SATA Hard Drives

[Qiuli Han]

I would agree with Clifford, dust can cause a lot of trouble. try to make
your case as clean as possible. replace the cable would be a good way to
try. also, you can try anther power connector if you have not tried so....

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Clifford Haynes <chaynes33 at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>     I have this computer on a SATA hard drive and it keeps failing. The
> failure is in the data cable or the power cable and I can't tell for
> sure which is bad. I am now using the old style power because the SATA
> drive has this still. That stopped the failures for awhile.
>
>
>
>
>  SNIP
>
>      I looked at the BIOS and it said NO hard drives! Turned off the
> computer and pulled off the cover a giggled the two ends of the data
> cable. Turned it on and it booted right up. It looks normal again.
>
>
>  From the description of above, I suspect either a bad cable which needs
> replacement or contaminated/dirty contacts.  Case in point on my own crash &
> burn:
>
> Replaced & added more memory to my Compaq Presario.  I "thought" I had all
> cleaned out.  Some how I missed a bit of dust.  The theory of all electrical
> & electronics working on smoke reared it's ugly head.
>
> What happened:  Three pins on the memory stick arced through some dust
> causing a thermal melt down.  This took out the memory sticks, the mother
> board & the power supply.
>
> Bottom line is:  Check & clean all connections when you
> change/remove/replug *anything*.  I learned this the hard way.  Even *new*machines are suspect.
>
> This is my suspicion from your problem description.  It is one action that
> is overlooked so many times.
>
> Theory of smoke states that all electronics work on smoke.  Once you let
> the smoke out, they quit working.
>
> I hope this helps you prevent a hardware crash & burn.
>
>
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