Sony VGP-UHDP04 - Manual (Page 5)

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Special features
Security function (page 11)
You can lock/unlock the hard disk drive by registering the supplied
wireless key.
Note
Be sure not to lose the registered wireless keys. If both wireless keys are lost, your
computer may not recognize the hard disk drive.
See “If you lose a wireless key/If the wireless key is broken” (page 20).
Compatible computers
The hard disk drive can be used in conjunction with the following USB 1.1/
2.0 compatible computers (as of January 2006).
• The following Sony VAIO computers:
Computers with Windows 2000 or Windows XP preinstalled.
• The following IBM PC/AT compatible computer:
Computers with Windows 2000 or Windows XP preinstalled.
Notes
• This hard disk drive is only supported by computers with the Windows 2000 and
Windows XP operating system preinstalled, and is not compatible with older computers
running operating systems that have been upgraded to Windows 2000 and Windows
XP.
• This hard disk drive does not support the Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
Second Edition operating system or earlier versions of the Windows operating system.
This hard disk drive will not work if you connect it to the USB connector of a computer
with a preinstalled operating system that is not compatible with the hard disk drive.
• Use with a home-built computer, “White box” computer, computer with an upgraded
operating system, or a computer installed with a dual operating system is not
guaranteed.
• To use the hard disk drive, log on to the 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 computers. To
restrict access, refer to Help for Windows 2000 and Windows XP shared folder
settings.