Yesterday I watched TV sitting on sofa and my phone (M4 Aqua) was right next to me. When I picked it up, I saw that the MicroSD card cover was open and the card was sticking out of the slot. When I tried to push it back, it clicks, but immediately pops out. Anyone has similar problem? I tested it on my tablet, which has the same mechanism of the slot. Unfortunetly it snapped right in to the slot. It means, that it is phones problem. I also tried blowing some air in to the slot with my mouth, but without success. Also, the phone haven't been dropped. Hope someone can help me!
ExtaSpace said:
Yesterday I watched TV sitting on sofa and my phone (M4 Aqua) was right next to me. When I picked it up, I saw that the MicroSD card cover was open and the card was sticking out of the slot. When I tried to push it back, it clicks, but immediately pops out. Anyone has similar problem? I tested it on my tablet, which has the same mechanism of the slot. Unfortunetly it snapped right in to the slot. It means, that it is phones problem. I also tried blowing some air in to the slot with my mouth, but without success. Also, the phone haven't been dropped. Hope someone can help me!
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I'm experiencing the exact same problem. The SD card suddenly popped out and now bounces out when inserting it, even when pressed all the way in.
Where you / anyone able to solve it?
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OK so my card has been working great with no problems until about a week to a week and a half ago. Now it randomly uninstalls and gives me a warning message in the top bar that says " SD card unexpectedly removed. Unmount SD card before removing it to avoid data loss." When it does this I can no longer see my card in the phone file. I tried removing the card and formatting it in my computer and then reinstalling it. That seemed to be an improvement for about a week (I say seemed because it was a very short time). During that time it would sometimes mount and unmount on its own but always remounted.
Any advice is welcomed with the exception of dropping it in the trash.
I do not have another card to try but I would be willing if necessary to buy another. I just wanted the advice of others before I commit the money. Also does anyone know if the known issues with 32GB cards has been resolved? I may go head and get a 32GB class 10 instead if I have to buy one anyways.
Phone is running
Android 2.2
System version 4.1.83
Gingerblur 3.5 basic meaning I am running it the way it installs from XDA unmodded.
Memory PNY 16GB Class 10
There is a known issue with the contacts on the phone not "contacting" correctly with the SDCard. Some people have manually bent the contacts on the phone and solved this issue successfully. Personally I wouldn't want to do something like this myself.
How old is the card? Take it out and reseat it a few times, make sure it's getting a good connection. I have a few older cards that the edges have worn from taking them in and out of devices so much that they sit a bit loose. Could also be slightly malformed from the factory.
Same thing happened to me with a 16gb Patriot Class 10 micro sd in the atrix. I rebooted, shut down and reaseated teh card int eh phone, to no avail. Ive put it into a microsd to usb adapter tried in my comp and it wouldnt be recognized, after reinserting it a few times into the computer (running win7 64 bit), it had been recognized, but it said it had to be formatted, did so, yet the atrix still didnt recognize it at first, reinserted it a few times and than it worked, however i tried it several times in my laptop and desktop and at several occasions it wouldnt work, so i just filed for a RMA at patriot, describing the problem. Im just about to RMA the card tomorrow. After that ive put an older 8gb sandisk (class 4 or 6 i think) sd card in it and it works flawlessly again. So i just hope the 16gb card was broken and not that the atrix brakes cards ...
This happened a few days ago and I tried all the reseating and reformatting then and it mysteriously started working again. What Caelan says makes alot of sense as the very first time it happened I had the phone in my back pocket since the shirt I had on had no pocket. So I probably sat on it wrong and caused the problem. I have no idea how people are reaching inside the little metal cover and bending the pins with any degree of accuracy.
I do not currently have another card but I can take this one and stick it in my sons phone for a while and see how it does. That should tell me if it is the card at least. So what is Motos return policy...........anyone?
intimnasc said:
This happened a few days ago and I tried all the reseating and reformatting then and it mysteriously started working again. What Caelan says makes alot of sense as the very first time it happened I had the phone in my back pocket since the shirt I had on had no pocket. So I probably sat on it wrong and caused the problem. I have no idea how people are reaching inside the little metal cover and bending the pins with any degree of accuracy.
I do not currently have another card but I can take this one and stick it in my sons phone for a while and see how it does. That should tell me if it is the card at least. So what is Motos return policy...........anyone?
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Don't know of any phone returns for this. People either try different cards till one works, (and they all will if you put them in and out enough times), or they bend the pins.
Personally, I kept putting my SDCard in and out, maybe 5 or 6 times, with the phone turned on, and then all of a sudden the card registered. No problems since, but I haven't removed it since either. The card I have has been in two other phones with no issues, reads fine on my PC, in a camera, in my spycam........only issues I had were with the Atrix.
It's not the SDcards folks, but if you keep swapping them out, trying different ones, of course it will eventually work.
I wnder if anyone has tried taking a piece of plastic shim stock and attaching it to the backside of the SD card to make it a little thicker? I work in machine tool repair on the electronics end but I have access to the shim material as thin as .0001". I may try a piece like 5-10 thousandths and see if just tightening up the spacing helps. I'll post back here in a few days if it helps.
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I wnder if anyone has tried taking a piece of plastic shim stock and attaching it to the backside of the SD card to make it a little thicker? I work in machine tool repair on the electronics end but I have access to the shim material as thin as .0001". I may try a piece like 5-10 thousandths and see if just tightening up the spacing helps. I'll post back here in a few days if it helps.
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You can't get shim stock .0001" thick. You can however get it .001" thick!
Good point added a zero didn't I? However if I look in the shim crib I bet I can find .0005" but it may not be the plastic. Either way I actually meant the .001 heh heh.
My phone started doing the same thing a few days ago. Did it once, then nothing for a couple of days. Last night it did the same thing a few times while I was asleep. A reboot fixed(?) it, but if I see it doing it more, back to the store I will go to complain.
OK so here is what I have doen so far. I pur a piece of plastic shim on the back of my card in an effort to se if just tightening it would work. It did not. I then took the memory card out of my phone and swapped it with my sons 8GB Sandisk. Both phones read the memory cards and are working. Makes little or no sense to me but I can use my sons 8GB but not my 16GB.
I am still open to any other ideas if anyone has any, with the exception of bending pins in my phone.
Well, hasn't happened again. I even used about 4 hours of nav over the weekend to really heat it up. Nothing. My bet is on a software glitch somewhere....
Started happening again today, and this time more than once. I think I might try and get a new phone....
In case anyone is interested it has been about a week since swapping memory cards with my son and my 16GB class 10 is still working fine in his phone and the 8GB that came with his from HTC is still woring in my phone. I don't know why or what happened but now I am afraid to spend the money on a 32GB card. Last call on ideas as I won't be updating this thread anymore unless the 8GB unexpectedly crashes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128038
May help some people out.
Anyone have similar issue?
unlike the evo 3d from review, the micro SD for me is on the side of the camera facing outward (no need battery remove)
but whenever i click on the card to push it in and out, the card will come out like usual microSD design but will not totally come out.
it seem to be locked inside.
Once you hear the click that it's out, you just gotta play around with it (gently), and try to pull it out with your fingernail. There's a little groove that blocks it from coming out easily for some reason.
You can't really damage the microSD card easily, so don't be too worried about that.
i did, there was the click sound, it came out halfway then it just stuck, i can push it back in but it does the same thing over and over. i gave up for now. i will check with rogers and see what is going on tomorrow
Also posted this on another site, I could use any/all help!
I was attempting to pull my battery but I accidentally grabbed the tab to the micro SD card instead, so when I yanked what I thought was the battery, I ended up breaking the card right where it goes into the phone, making it impossible to pull out. Of course, the slot isn't spring loaded and nobody at the VZW store had any ideas for me (great cust svc). I think my only option is to get a hex screwdriver and tear it apart, but I'll try any suggestions you may have!
Get a piece of tape about an inch long ans stick it down over the SD card. Then try to pull it off. Idk if it will work or not but its worth a shot!!
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maybe you can put something thin like a iphone sim card slot opener along the side where there is a small opening and then you can just maybe wiggle it out?
Is any of the sdcard exposed? If so, take a safety pin and press into the exposed area and angle it so you can push it out. I've not done it on this phone, but had a similar situation for a client of mine.
Did u ever figure this out?
i had this happen to me to, i would advise just getting the screwdriver, i tried a bunch of different things to get the stupid card end out and nothing worked, the slot is too small to get it out and in such and akward position that you cant really get to it, I took it apart (super easy like Incredible) and just took a paper clip to push it out from the back of the sd mount (The back end has an open spots on each corner of the mount so its easy to push out, just do one side a bit then the other and continue until it falls out.)
My household has multiple phones including those with and without microSIM so we've had the cards for quite some time.
When I got my i9300, my microSIM slipped in nicely, but I had a feeling that it wasn't quite as sturdy as the push-ports on e.g. my Nokia N8. Second time I took the sim out and put it back in, it looked like it sat a little crooked, but the phone still recognized it so I was happy.
Now, when I try and push the microSIM in, it just continues to bounce back out. I tried with another microSIM card and again, first time, the card clicks in place no problem. Second time, the card keeps bouncing back out.
Have any of you run into the same problem? Do you have a solution? Is there some special trick to getting the thing to click into place that I'm missing here?
The tray for the SD card will not release using the supplied tool. This is the first time I've tried to use the slot, so not an issue with the tray being misaligned or wrongly inserted.
Has anyone else had this issue? I'm on live chat with Samsung right now trying to get an exchange. It's so frustrating, I've only had it 2 days and my initial impression of the device has been so positive.
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The tray for the SD card will not release using the supplied tool. This is the first time I've tried to use the slot, so not an issue with the tray being misaligned or wrongly inserted.
Has anyone else had this issue? I'm on live chat with Samsung right now trying to get an exchange. It's so frustrating, I've only had it 2 days and my initial impression of the device has been so positive.
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No problem here with SD Card and SIM Card
bemanet said:
No problem here with SD Card and SIM Card
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Spent a very frustrating 45 minutes on Samsung's Live chat only to be given a telephone number to request a return note.
Couldn't get through on the number, so now waiting for a response to an email. Not very happy as I really want to get stuck in and enjoy my tablet.
My first try with the default pin doesn't confuses me as well....try another pin
UPDATE:
I ended up getting the tablet replaced b y Samsung Online Store.
sketch-UK said:
The tray for the SD card will not release using the supplied tool. This is the first time I've tried to use the slot, so not an issue with the tray being misaligned or wrongly inserted.
Has anyone else had this issue? I'm on live chat with Samsung right now trying to get an exchange. It's so frustrating, I've only had it 2 days and my initial impression of the device has been so positive.
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5 weeks on from your post and my S7+ (black) arrived today, brand new from Samsung. SD card slot completely jammed. I have not been able to open it at all. Support lines now closed, so I'll find out about remedies tomorrow. A bit peeved that I'd finished seeing the tablet up from scratch and the card slot was the last thing to do. Grrr!
EDIT : Figuring that a return was on the cards and I had little to lose I applied a pair of pliers to the task, first to increase pressure A LOT on the ejection pin, and then to grip and pull on the card tray as it protruded about 2mm out from the tablet. It seems that there is rough machining/moulding on the metal edging of the tray. Once out I could feel the roughness. Having removed it once it is now possible to eject and insert with relative ease. Crisis averted.
Unfortunately I now have a little cosmetic damage on the tray where the pliers slipped. I've tried to colour it in, but maybe I'll ask for a replacement tray tomorrow.
Tab S7+ SDCard tray stuck in the tablet
Same issue with my Tab S7+. The SDCard tray stuck in the tablet. Used a set of forceps to clamp down on the tool and pushed down until the tray popped open enough to grab it with my fingers. Take your time, apply steady pressure.
After reading this thread I've try it on my device.
The first time it's goes a little bit strong. I was a little bit afraid, that I can broken something . I release a few times the tool and try it again. Suddenly the chassis released the try. Now it's working strong, but it's work. In this moment no Sim and no SD card is included.