MicroSD card stuck

**brandon** · 08-29-2011, 12:07 PM

I put a microSD card in my Iconia and now it is stuck. Push in/Push out and it stays put. anyone lese have this problem?

**sonicbluemustang** · 08-29-2011, 12:31 PM

Did u put it in upside down?

**scarryman04** · 08-29-2011, 10:13 PM

I just put one in for the first time and it went in and came right back out without a problem.

**TekNinja81** · 08-30-2011, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by brandon

I put a microSD card in my Iconia and now it is stuck. Push in/Push out and it stays put. anyone lese have this problem?

By any chance is it one of the generic/knockoff brand MicroSD cards? I've found some to be slightly different from the standard design (slightly larger, different "notching" etc) and that can really mess things up in a MicroSD slot.

You may have to use a set of fine tweezers/flat-head screwdriver or something to pry it out, if there's enough of it exposed to catch... good luck!

**brandon** · 08-30-2011, 11:00 AM

Yes, I believe it was a kingston, not really sure, but that's what I usually buy. It works fine in the unit, but it is really stuck well. I can't get it out with tweezers. If I try to take it out with needle nose pliers and I going to mess something up?

**TekNinja81** · 08-30-2011, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by brandon

Yes, I believe it was a kingston, not really sure, but that's what I usually buy. It works fine in the unit, but it is really stuck well. I can't get it out with tweezers. If I try to take it out with needle nose pliers and I going to mess something up?

There's definitely a possibility of damaging the unit and/or card. If you can push the card in enough to disengage the latch, it'll be a little better for it at least... otherwise you could break the microSD slot/latch. I'd actually say bring the unit back to the store and see if they can remove it for you, hopefully they'd be decent and consider it a warranty issue... definitely beats accidentally damaging the unit and being out a $500 tablet.

That said -- there are a lot of counterfeit Kingston cards out there (I've gotten screwed with a few of them before) and many of those do fall outside of factory specs/sizes.. hopefully that's not what's happened to you.

**splatoid** · 08-31-2011, 12:53 PM

If they wont fix it for you You can take the cover off very easy. There are u tube videos out there showing how. You can at least see if that will giv better access to the card.

**brandon** · 09-01-2011, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by splatoid

If they wont fix it for you You can take the cover off very easy. There are u tube videos out there showing how. You can at least see if that will giv better access to the card.

That's probably what I'll do. I don't think taking it back to Costco will be any better than what I can do for myself. I'll go the route of removing the cover.