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    SD Card Removal?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Atavar, Oct 23, 2011.

  1. Atavar

    Atavar Newbie

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    OK, I am dumb.. If I put a regular full size SD card in to the slot over my BD RM drive (Not in the BD slot) the SD card goes in so far that I can not reach it to remove the card without using tweezers or some other tool. the SD card does work fine while it is in there.
    What am I missing? I did try "ejecting" the card from the control panel in case there was some motorized ejector.
    Should I have some sort of an SD card carrier? Is there a way to "eject" the SD card?
    Your advice is greatly appreciated.
     
    Atavar, Oct 23, 2011
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  2. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Push it in more it should spring back.
     
    DR650SE, Oct 23, 2011
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  3. Atavar

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    Thanks, I did try that. There is no give if I try to push it in further.
     
    Atavar, Oct 23, 2011
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  4. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Are you sure It's not a miniSD?
    You should be able to get it out by doing what DR said unless the spring inside It's no longer in place.
     
    katalin_2003, Oct 23, 2011
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  5. Atavar

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    Now I really feel dumb.. it was a "Pro Duo" card out of my camera. Interesting trivia, if you slide a ProDuo card in the SD slot it will work just fine, but you'll have the devil's own time getting it out.
     
    Atavar, Oct 23, 2011
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  6. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Thought so :rolleyes:
    Yes they do like MMC cards etc.
     
    katalin_2003, Oct 23, 2011
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  7. Iceforge

    Iceforge Notebook Guru

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    Ahaha yeah I did the same mistake as well, getting that out was indeed a pain.
     
    Iceforge, Oct 24, 2011
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  8. kakureru

    kakureru Notebook Geek

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    made me miss my vaio that had this little lever that centered the pro duo card into the slot. ohwell
     
    kakureru, Oct 24, 2011
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