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I have an express card card reader that I want to install into my MBP. Ok, the thing is, it sits completely flush with the side of the MBP. How do you eject/remove it?
 
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I think you have to push in a little harder to eject it. Is it a Belkin card reader?
 
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Well, I misread somethings. sorry about that. Ill try to explain it =/

When you insert the card, it slides in and secures itself in the card slot. To eject it (make sure you click "eject" before removing it, if it does that) push in, and it should sort of "pop" right back out, enough to where you can grab the card and slide it out.

I don't own a MBP so im not sure, but i know that on my old laptop, when i slid in a network card it would sort of "click", and the same for when I ejected it.
 
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Well, I misread somethings. sorry about that. Ill try to explain it =/

When you insert the card, it slides in and secures itself in the card slot. To eject it (make sure you click "eject" before removing it, if it does that) push in, and it should sort of "pop" right back out, enough to where you can grab the card and slide it out.

I don't own a MBP so im not sure, but i know that on my old laptop, when i slid in a network card it would sort of "click", and the same for when I ejected it.

Thanks! That's exactly how it worked!
 
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Iv got an expresscard for my MBP...

The instructions given above are dead on, just press it in a little (you will feel the spring loaded mechanism giving way), then just let it back out, the sprint will pust it out about a centimeter and then just remove it !

Its just like removing an SD memory card from most digital cameras, just push a little and it will eject out when you release !

Easy as that !
 
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Would you mind posting the link to the card reader you are using...

If it sits flush with the computer I might be interested in something like that...
 

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