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[Q] sd card problems

My new NST does not seem to read my Sd cards anymore (I was able to use it only a couple of times). I don't really remember forcing the card but I don't really feel the spring in the slot anymore. Since I don't live in the US, I can't go to a BN store unfortunately. What can I do? I would appreciate any pointers and help?

leoparis said:
My new NST does not seem to read my Sd cards anymore (I was able to use it only a couple of times). I don't really remember forcing the card but I don't really feel the spring in the slot anymore. Since I don't live in the US, I can't go to a BN store unfortunately. What can I do? I would appreciate any pointers and help?
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I faced this problem before... After I replaced the SD card with original SD card HC
it is worked well.. If your SD card original HC then make format by PC using USB card reader..

Ketabi said:
I faced this problem before... After I replaced the SD card with original SD card HC
it is worked well.. If your SD card original HC then make format by PC using USB card reader..
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I think his problem is that the spring in the SD reader broke, not the SD card itself.

The card used to work so it's probably Sd vs SDHC issue. Also, I slide the card all the way in and use my nail to take it out, rather than pushing on the spring. I wonder what exactly happened. I have owned and used many devices with SD card slots and soemthing like this has never happened to me.

leoparis said:
The card used to work so it's probably Sd vs SDHC issue.
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I don't think that'd be an issue, but it might.
leoparis said:
Also, I slide the card all the way in and use my nail to take it out, rather than pushing on the spring. I wonder what exactly happened. I have owned and used many devices with SD card slots and soemthing like this has never happened to me.
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Huh. I tend to use the spring rather than trying to pry it out.

Googie2149 said:
I don't think that'd be an issue, but it might.
Huh. I tend to use the spring rather than trying to pry it out.
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Sorry a typo. I agree with you that it's probably not an SDHC issue.
I would prefer the spring as well but it's not working for some reason. I still don't understand why or how the slot could have been damaged (this seems to be the only explanation). If that's the case, the SD card slot must be very very fragile.

leoparis said:
I would prefer the spring as well but it's not working for some reason. I still don't understand why or how the slot could have been damaged (this seems to be the only explanation). If that's the case, the SD card slot must be very very fragile.
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Was it broken when you purchased it?

Googie2149 said:
Was it broken when you purchased it?
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No it was fine for a day or so.

Micro SD cards are so fragile...
Yeah, be sure to use the spring when ejecting it.

brendan10211 said:
Micro SD cards are so fragile...
Yeah, be sure to use the spring when ejecting it.
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My cards are fine in fact. The slot seems to be damaged somehow and that never happened to me before.

[Q] i9505 overheating with SD card in. looses power REALLY fast after SD card failur

Hey everyone!
A week ago i bought a SanDisk MicroSDHC Ultra UHS-I - 32GB and installed it on my SGS4. It started right away telling me there was a problem. It said that the "SD card had been removed unexpectedly". It was installed right and I couldn't really move it around. After it was installed my phone began to become REALLY hot over the area where the SD card is and started to loose power just as fast. I have an old 8GB Samsung cad and it was in the phone before with no problem. No i can't use that card either as it also starts to overheat and even with no SD card in my phone i can't even get 10 hours of battery time on my phone. Even with little use.
Is there a fix for this or do i need to send my pride and joy in for repair??
Thanks in advance. Jakob
PS: Please tell me if you need more info about what happened.

No issues here, phone is idle for almost 2 days now with a 16 GB SD card mounted

MichelN said:
No issues here, phone is idle for almost 2 days now with a 16 GB SD card mounted
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As I said. I didn't have any problems with the old 8GB card i had in it before. It was only after i installed the new 32 GB card i got problems!

Malong said:
As I said. I didn't have any problems with the old 8GB card i had in it before. It was only after i installed the new 32 GB card i got problems!
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A weird prob cud u give us photos of the prob and some battery analysis and find out when ur phone overheats its temp

qazmed said:
A weird prob cud u give us photos of the prob and some battery analysis and find out when ur phone overheats its temp
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I can't show you the error message as i don't have that card any more- I send it back and waiting for a new one. Thought my problem was with the card only....
The phone gets hot every time I use it. But REALLY hot if the SD card is in. By battery analysis do you mean under the settings menu or is there an app that can do that? (sorry for the dumb question)

Okay. Took a screen cap of the battery setting. I have now turned off all goggle "places" thing and i hope that will give me some battery life.
Anyway i can test the battery and see if it's okay?

Malong said:
Hey everyone!
A week ago i bought a SanDisk MicroSDHC Ultra UHS-I - 32GB and installed it on my SGS4. It started right away telling me there was a problem. It said that the "SD card had been removed unexpectedly". It was installed right and I couldn't really move it around. After it was installed my phone began to become REALLY hot over the area where the SD card is and started to loose power just as fast. I have an old 8GB Samsung cad and it was in the phone before with no problem. No i can't use that card either as it also starts to overheat and even with no SD card in my phone i can't even get 10 hours of battery time on my phone. Even with little use.
Is there a fix for this or do i need to send my pride and joy in for repair??
Thanks in advance. Jakob
PS: Please tell me if you need more info about what happened.
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I have the exact same card and have no issues. Try to format the card from the phone itself first before using.

ilabs said:
I have the exact same card and have no issues. Try to format the card from the phone itself first before using.
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Tried that. Didn't work. Although i haven't tried it with the old Samsung card. Gonna give that a go!

It sounds like the card is faulty. Try using phone for a day with no SD card in it and it should be fine hopefully
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Obagleyfreer said:
It sounds like the card is faulty. Try using phone for a day with no SD card in it and it should be fine hopefully
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That's what i have been doing, and it still gets hot and can't hole battery life. I am trying the formatted SD card (Samsung 8 GB) right now to see if it helps! Thanks thought!!

Malong said:
That's what i have been doing, and it still gets hot and can't hole battery life. I am trying the formatted SD card (Samsung 8 GB) right now to see if it helps! Thanks thought!!
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Which firmware is your phone currently running? I think the newer firmwares fixed the overheating issue due to memory cards.

ilabs said:
Which firmware is your phone currently running? I think the newer firmwares fixed the overheating issue due to memory cards.
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I just formate the card and it seems to have done the trick!! :fingers-crossed: YAY!
I'm running JDQ39.I9505XXUMBMF5.

Malong said:
I just formate the card and it seems to have done the trick!! :fingers-crossed: YAY!
I'm running JDQ39.I9505XXUMBMF5.
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Thats great to hear. I don't now if any newer updates have been rolled out for your region yet but MF5 is an update or two old now. Do check for new updates in general.

ilabs said:
Thats great to hear. I don't now if any newer updates have been rolled out for your region yet but MF5 is an update or two old now. Do check for new updates in general.
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Thanks! Still crossing my fingers this was it. I still need to have a look at the battery. But right now it lasts a lot longer and it doesn't get hot any more!
I just did a check and the MF5 is the newest one for me here. I'll keep an eye out for future updates!

Remove SIM?

So maybe I am just dumb. But how does the SIM card come out? On the Note 2, you would push it in until it retracted. On this device it seems there is no give when I try that.
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Eh, eventually got it out. Had to have someone with longer nails pull at it. Kind of a pain.

strange i was pushing up on it too as per all the directions I saw online. also I noticed that the sd card doesnt click in either like on other phones. ok thanks for this Ill just leave it in

tgamer said:
strange i was pushing up on it too as per all the directions I saw online. also I noticed that the sd card doesnt click in either like on other phones. ok thanks for this Ill just leave it in
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just put a piece of tape on the end of the sim card and pull it right out...

GaresTaylan said:
So maybe I am just dumb. But how does the SIM card come out? On the Note 2, you would push it in until it retracted. On this device it seems there is no give when I try that.
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Eh, eventually got it out. Had to have someone with longer nails pull at it. Kind of a pain.
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I swapped the note 3 with my unlimted data phone. I could not get the sim out i just said screw it and verizon was still able to switch me over without swapping the sim

Yeah, the SIM is not spring loaded. You'll have to use long finger nails or tape over the end to pull it out.

I used an Xacto knife

Use corner of sticky note or scotch tape on SIM and lightly put finger on top as you pull out.

I used tweezers.

millerd79 said:
just put a piece of tape on the end of the sim card and pull it right out...
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Wish I would have thought of that earlier.
I've got long enough nails to get a hold of stuff, but couldn't get that thing out for the life of me. lol
Eventually got it and put my unlimited data sim in.

Guys, theres a tool in the box to remove the sim.
But tape works good when the tool isn't available

Samzebian said:
Guys, theres a tool in the box to remove the sim.
But tape works good when the tool isn't available
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actually quick question, someone said in a video this tool was for removing the tips on the S-pen, anyone know how to do that?

SD CARD + 2 SIMs mod

Sorry this might be off topic but I think I've seen some pictures of people using 2 Sims with an sd card on the ascend mate 7 but unfortunately no one has really come up with the correct way to do it without problems. Pls for those that have already done it kindly post the detailed procedure here. I have an idea though so I'll just post the little I know
1. Backup your SIM contacts and msgs.
2. Hold the SIM with a pair of scissors or pliers and heat the plastic part under the chip with a tiny flame to remove the chip.
3. I saw someone recommend scratching the sd card on a rough surface. Pls don't do it as it will damage your card. Damaged my 64gb card for me and is actually the reason I haven't finished the mod yet.
4. Glue the SIM chip to the sd card and try inserting into the phone. It might be a bit tight but with a little effort it should slot in.
5. Pls feel free to post a better method thanks

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Sorry this might be off topic but I think I've seen some pictures of people using 2 Sims with an sd card on the ascend mate 7 but unfortunately no one has really come up with the correct way to do it without problems. Pls for those that have already done it kindly post the detailed procedure here. I have an idea though so I'll just post the little I know
1. Backup your SIM contacts and msgs.
2. Hold the SIM with a pair of scissors or pliers and heat the plastic part under the chip with a tiny flame to remove the chip.
3. I saw someone recommend scratching the sd card on a rough surface. Pls don't do it as it will damage your card. Damaged my 64gb card for me and is actually the reason I haven't finished the mod yet.
4. Glue the SIM chip to the sd card and try inserting into the phone. It might be a bit tight but with a little effort it should slot in.
5. Pls feel free to post a better method thanks
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That is correct. And I'm the guy who said rub (not scratch) you microsd card on a mildly rough surface to smoothen everything and improve your chances of being able to slot-in the card-sim combo. If you do it WITH SENSE, your chances of ruining your cards are slim. I didn't spoil a single microsd card.

Well I happened to damage mine while trying. Maybe I'll get a new card and retry.

I am using 2sims + sd card both with my mt7 its working very well no damge issue wid me

nasik said:
I am using 2sims + sd card both with my mt7 its working very well no damge issue wid me
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so did you do yours any differently than i stated?

Some photos please
Enviado desde mi HUAWEI MT7-L09 mediante Tapatalk

Inxs05 said:
Some photos please
Enviado desde mi HUAWEI MT7-L09 mediante Tapatalk
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Ok here's a pic i saw somewhere on xda. Mind you I haven't finished mine yet but i think this pretty much explains everything

I guess this is only valid for the MT7-L10?
Would have been nice with dual-sim on the 09 version :-/

Martin_Ra said:
I guess this is only valid for the MT7-L10?
Would have been nice with dual-sim on the 09 version :-/
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yes its only valid on MT7-L10 as the 09 version has only one sim slot

I thought it is normally officially working all three items simultaneously !?!?!?
That is rubbish then..
It is way better solved on Honor 6 ..

Simona Simmy said:
I thought it is normally officially working all three items simultaneously !?!?!?
That is rubbish then..
It is way better solved on Honor 6 ..
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You officially have the option of using two Sims on the mate 7 but you would have to forgo an SD card as the 2nd Sim uses the same slot as the SD
The Mate 7 is a better device.
The dual sim option of the honor 6 isn't generally available.
You would miss the fingerprint scanner

stanlawren said:
You officially have the option of using two Sims on the mate 7 but you would have to forgo an SD card as the 2nd Sim uses the same slot as the SD
The Mate 7 is a better device.
The dual sim option of the honor 6 isn't generally available.
You would miss the fingerprint scanner
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Man I HAVE Mate7 (single) and I HAD Honor 6 (dual) OK?
And had two SIMs + sd card at once..
Never had any issue..
But I thought that there is reces for nano sim so I was concerned why it won't fit together..

Simona Simmy said:
Man I HAVE Mate7 (single) and I HAD Honor 6 (dual) OK?
And had two SIMs + sd card at once..
Never had any issue..
But I thought that there is reces for nano sim so I was concerned why it won't fit together..
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It won't fit together officially because the nano sim uses the same slot/sim tray with the SD card

stanlawren said:
It won't fit together officially because the nano sim uses the same slot/sim tray with the SD card
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I know it uses same slot, but I thought they made the recess that both can be fitted at once but no.. never mind.. point is that this is stupid design
Honor 6 has it best.. dunno why they did share slot..

i m an owner of an ascend mate 7 dual sim ..
it is nice to know that if i could manage to fit the nano sim and the microSD in the slot at the same time they will work simultaneously.
Do we really need to remove the plastic part from the nano sim ? couldnt they fit together if just put one above the other ?
Also, is everyone sure this doesnt damage the fone ?
Thank you

hadid90 said:
i m an owner of an ascend mate 7 dual sim ..
it is nice to know that if i could manage to fit the nano sim and the microSD in the slot at the same time they will work simultaneously.
Do we really need to remove the plastic part from the nano sim ? couldnt they fit together if just put one above the other ?
Also, is everyone sure this doesnt damage the fone ?
Thank you
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Well I herd some guy here that he fokop slot 2 ripped all contacts.. so better if u remove plastics.

i actually dont care about the nano sim if it gets damaged i will simply replace it .. but i do care for my phone ..
i use the nano sim for a data sim for internet only .. so it doesnt store contacts etc..
actually who still uses the sim to store contacts !

http://m.anruan.com/view_6842.html?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0 how to 2 sim + sdcard ( chinese lang )

we need a video guys

hadid90 said:
we need a video guys
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no no needed it's been already discussed this . .
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hadid90 said:
i actually dont care about the nano sim if it gets damaged i will simply replace it .. but i do care for my phone ..
i use the nano sim for a data sim for internet only .. so it doesnt store contacts etc..
actually who still uses the sim to store contacts !
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What u can do is then file SIM plastics so sim will be slimmer ..

Both Sims & SD Card Simultaneously?

So here is the AXON Sim Tray.
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It looks like it is either SD Card or Sim Card and not both at the same time with the way the slot works. (People who have it can confirm whether or not it's true.) But I have a theory of how to get both at the same time.
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With the above photo, you can see that I took the sim card out of they plastic using a hair dryer, some scissors to cut the edges off, & a knife to separate it from the plastic.
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We can then take the card & attach it to the back of the SD card. Theoretically it should be able to read all 3 cards at the same time. The pins are clearly visible for the SD Card and both sim cards when in the slot. I'm in the US so I won't be able to test my theory out until it launches here, if someone wants to try it and report back that would be awesome! I'll end up getting this phone regardless, but if this works it'd just be icing on the cake!
Edit: Thanks to 'jkuczera' we have a couple videos for you to see it.
We have confirmation that the mod works for the Axon 7 guys! 2 Sim cards & an SD card!
Part one of two
Part two of two

That's one hell of a hack, let's see if anyone does try it
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Impressive! Would love to see someone test it.

it should work according to this website https://tweakers.net/geek/111323/tw...de-dual-sim-met-sd-kaart-voor-smartphone.html (it is in dutch) it works for other phones with a similar 2sim/1 sim +sd slot

JCroese said:
it should work according to this website https://tweakers.net/geek/111323/tw...de-dual-sim-met-sd-kaart-voor-smartphone.html (it is in dutch) it works for other phones with a similar 2sim/1 sim +sd slot
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That would be freaking awesome! Looks like a solid possibility.
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Wow, nice idea! I thought about opening the phone and see if there's room inside to move the contacts for the second SIM card to a different place, maybe with flat cables, but in this case, the second SIM wouldn't be replaceable on the fly.
How thick is the disassembled SIM card? Is the chip flat enough to minimize the pressure on both cards? I think about if we have to worry about both SIM and SD card getting damaged.

hmm...damn didn't know about that Slot when i preorderet one...
But this hack is awesome as hell! i think i gonna do it when i got the phone and some reports, that this truly will work.

I'd be worried about this getting stuck in the phone if I tried it

Cypher_01 said:
Wow, nice idea! I thought about opening the phone and see if there's room inside to move the contacts for the second SIM card to a different place, maybe with flat cables, but in this case, the second SIM wouldn't be replaceable on the fly.
The disassembled card is super thin, I really wouldn't be worried about damage from the pressure to either peice.
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Someone should try this... I haven't been able to get the phone. :/ first kids are expensive.

Taking this topic to the top again, very interested in this tweak !
Anyone has tried it or is willing to try it ? Thanks .

I will when I get my device tomorrow
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skinnytoo2 said:
I will when I get my device tomorrow
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Thanks, i'll be eagerly waiting for an update .

djona12 said:
Thanks, i'll be eagerly waiting for an update .
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Pretty sure this is going to work. I had to use an old SIM card in slot2; I'll try a working one tomorrow.

jkuczera said:
Pretty sure this is going to work. I had to use an old SIM card in slot2; I'll try a working one tomorrow.
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Dude! That is awesome! Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it soon.

Success!
Harmtan2 said:
Dude! That is awesome! Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it soon.
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Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2

jkuczera said:
Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
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Awesome ! Thanks for the great news

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Managed to make it a somewhat temporary modification. Now I need to order a proper microSD!
Youtube linked below:
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
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That is awesome man. Thanks for pioneering the mod installation! I'll add your video links to the OP.

Do you think double sided tape would work?

RojasTKD said:
Do you think double sided tape would work?
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I thought about using double sided tape but it would really need to be thin. The great thing about the hot glue is it can be removed cleanly and won't stick to the inside of the phone.
I haven't had any problems yet and I anticipate the phone would be in pretty bad shape if it received the force required to dislodge the SIM card.