geekhack

geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 February 2020, 13:36:29

Title: It gets STuCK..
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 February 2020, 13:36:29: Put this Expresscard into my beloved X220, it gets stuck. I don't understand. the spring wont' eject the card. Is it non standard spec?

2 Get it out, need to clamp on with tweezers. ??

(https://i.imgur.com/SIzjGPt.gif)
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: Sintpinty on Sun, 09 February 2020, 20:24:11: ??

Speaking of stuck, my mouse cables always get stuck in my laptop
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: Coreda on Sun, 09 February 2020, 20:46:41: Quote from: Sintpinty on Sun, 09 February 2020, 20:24:11
Speaking of stuck, my mouse cables always get stuck in my laptop

What if your mouse was stuck in your laptop.

Lack of storage is the problem with modern laptops. Not enough room inside. Bring back the chonky bois of yore, with drawers.
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: yui on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:10:40: Quote from: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 February 2020, 13:36:29
Put in this Expresscard into my beloved X220, it gets stuck. I don't understand. the spring wont' eject the card. Is it non standard spec?

2 Get it out, need to clamp on with tweezers. ??

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/SIzjGPt.gif)

the spring should eject the card, at least it is how it works in my hp, when you put it in you felt excessive friction (should slide in easily)? if no it might be that the ejection mechanism on your trusty x220 is dead, and anyway if it does not come out you have 2 choices, either you take a screwdriver and start to tear into the pc (time consuming) or take pliers to the card (risk of damage to the card/express connector).
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:30:17: Quote from: yui on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:10:40
the spring should eject the card, at least it is how it works in my hp, when you put it in you felt excessive friction (should slide in easily)? if no it might be that the ejection mechanism on your trusty x220 is dead, and anyway if it does not come out you have 2 choices, either you take a screwdriver and start to tear into the pc (time consuming) or take pliers to the card (risk of damage to the card/express connector).

I think it's just too thick. I can feel the spring tension when I push/pull on the card, so the top and bottom is just too tight. Sigh...

AND my earbuds just broke.. Wonderful.. sigh...................
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: SBJ on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:40:40: Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:30:17
AND my earbuds just broke.. Wonderful.. sigh...................
That's an excuse to get even better ones.
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 10 February 2020, 02:17:11: Quote from: StickyBlueJuice on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:40:40
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 10 February 2020, 01:30:17
AND my earbuds just broke.. Wonderful.. sigh...................
That's an excuse to get even better ones.

Sigh.. I feel like they don't last long. Maybe I'll get metal ones.

The cord seems the be the biggest weakness.

I've always stuck with sennheisers, they last ~2-3 years a pair.

Guess I should be getting one with metal braces.
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: yui on Mon, 10 February 2020, 03:46:46: i had some akg k141 mk2 that had a detachable cable. lasted about 6years, they included 2 cable in the box and had to buy a new one, in the end the connector on the headphone side broke, and akg are not making parts anymore, and if you are more of a headbuds person venture electronics makes some very nice stuff, and cheap (their monks are about 5 usd and are nice, and they have in ear monitors with replaceable cable, much more expensive though)
Title: Re: It gets STuCK..
Post by: Sintpinty on Mon, 10 February 2020, 05:28:23: Quote from: Coreda on Sun, 09 February 2020, 20:46:41
Quote from: Sintpinty on Sun, 09 February 2020, 20:24:11
Speaking of stuck, my mouse cables always get stuck in my laptop

What if your mouse was stuck in your laptop.

Lack of storage is the problem with modern laptops. Not enough room inside. Bring back the chonky bois of yore, with drawers.

Mines is big

I can hardly fit it on my desk