Nature is filled with examples of slots of differing purpose being too close together. A wise man will always check diligently before inserting anything into the appropriate slot. If one can't see what one is doing, use of the fingers to feel the correct slot is recommended.
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So I stuck my SD card in my Superdrive slot.
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Now you'll never look at the side of your iMac the same way again
I lol'd
thanks for the story.
But I don't get it.. if you were so drunk, then why were you on your computer?
aren't there other things you could be doing?
being with people, sleeping, watching tv?
haha why even bother with pictures when you're drunk?
that's beyond me.
but that was awesome.
thanks for the story.
But I don't get it.. if you were so drunk, then why were you on your computer?
aren't there other things you could be doing?
being with people, sleeping, watching tv?
haha why even bother with pictures when you're drunk?
that's beyond me.
but that was awesome.
AGAIN. I was not drunk
And for anyone that disagrees that there is a major design flaw with the 2 slots being so close together is just nieve.
I agree, although I only speak from experience with notebooks but I work with 3 different machines (Apple, HP and an Asus(Play, work, work)) And they all either have different/additional ports and they are all in different places.
And in some cases(firewire/HDMI/USB) get a little confusing when I dont have time to move around the side and have a gander what I'm sticking my usb/ethernet/hdmi/firewire/small vga socket into.
Now the only one of the 3 that has port icons on the top is the HP so that makes life a little easier, but moving from my Asus to the MBP is a nightmare, I'm constantly mixing up the ports.
Standards please!!!!!
Am I right in assuming a majority of Apple owners are teetotal?
My personal opinion is you are missing out, nothing like a good bottle of vintage french red with a nice big steak
For the last time and for those of you that can't read I WAS NOT DRUNK.
To the nature dude, i hit it in both holes on my lady friends. So perhaps that's why I mistaked the slot/hole. What Up.
And for the rest of you player haters, you probably dont have the computer nor the means to obtain one so shut it.
That is all.
To the nature dude, i hit it in both holes on my lady friends. So perhaps that's why I mistaked the slot/hole. What Up.
And for the rest of you player haters, you probably dont have the computer nor the means to obtain one so shut it.
That is all.
It's easily assumed that you were drunk. You did say in your original post that you were pretty intoxicated=Drunk.
OP is obviously an attention wh0re and wants everyone to know that he gets intoxicated by means other than alcohol. You're cool buddy.
I don't understand how I am an attention whore because I choose to use a natrual herbal substance?
Well first off let me say I was pretty intoxicated and not thinking straight. I took out my sd card out of my camera, and while looking dead on at my screen i reached over to the side and pushed my sd card all the way though.
After realizing what I did i proceded to panic, yell, curse, and punch myself in the forhead. I called my buddy who works at an Apple retail store and told me that if I brought it in and they had to open it up I would be charged for the part and labor (around$200+).
I again proceded to cuss and punch myself till he suggested I hold the 27'' beheameth sideways and jump up and down. Once I heard it drop i knew I had a solid chance of geting it out. Since there's the dust flaps in the superdrive slot it wouldn't just come out by shaking. I literally had to hold it sideways on my knee and take a hairclip in order to get it out. That's my story.
Thanks
AGAIN. I was not drunk
And for anyone that disagrees that there is a major design flaw with the 2 slots being so close together is just nieve.
because it is immaterial to getting the SD card in your CD slot, but half your posts are about it.I don't understand how I am an attention whore because I choose to use a natrual herbal substance?
I lol'd.
Get some tweezers and have a poke around inside the superdrive slot. Make sure you have plenty of light.
And hell, if you break anything you can buy one hell of an external drive for $200
Who cares what the OP does for fun? I sure couldn't care less. Let it be. Stay on topic guys.
Get some tweezers and have a poke around inside the superdrive slot. Make sure you have plenty of light.
And hell, if you break anything you can buy one hell of an external drive for $200
Who cares what the OP does for fun? I sure couldn't care less. Let it be. Stay on topic guys.
Because you and everyone else keeps suggesting I was drunk when I stated numerous times that i was not.
Intoxication is the state of being affected by one or more psychoactive drugs. It can also refer to the effects caused by the ingestion of poison or by the overconsumption of normally harmless substances.
Smoking marijuana is illegal and a horrible idea when you're using your iMac.
For nothing but political and monetary reasons. If you're gullible to believe it's for any other reason that's your issue.
Yeah.
Nothing worse than downloading photos from an SD card while stoned. Or watching youtube. Horrible idea indeed. 
Okay, he was high. This is not the place about whether you approve of that or not, lets get back on topic, which in fact is a funny one.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I actually was laughing for a few minutes after reading that. Thanks
SD memory card in the DVD slot!
I was using my 8 gb SD card to transfer photos from my iMac to my PC and I sliped the SD card into the DVD slot which is immediately above the SD slot!
How can I get the SD card out of the DVD slot?
Do I need to take the iMac to the Apple store and will they charge me to do this or is this under warranty (the iMac is one month old)?
Thanks
I was using my 8 gb SD card to transfer photos from my iMac to my PC and I sliped the SD card into the DVD slot which is immediately above the SD slot!
How can I get the SD card out of the DVD slot?
Do I need to take the iMac to the Apple store and will they charge me to do this or is this under warranty (the iMac is one month old)?
Thanks
Do I need to take the iMac to the Apple store and will they charge me to do this or is this under warranty (the iMac is one month old)?
Thanks
If it's just inside you could carefully try using a set of tweezers? Failing that, take it into Apple Store and explain the issue - it's definitely not covered by the guarantee (they only cover for manufacturing faults, not user error) but you never know, they may look on you benevolently. There are a couple of other threads discussing this so see what others have said.
me too...
The exact thing happened to me, but it didn't go deep into the drive. I used a pair of tweezers to fish it out. Perhaps turn the computer on the side and let gravity pull the card towards the opening, then use tweezers or a sheet of firm paper to allow dust shield of the DVD drive to open.
I can see how this can happen easily. When I did it I really didn't look for the slot I just felt the side and absent-mindedly inserted the flash card. I think we all sort of do that and have been trained over the years with having the slots/ports not directly in front of us.
Good luck!
The exact thing happened to me, but it didn't go deep into the drive. I used a pair of tweezers to fish it out. Perhaps turn the computer on the side and let gravity pull the card towards the opening, then use tweezers or a sheet of firm paper to allow dust shield of the DVD drive to open.
I can see how this can happen easily. When I did it I really didn't look for the slot I just felt the side and absent-mindedly inserted the flash card. I think we all sort of do that and have been trained over the years with having the slots/ports not directly in front of us.
Good luck!
Would it be a bad idea to leave CD/DVD sticking out of the drive as if it were ejected? This would definitely block the attempt to put an SD card in that slot.