None of this has been asked by journalists and Sony hasn't mentioned it so it's fairly sure to say "no" to this one. Making it impossible makes sure that people buy more Memory Sticks.

All computers are equipped with multiple ports for inserting USB devices. Most workstations have a USB cable that is attached to the table for more convenient access to the ports.

External HDDs need to be formatted as FAT32 drives in order to be recognized by the CM4. Please re-format your drive as a FAT32 drive and it should now be seen.

Don't expose your laptop to resonating noises, for example loud bass noise from speakers, heavy machinery.

Do not confuse your hard drive with memory. Your hard drive is like a filing cabinet. It's a place to store a lot of information for a long time. Your RAM (memory) is kind of like the top of your desk. This is where your system stores the information you're currently working on. RAM is about 100 times faster than a hard drive. However, your hard drive can store information after the power is turned off, whereas RAM cannot. Your system needs both memory and a hard drive to operate properly.

First, try plugging the USB Drive into the port that is most convenient for you. If your computer does not recognize your USB Drive, it maybe due to a lack of power provided from that specific port. USB ports located on keyboards or on the front of your computer may have insufficient power to run a USB Drive. Try using a port on the back of your system if the USB Drive is not being recognized.

Insert your disk or drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities Click each partition and type a name for it, choose a format, and type a size. You can also drag the divider between the partitions to change their sizes. If a partition's name has an asterisk beside it, it's shown larger than its actual size in order to display its name legibly.

Support for the Hammer USB drives can be found on their website at http://www.hammer-storage.com/ or by calling 1 (800) 237-0840.

The 3.5" hard drives used in the XtraDisk USB drives are typically Maxtor, IBM, Western Digital or Fujitsu hard drives. They typcially have the following specifications: The 2.5" hard drives used in the XtraDisk USB Lite drives are IBM, Toshiba, or Fujitsu hard drives with the following specs:

No. Computer hard drives and duplicator hard drives are two separate file systems, so they cannot communicate. The USB and Firewire connections' allow the computer to use the duplicator as a CD or DVD external burner. You can use either of those devices to store the data on a disc from a specified CD or DVD drive on the duplicator. Once you create that disc, you can use it as your master disc to load into the hard drive and make your duplications. No.

The hard drive, memory, and CD-ROM drive are all quickly and easily upgraded without much technical knowledge or experience. However, the processor is integrated into the motherboard and can not be upgraded. The Eureka MD uses standard slim hard drives and CD/DVD/CD-RW drives and standard 168-pin SDRAM memory modules (the same as those used in desktop computers).

Yes. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.x, however data transfers will be much slower if using a USB 1.x connection.

On Windows® 98 Second Edition, be sure that the application (reading or writing of data) has finished operations, and that the access lamp on the USB Flash Memory TransMemoryTM is not flashing. On Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Home Edition, and Windows® XP Professional Edition, make sure that in the task bar USB Flash Memory TransMemoryTM has ended and it is safe to remove it.

The location of USB ports varies by machine. Look for a flat rectangular opening. If you're in a lab, ask the lab assistant for help. You must be patient when printing on a network, especially when printing a file with a lot of graphics. Do not keep resending the print job - that only makes the problem worse. Open the printer control panel and see if your job is in the queue. If it is, and you've been waiting more than 5 minutes, ask a lab assistant for help.

The USB Flash Drive has two partitions on there. One is a 1.44MB size (size of the floppy disk) and the other is the remainder of the flash memory. If your PC/MAC is not showing both partitions then there could be one of two things wrong (not serious). On the side of the pen is a write-protect switch. Move the switch to the unlock sign and plug it into your USB socket. You should now have two drives in Windows Explorer. Make sure that you eject the device safely before moving any switches.

Windows reads the autorun.inf file (if available) when you plug in your USB device. However Windows handles USB devices and CDs differently. Usually the file specified in the autorun.inf file is not executed but a dialog pops up, letting the user decide what to do. You can change this behaviour on your local system, but of course these settings are useless when you plug in your storage device to another PC.

Note: Some games do not support transferring saves using a memory card, for example Knights of the Old Republic does not support save transfer even with a large enough memory units.

A USB pen drive/jump drive/USB key/bullet drive (hereafter referred to as "USB Drive") basically works exactly the same as a 3.25in floppy disk or a CD, and should be treated as such. If you feel the need to scan it for viruses, it will probably show up in My Computer as "removable disk."

I got this working on a 256M Sandisk Cruzer Mini, but the procedure should be the same for any USB drive. I used a Linux machine to prep the drive. You can probably use a Windows machine to do all of this stuff; if you figure it out, feel free to let us know and we will update these instructions. First, I needed to repartition and reformat the drive, because the original partition table was an unholy mess which confused the boot loader.

Yes, but only on the Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows IA-32, GNU/Linux AMD64 and IA-32, and Solaris 10 workstations. In all these cases, you should be able to see a removable disk in the file system (e.g., e:\filename on Windows, /rmdisk/noname on Solaris workstations, /tmp/SUNWut/mnt/USERNAME on Solaris Sun Ray systems).

You may download the software file (Zip format -- 1,331k) directly from the vendor's web site: http://www.smmdirect.com/downloads/SM_USB_WIN98.zip When the file has been completely downloaded to your computer, simply unzip the file and run the .exe installer. For detailed instructions on password protection and bootability of your USB Flash Memory Drive, please consult the online manual: http://www.smmdirect.com/downloads/SM_Memorybar_Manual.pdf (pdf 264k)

EASY. Just plug your USB flash drive into the USB port of your computer or other USB-equipped device and drag the files you want to take with you into the folder that appears on your screen. Your files are instantly transferred to your USB flash drive.

USB memory sticks or flash drives are currently available with from as low as 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB to 1 GB storage capacity. They are available in a variety of storage sizes for different needs. For reference, a 64MB memory stick/flash drive more or less equal the storage capacity by about 44 traditional floppy disks, and 1 GB USB memory stick/flash drive can hold about 120 songs in MP3 format.

A standard floppy disc can hold 1.44 MB, which is many times less storage space than a USB flash drive. A 64MB flash drive is equal in data storage of about 44 floppy disks. Apart from this clear advantage, a flash memory based memory stick is magnetization proof, unlike traditional floppies, last longer (its memory, at least the erasable portion, can be reused for about 1,000,000 times and the data stored can lat up to 10 years.

A USB memory stick, or flash drive, is a compact mobile storage item containing a flash memory chip inside that acts like a portable hard drive. It let you store and transport your precious computer data - working files, company/product/service information and promotional materials.

Our USB drive turns on when we plug it in -- it's obviously USB -- but nothing happens. Right now there's no support for USB storage, including playback of photos, music, or movies, nor saving channels or games to the device. Bummer.