dual operating system is not guaranteed.
• To use the drive, log on to the personal computer with administrator privileges. If you
do not log on with administrator privileges, you might not be able to access certain
folders that are restricted.
• Restricting access to folders prevents access to those folders from other personal
computers. To restrict access, refer to the topic in your Windows operating system Help
regarding shared folder settings.
• Use with the above configuration is not necessarily guaranteed. For example, use with a
home-built personal computer, "White box" personal computer, personal computer with
an upgraded operating system, or a personal computer installed with a dual operating
system is not guaranteed.
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