diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/card.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/card.dm
index 05f0a2bcf4b..e29524ae60f 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/card.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/card.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(time_last_changed_position, 0)
 
 	light_color = LIGHT_COLOR_BLUE
 
+/obj/machinery/computer/card/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	if(scan || modify)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Alt-click to eject the ID card.</span>")
+
 /obj/machinery/computer/card/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
 	change_position_cooldown = CONFIG_GET(number/id_console_jobslot_delay)
@@ -537,7 +542,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(time_last_changed_position, 0)
 		scan.verb_pickup()
 		playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
 		scan = null
-	else
+	else //switching the ID with the one you're holding
 		var/obj/item/I = usr.get_active_held_item()
 		if(istype(I, /obj/item/card/id))
 			if(!usr.transferItemToLoc(I,src))
@@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(time_last_changed_position, 0)
 		modify = null
 		region_access = null
 		head_subordinates = null
-	else
+	else //switching the ID with the one you're holding
 		var/obj/item/I = usr.get_active_held_item()
 		if(istype(I, /obj/item/card/id))
 			if (!usr.transferItemToLoc(I,src))
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
index 06ab9f367cc..3def0965d5a 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/security.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 	light_color = LIGHT_COLOR_RED
 
+/obj/machinery/computer/secure_data/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	if(scan)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Alt-click to eject the ID card.</span>")
+
 /obj/machinery/computer/secure_data/syndie
 	icon_keyboard = "syndie_key"
 
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@
 				return
 			scan = O
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You insert [O].</span>")
+			playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
+			updateUsrDialog()
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>There's already an ID card in the console.</span>")
 	else
@@ -791,9 +798,11 @@ What a mess.*/
 	if(scan)
 		usr.put_in_hands(scan)
 		scan = null
-	else
+		playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
+	else //switching the ID with the one you're holding
 		var/obj/item/I = usr.is_holding_item_of_type(/obj/item/card/id)
 		if(I)
 			if(!usr.transferItemToLoc(I, src))
 				return
 			scan = I
+			playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/hardware/card_slot.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/hardware/card_slot.dm
index b08fab8465f..caebfb447b8 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/hardware/card_slot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/hardware/card_slot.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	else
 		stored_card2 = I
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You insert \the [I] into \the [src].</span>")
+	playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
 
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
 				P.event_idremoved(1, slot)
 
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You remove the card[ejected>1 ? "s" : ""] from \the [src].</span>")
+		playsound(src, 'sound/machines/terminal_insert_disc.ogg', 50, 0)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE