Express Slot 34 Problem

Hello, i have a Mid 2010 17" Macbook Pro. I own 2 Tempo SATA cards. A SATA Pro Express Card and a Firewire 800 Pro Card. Everything was working fine up intill lastweek. I leave my computer for a minute come back and get the message that my hd has been ejected. I was using the SATA Pro card. So i notice the lights on the card are off and the icon in the menu bar is gone. I eject the card put it back in nothing. Restart the computer still noting, i then try the 800 firewire card. Nothing. A few days ago i try it out it works for a good 20 seconds and then does the same thing. Ive also uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers.. pretty sure its nothing on the card side thats causing problems. Does anyone know whats up? I also cant figure out how to do a hardware test. Im running Lion.

It suggests a mechanical problem inside the MBP failing to maintain the connection. A hardware test is not going to offer any explanation. A trip to the Apple store may.
Ciao.

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