Has this happened to you?

10 years 5 months ago #316901 by Jeanne Merlo
I have a Uspeed 3.0 card reader and after pulling my compact flash card out today one of the pins came out with it too. I managed to get the pin back in the card reader, but now I'm wondering if that pin get's pushed in, bent or doesn't connect properly, would that possibly corrupt or damage my files while attempting a transfer?


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10 years 5 months ago #316913 by Joves
You need a new reader now. It is doubtful that it would corrupt the card, but who knows you could short through the broken pin. I personally would not use it one a pin came out.


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10 years 5 months ago #316915 by Jeanne Merlo
Crap, well this one lasted only 4 months. Can I ask what card reader you are using?


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10 years 5 months ago #317251 by Joves
I have the Sandisk reader, it came as a bundled package with my one Extreme III card. You might look and see if there is a package like that out there. I know they sometimes run them as specials. You might look at B&H, or even the BestBuy website for them.


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10 years 5 months ago #317325 by Hamtastic
Perfect, I bought that same reader from Amazon about 4 months ago. I hope mine last longer.


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10 years 5 months ago #317469 by Alfred007
That should be under warranty, did you contact the manufacture on getting a replacement?


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10 years 5 months ago #317595 by StephanieW
SanDisk has been a reliable brand for me for many things. But yeah, call the manufacturer and see. Sometimes you need a receipt to prove when you bought it, but sometimes not. I"ve never tried exchanging one of these before, but I've had laptops and phones replaced entirely for free under warranties before. I also got a new chord for my external harddrive about 3 years after buying it because I lost it and it was no longer for ale. Companies are usually pretty good about this. Couldn't hurt to try.


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