Why can't the Vita detect my memory card after taking it apart?

Why can't the Vita detect my memory card after taking it apart? This was my first time taking apart my PS Vita to replace a left analog stick that became faulty. I took out the game cartridge, but not the memory card before I took my Vita apart. Once I finished replacing the analog stick I turned on the Vita only to find out that it cannot recognize the memory card.
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bert [Entry]

"Hello Keri,

I put my memory card in another Vita, and it didn't work.....so I assume that the card is dead.

My theory is that if you leave the card in the Vita while disassembled, take out the battery and attach the battery back to the main board, it creates some kind of power surge and fries the card....which would explain why most tutorials ask you to take out the card before disassembly.

I'm going to order another card and see if that fixes the problem.

Cheers"

bert [Entry]

I found a solution! I don't think it was ever fried. I brought a PlayStation TV and inserted the memory card in it and it worked! When I put it back in the vita, it had no problems.

bert [Entry]

my memory card wasnt working too but i fixed it by taking it out and putting back in when the ps vita was on and it read it perfectly.