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    ExpressCard 54 lock

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by radji, Oct 15, 2012.

  1. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    Anyone out there using an Expresscard 54 to USB 3.0 Adapter on their R2? I just got one off of eBay, and it works, but it doesn't seem to lock into the expresscard slot. An I know its in all the way (its a flush mount card) so it clicks in all the way like the memory cards do, but when I go to unplug a USB cord from the card, the whole expresscard comes out of the slot cause it's looser in it's slot than the USB cord is in it's plug. I'm wondering if the expresscard is supposed to lock into the slot when you click it into place?
     
    radji, Oct 15, 2012
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    Theredninja Notebook Consultant

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    Yes I have the exact same card. The problem happening to you has only happened to me twice, even though I use that thing like crazy. I bent the bottoms a little bit as DR650SE had said and it's a much snugger fit now.
    Check the USB 3.0 section in his signature for more info
     
    Theredninja, Oct 16, 2012
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    Bend the bottom of the card, the expresscard slot itself, or the bottom of the USB ports?
     
    radji, Oct 16, 2012
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