[Rawrsaurus]

What worked for me is that I was able to use paper clamps and a *thin* strip metal that was laying around to take out akin to picking a lock. Use the paper clamps to secure and the strip to seize the memory card out.

Good luck.

[Rawrsaurus]

What worked for me is that I was able to use paper clamps and a *thin* strip metal that was laying around to take out akin to picking a lock. Use the paper clamps to secure and the strip to seize the memory card out.

Good luck.

[blade1]

Hey guys!

I also faced the same problem. Pro duo memory card got stucked in HP Pavilion dv 2500. I successfully transfered the photos but when it came to the matter of removing this card.....I could not.

Solution: I got a small sharp end of scissor inserted at one end of the card slot----> pushed it SIDEWAYS and UPWARD of the memory card---> went to the other side of card----> pushed it SIDEWAYS and UPWARD-----> bacame loose----> finally removed by hand.

[hrfranklin06]

i'm so glad i found this the other day. i got home and my husband informed me that he didn't know he had to use the adapter for the memory card to be able to use it in the computer and he had got it stuck. i was mad him but this saved his butt lol

[RiCapistrano]

Hi to all specially to Cleeshov,
I believe I read this forum too late, but for those who will encounter the same problem ( Which HP should have resolved by simple usage right at the R&D stage ) here a much simpler solution.
Straighten in a linear manner a diaper pin o cloth pin ( a needle is too brittle and doesnt have a headfor proper handle, but can also be used ). Using a a long nose pliers, bent the smallest hook 90 degrees you can make at the pin's tip. Use this bent tip to grab pull the slightly protruded seam of the duo inside your laptop.
Hope this will be helpful to other who will encounter the same problem.
Thanks.
Ric

[liberryman]

The Internet does hold the key to everything. To whoever suggested using the tip of a safety pin bent 90 degrees, thank you!

[jibear]

Originally Posted by Chip

I just solved this same problem on an HP Pavillion DV5000 laptop.

Short Answer
Get the adapter. Push it (open end first) into the reader slot all the way to go over the stuck card. Then pull it out slowly.
The wire teeth in the slot are what is holding the smaller card in.
The adapter's plastic cover slides over the stuck card and allows it slide out past the teeth.


Long Story
Memory card from camera was put in the laptop slot without the adapter, which resulted in it being stuck in the slot.
The adapter is rectangular and longer than the camera memory card (which is squarish) and is needed so the small memory card does not get stuck.

HP Support Useless
Called HP support and they suggested either mail laptop in for repair (still under warranty) with at least 2 weeks without the laptop, or bring it in to a local dealer (the suggested Geek Squad at Best Buy or anyone similar) who would charge for the repair. Forget that.

6 Hour Waste of Time
I took apart the laptop to get at the card reader from the back to push the card out. Took the laptop apart down to the motherboard and had to remove parts from the motherboard to get to the card reader only to find that the reader does not come off the motherboard and there is no way to get in the reader from the back. Put it all back together (fragile and scary). 6 hours of work for nothing.

Solution
I looked in the reader slot and realized that the pin teeth on top and bottom of the slot were probably what was holding in the card in there. I just needed two slim pieces of plastic to slide in above and below the stuck card to get it out. That's when I realized that the adapter sitting here was plastic and just the right size as that is what it was made for.
I pushed the adapter into the reader slot, open end first, encapsulating the stuck card. I slowly pulled it out and the stuck card came out a little. I pushed the adapter in again all the way and pulled out slowly and the stuck card came out far enough for me to grab and remove it.
That took 30 seconds.

6 wasted hours for a 30 second solution.
That's kinda what most computer work is like.

THANK YOU soo much! the two slips of plastic really did the trick! Took me 10-15 minutes though. I'm embarrassed to say, but this is sadly one of the reasons how I busted up my new laptop 2 years ago.. and how could I do this again..! I wish I read this post then, but I'm glad I did now . I know that this is an old post, but I just had to say thank youuuu!

[bellamor27]

I used small scissors (the kind you use to trim your eyebrows or nosehairs..usually come in manicure packs) and it was easy because the blades are small enough to use. It took me 5 seconds.

Good Luck!

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

This is a 3.5 year old thread, man, I hope HP has fixed the damn issue in their current crop of notebooks!

[nessanerd]

Last week bought a brand new HP G61 that has a "5-in-1 Digital Media Reader" the instructions say that it DOES SUPPORT MEMORY STICK PRO DUO, well that is according to HP. I had the exact same problem as everyone else posting on this forum, no ejection mechanism = you can't get the damn thing out. So I thought. I started freaking thinking it's either going to take me a few hours and/or I'm going to break something and have to pay a bunch of money to fix it. Needless to say I was quite surprise when I got 2 small paring knives, put one on either side of the card, squeezed them together just a little bit, pulled away from the computer and the card slid gracefully out. I'm am very glad I got it out, however, I will definitly be calling HP about this. It's ridiculous that they specifically state that the card IS supported when there's no ejection mechanism to me that is definitly NOT supported.

The key is 2 longish flat objects, a little bit of pressure, and pull.

Hope this helps.

[ChartreuseMongoose]

So I bought an inexpensive and on-sale little Sony Cyber-shot camera to carry around for quick photos. Then I find out that I need to buy the Memory Stick Duo. And, now that it's stuck in my HP laptop, I find out that I need an ADAPTOR to remove it! Sheesh! Well, I suppose it's a relief to discover that it wasn't just some dumb thing I did without thinking ... that's it's a problem lots of folks have encountered. And, yes, years after this thread was begun, it's STILL a problem.
How much does an adaptor cost, by the way?
Now I'm going to figure what makeshift tools I can use to release the darn thing... I'm glad to find so many industrious suggestions here. Truly, "necessity is the mother of invention" ........