Hi,
I received my pi on Saturday, and immediately went about trying to get it booted. On inserting the memory card, it didn't seem to fit in level. The left corner was being held out slightly. I removed the card and had a look, and noticed the pin on the far left, for pin 8, was bent out of shape, and was no longer in contact with the memory card.
Assuming it was important I used a crochet hook, and magnifying glass to try to carefully bend it back into shape. However, the thin metal contact just snapped.
Anyone know if this pin is important? On wikipedia it says this pin is usually not connected.
In addition, the pi won't boot. The red light comes on, and the green light is on very slightly. I have read on other posts that the SD card might be at fault. Didn't really want to go about buying several other cards though, only to find that none of them will work because of the broken contact.
Anyone here know if the pin in question is needed? If so, what should I do? If I return it as faulty, will I be at the back of the queue again, and have to wait some months for a replacement? Can the SD reader part be replaced by a novice solderer?
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give.
Al
