Hello, everyone.
I will provide a brief rundown of what happened prior to the MicroSD card slot smoking: I attempted to open the device, although it suggested it was corrupt. Yesterday, I had run dskchk on the device, and the device was said to be fixed; some folders being converted to files as they were corrupted, which was fine. I had previously switched the drive letter/path from 
to B: - this had not caused any problems either. This did not seem to create any problems until today, when I was unable to open the device.
Backtracking a little more, I have utilised the MicroSD card perhaps more than intended: it had been used by Steam as a download directory, and attempted to download a large file onto it, although this never completed as a result of a disk error. It has been used mostly as extra storage, however. The MicroSD itself was purchased from Wish.com for a cheap price, so I am under the impression there was something wrong with the card in the first place.
Returning to what happened very recently, about 20 minutes ago, because the MicroSD card was not working I decided to take it out then put it back inside. It didn't appear to like this, for in a few seconds smoke started to appear from the slot and the card got extremely hot. I turned off my computer, removed the card, and now the slot is a little mishapen, and I have yet to test it again. The computer is working fine, but this was clearly a little concerning for me, having typically enjoyed my computing experiences without the addition of smoke.
My questions are the following:
- Have I been utilising the MicroSD card more than I should have (or overworked my tablet)?
- Shall I still utilise (if it works) the MicroSD card slot in the future - or, is this a problem MicroSD's may encounter on these tablet devices, and if so, should just be avoided in general?
- Should I have my tablet checked out by someone? It seems fine right now, with no performance issues or directory issues, however.
- Should I contact Acer regarding this?
Thanks!
