Olympus E-3 User Manual page 26

Some professional users have reported that, in isolated instances,
if your battery is about to be exhausted the activation of the re-
setting mechanism might just be enough to "tip the balance" of
available power so that the re-setting cycle can be activated but
not fully completed. In such a case the camera may continue
vibrating but not be able to complete the re-setting sequence. To
solve the problem simply remove the battery and fully re-charge
it. When you re-insert it into the camera the camera will
complete the re-set sequence and all will be well again.
If the IS is not set (i.e. it is selected as "Off") then no noise
and/or vibration will be felt when the camera is switched-off.
The final "thumb control" is to the right of the main power switch
and is the card cover lock lever. Pulling this to the right will flip
open the card cover door on the right of the camera. This
provides access to the Compact Flash (CF) or xD card slots. To
insert a CF card, slide it into the slot (you cannot put it in "back
to front" as it is "keyed" with grooves to match the camera slot)
and gently push it home onto the pins by pressing on the middle
of the outer edge. DO NOT press along the outer edges of
the CF card as this might mis-align the card slightly with the
mating pins in the camera body and bend or otherwise damage
them. Such damage is not covered by the manufacturer's
warranty and will result in the camera having to be sent to a
repair facility to have that part of the circuit board replaced at
considerable cost.
The system is pretty robust, however and you would have to be
really ham-fisted to do damage to the pins but – especially if you
are using a low-cost/low quality CF card with poor moulding
around the pin receptors and/or you try and rush the process by
applying brute force to the card – it is possible to bend a pin
without realising it. Be warned!
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