6
GB
Compatible computers
You can use the drive with Sony VAIO computers
*
with the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system preinstalled.
(As of May, 2004)
* Except those with a built-in DVD-RW or DVD±RW drive.
Notes
• This drive cannot be used with computers other than Sony VAIO computers.
• This drive does not support Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Millennium Edition, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Professional, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98 Second Edition, or earlier
versions of the Windows
®
operating system.
• This drive does not support DTLA copy protection. It cannot be used in conjunction
with digital CS tuners, D-VHS recorders, or other equipment using the DTLA copy
protection system.
• The connection method for this drive differs depending on the computer model. For
details, see “Connecting the Drive” on page 12.
• This drive can be used for performing a system recovery on a notebook using a
recovery disc. See “Performing a System Recovery on a Notebook” on page 37 for
devices with which recovery is possible.
