Øyvind Skald Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Yeah! I said it. I even got a bluescreen because of the failure. When booting it was not to find, and even in BIOS is was missing. Swapping the SATA cables saved it tho. So try that before tossing away HDDs/SSDs… 1
Amicus717 Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Had this exact same experience with my youngest son`s gaming computer. It had an SSD drive for the OS, and it just up and stopped working six weeks after we installed it. I was thinking I`d need to RMA the drive, but after testing it on a partly disassembled test rig I keep in my basement (for just these sort of occasions), I discovered the drive still worked perfectly. Swapped out the SATA cable on my son`s computer, and we were back in business. The drive has been running just fine for over a year now. SATA cables seem to be a bit fragile or failure prone, maybe... 1
craigb Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Amicus717 said: SATA cables seem to be a bit fragile or failure prone, maybe... Hey, I know people like that! ? But, more on topic, it's always a good thing to narrow down what, exactly, is the part that's failing. In a few decades of doing IT, I've seen it all! 1 1
BassDaddy Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 I have always wondered what kind of quality you get for $2.25 sata cables. I would be willing to pay a lot more if the quality was a lot higher. Thanks for sharing that. I think I might pick up a few for spares.
abacab Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 5 hours ago, BassDaddy said: I have always wondered what kind of quality you get for $2.25 sata cables. I would be willing to pay a lot more if the quality was a lot higher. Thanks for sharing that. I think I might pick up a few for spares. Yep, like some gold plated "Monster" cables! I think these would get the job done: Cable Matters 3-Pack 90 Degree Right Angle SATA III 6.0 Gbps SATA Cable (SATA 3 Cable) Black - 18 Inches $7.99 https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-3-Pack-Degree-Right/dp/B018Y2LEBE 1
craigb Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Here you go! What a bargain!!! ? (Can't believe you don't get free shipping at that price though...) The link I took today (April 6th). Edited April 6, 2019 by craigb
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