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ATRAC Audio Device Driver for Windows Operating System

    Applicable Models
    About this download
    File Info
    System Requirements
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    Applicable Models

    This information is for the following models:
    • NW-E303
    • NW-HD1
    • NW-E103
    • NW-HD3
    • NW-E507
    • NW-HD5
    • NW-E307
    • NW-E105
    • NW-E305
    • NW-E505
    • NW-E107
    • NW-E503

    About this download

    This driver updates the Operating System of the computer to allow the Walkman to function as a removable disk even without the use of the SonicStage software.

    Applicable Operating System : Windows® 2000 Professional / Windows® 98 Second Edition

    File Name : PA_Driver.exe
    Download size: 1,728 KB
    Originally posted: 2 May 2006

    File Info

    File Name

    • ATRAC Audio Device Driver for Windows Operating System

    File Size

    • 1.68MB

    Release Date

    • 2006-05-02

    System Requirements

    • Windows 98 (SE)
    • Windows 2000

    Download

    Note: It is not necessary for computers with the following Operating Systems to install the driver.

    1. Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    2. Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2004
    3. Windows® XP Media Center Edition
    4. Windows® XP Professional
    5. Windows® XP Home Edition

    6. Windows® Millennium Edition

    Install

    Details

    Download Procedures

    1. Create a folder called SonyTemp in the C: drive.
    2. Download the following file into the folder that was created in Step 1.
    PA_Driver.exe (1,728 KB)
    3. After the download is completed, in Windows Explorer, select Views -> Details to check the file size. If the file size is not the same as indicated earlier, please download the file again.
    4. When the download is completed, please restart the computer.

    Installation Procedures

    Once the download has been completed, please install the program on Windows using the following steps.
    1. Close all programs that are currently opened.
    2. Go to Start and select Run. The Run dialog box will appear.
    3. At the Run box, type C:\SonyTemp\PA_Driver.exe and click OK.
    4. Follow the messages that appear in the window to install the Personal Audio Driver.
    5. The message Setup has finished installing Personal Audio Driver on your computer will be displayed once installation is completed.

    Note: A Personal Audio Driver folder will be created in C:\Program Files\Sony.