[easylife]

In all Pocket PC and Palm handhelds the SD card must be removed by pushing on it. I remember a thread a while back about this... can anyone find it? It was about HP publishing something online about the proper removal of an SD card. I tried searching for it but was unsuccessful. :?

[easylife]

In all Pocket PC and Palm handhelds the SD card must be removed by pushing on it. I remember a thread a while back about this... can anyone find it? It was about HP publishing something online about the proper removal of an SD card. I tried searching for it but was unsuccessful. :?

[Dave Beauvais]

Originally Posted by ctmagnus

... Was it always supposed to be like it is now or is (was) my unit goofy?

Well, my Palm m505 ukeface2:, four Casio E-200s, two e740s, and two h5455s have all had the spring-loaded card ejection mechanism. It should have worked like that from day one.

--Dave

[Gremmie]

Every PDA I've ever had were spring loaded.

[Paolo Masera]

Originally Posted by easylife

I remember a thread a while back about this... can anyone find it? It was about HP publishing something online about the proper removal of an SD card. I tried searching for it but was unsuccessful. :?

It'ld be really interesting find it, I think it's the worst thing on iPAQ

[Dave Beauvais]

This may be the article you are thinking of... Note that they say a broken SD slot is not a warranty repair!

--Dave

[ctmagnus]

Originally Posted by Dave Beauvais

This may be the article you are thinking of... Note that they say a broken SD slot is not a warranty repair!

--Dave

Fortunately mine works now. It's just that it goes most of the way in with no resistance now and then gets springy. Then when I pop it out, it pops out the same distance it stopped at going in so I don't know if it's designed that way.

Hopefully it'll be covered by a Care Pack tho, as I tend to rely on them. My previous unit was swapped five times and it may be going in for a sixth If I can't restore the Windows CE bootloader to it.

[Dave Beauvais]

Originally Posted by ctmagnus

... it goes most of the way in with no resistance now and then gets springy. Then when I pop it out, it pops out the same distance it stopped at going in so I don't know if it's designed that way. ...

That's correct and normal behavior, and is how it should have worked all along.

--Dave

[ctmagnus]

Originally Posted by Dave Beauvais

That's correct and normal behavior, and is how it should have worked all along.

--Dave

:huh: It needed a break-in time, I guess.

I really dislike it when machines start wanting and needing things. They're not human, fer cryin' out loud!

[easylife]

Originally Posted by ctmagnus

:huh: It needed a break-in time, I guess.

It didn't need one - you did! :lol: What you describe it doing is perfectly normal and what it probably would have done had you used it correctly. :wink: