Expresscard slot question

Hi everyone!

Is there anything that physically holds expresscard accessories in the slot once you push them in?

I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi card that I use in my 1330. Ever since I got the motherboard replaced due to the Nvidia issue, it seems that the card doesn't say in as securely as it did before. I can push it in just fine, and the spring mechanism compresses as it should (and releases and pushes the card out when I press again to release it). But when the card is fully seated and I, say, pull the headphone plug out of the card's headphone jack, the whole card comes out! I used to be able to pull the headphones out and the card would stay in place. And if I have the "blank" inserted in the slot, all I have to do is tilt the 1330 on its side, and it just falls out. So is there anything that's supposed to "grab" these things?

It's just a nuisance, but I was wondering if there's anything I might look for.

 

It sounds like the case may not be put back together correctly. You could try disassembling it partway, and reassembling it yourself. Or send it into Dell.

 

getting to the expresscard slot almost involves disassembling th whole laptop... if it is really troublesome, ask for a tech

 

There isn't any lock inside the slot.. for the 1330.. It is held in just by friction.. I guess when your laptop was taken apart.. the express card cage probably got bent outwards.. and hence doesn't grip whatever is inside it..

 

I got the same thing for my M1530, i just gotta be careful. I don't think there's any lock on it =(.

 

Cool; that's what I thought, but wasn't sure. I can work on that.