micro SD slot (updates)

[MarkHaysHarris777]

Cannot get the micro SD slot to keep the micro SD card in.  Pushed in and held, the computer recognises the card, but it springs out as soon as you release pressure.  Tried deep insertion.  Tried several cards.

This is just one of the reasons I have recommended switching to the push-pull slot, vs the push-push slot.

... in the future our slots will also be push-pull;  they are tighter electrically, and there is no spring to break, get stuck, or eject the card across the room ( my personal favorite ! )
 
Some tips:  make sure the card is centered ( oriented properly ) and that the card is pushed (not deep) but firmly just a tad past the mount point. You should feel and hear a click similar to a ball point pen click.  The slot is fragile;  be careful.  It might be that the latch is 'already' in the latched position;  try unlatching it be pushing the card in quickly and then just a little further and release ( careful that the card doesn't get launched across the room ) .

Keep us posted;  we need to this kind of feedback to improve the products;  the push-pull slot is better, which is also why the Raspberry PI people went with the push-pull slot on the RPi3 too.

What you might try to do is glue a tab of business card to the micro sd card!  use airplane glue or epoxy;  let it dry thoroughly!!!!   then push the card and the tab together into the slot   ;  the friction fit will hold the card in place, and the tab can be used to pull the card out !

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I have even cut a small index card strip and placed it gently into the slot;  then slide the card into the slot with the index card strip (below it) and again the friction fit will keep the card in place;  to remove the card just pull the index card slip out first.

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Note:  it just occurred to me that you already have the new card with the push-pull slot, in which case maybe the SD card is loose, but in the push-pull slot there is NO click, and NO spring.  You simply push the card in till it stops and pull it out when you're done.