SATA Hard Drives

[Chris Rees]

> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:01:45 -0600
> From: Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>
> Ari Torhamo wrote:
>> su, 2008-06-22 kello 16:32 -0600, Karl Larsen kirjoitti:
>>
>>> Ari Torhamo wrote:
>>>
>>
>>
>>>> If you have had quality problems with your SATA cables, it might be a
>>>> better idea to try to find a good one, instead of looking for the lowest
>>>> possible price - depending on your budget of course.
>>>>
>>>> Ari
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>     I am rich so $30.00 would be fine IF it looked batter than the others.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>
>>
>> Here's one alternative:
>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/accessories.asp?ProdID=246
>> (Only for Western Digital drives)
>>
>> I haven't used one myself, but based on the description, it should make
>> a better connection than a regular one.
>>
>> Ari
>>
>>
>>
>    I don't see how it works. It has a "fix" on one end. I need to play
> with mine this morning and see if I can determine where the problem is.
>
>    The SATA method will sure suffer from dust and dirt more than the
> old connectors.
>
>
> Karl
>
>
> --
>

I've got one of the old ones of those cables, they're really good.
Unfortunately, I
don't own a non-WD drive (proper fanboy me), so I can't tell you how
they would fit a Hitachi. It sure is secure though. It has little plastic
nubbins on the end, to hold it even more securely.

I'm sure it only cost me about £3 though... I thought you guys got
stuff cheaper!

Try rubbing the fingers on the connector with isopropyl alcohol
(propan-2-ol) or methylated spirit to see if that helps.

Chris



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