SD Card Will Not Insert Into Slot

Unlikely cause: LCD panel, logic board, optical drive, hard drive

Quick Check

Symptom

Quick Check

 

 

SD Card will not insert into slot

1. The SD card must be a 32 mm by 24 mm by 2.1

• SD Memory Card does not fully

mm. You can also use thinner cards, such as Multi

seat into slot

Media Cards (MMC).

 

Card slot does not align with 2. Clear any obstruction in SD card slot. enclosure.

Deep Dive

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Verify if known-good SD card

Yes

Ask user to replace defective

 

 

fits in slot.

 

or out-of-spec SD card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Loosen the SD board screws,

 

 

 

 

then insert known-good SD

 

 

 

 

card again. Go to step 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Verify if known-good SD card

Yes

Tighten SD reader board

 

 

now fits in slot.

 

screws. Go to step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Replace SD reader and retest.

X24

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Verify if SD card now ejects

Yes

Issue resolved by SD reader

 

 

and inserts without issue.

 

board alignment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Replace SD reader board.

X24

 

 

 

 

 

2010-09-09

iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage  83

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Apple MD094LL/A manual SD Card Will Not Insert Into Slot, Seat into slot Media Cards MMC, Verify if known-good SD card