SATA cable

Forum discussion tagged with SATA cable.
  1. sopno

    Question HDD not showing in disk management but showing in BIOS

    I have a Toshiba hard drive. It is not showing anywhere (e.g., disk management,file explorer). The HDD is shown in the bio. So, I took the Sata cable that was connected to the Toshiba HDD and connected it to another HDD (Seagate Baracuda 1TB). Seagate Baracuda HDD is not shown anywhere except in...
  2. C

    Question rtx 4070 gpu on a micro atx board is pushing down the SATA cable, will this damage it in the long term?

    hello there. i recently bought a rtx 4070 asus dual for my system and i noticed that when i had to install the gpu the gpu its just too big for the design of my mAtX motherboard and its pushing down the SATA cable from my drive because it simply has no more room for it. im afraid that this is...
  3. A

    Question Data and power cable burned in SSD

    Hi all! I hope you can help me I recently purchased a new Kingston A400 960 GB SSD. When I connected it to my computer, I used a power cable that I didn't realize it was a Type 3 cable from a Corsair power supply (CSM650, I have a NZXT Hale). So when I turned it on, it started to burn (I saw...
  4. mattheuu3

    [SOLVED] SATA cable for SSD

    I'm currently trying to install a third Samsung 870 EVO SSD into my computer. I'm currently out of SATA power cable so I was looking to buy one. I'm not too knowledgeable about this topic so I apologize if I made any mistakes. Power Supply...
  5. Y

    [SOLVED] PC Fan Hub

    Hi so recently i bought a fan hub and it has a SATA cable, but i don't know where exactly i should connect the sata cable on the psu. heres my PSU ( be quiet! T380699 System Power 9 500w, 80 plus bronze) all i need is just a picture of the psu port thanks :))
  6. mahesh bhor

    Question connecting 3.5 inch HDD to windows 10 laptop via SATA cable

    Hello friends I recently bought SATA to USB 3.0 Cable with a power adapter. when I connect 2.5 inch HDD it gets detected but the same does not happen with 3.5 inch HDD. I connect 12 volts, 2-ampere power adapter given with SATA cable for connecting 3.5 inch HDD. My laptop is up to date, all...
  7. D

    [SOLVED] Can a bad Sata cable make HDTune show more reallocated sectors?

    Sorry for what might possibly be the dumbest question ever asked about HDDs. So last week, after buying a new desktop I noticed the HDD was acting funny. Downloads would stop, stay stopped for minutes, then continue, then stop again, and so on when trying to download to the HDD. After posting...
  8. Hootla1

    Question Sata cable too wide for disc drive

    I’m in urgent need of a Sata power cable to hook up a disc reader so I can re-install Windows on my broken PC. I had one lurking about in my PC but it’s too wide (Takes up about half of the data slot). I have counted it’s a 15 pin that I tried and looking around online there doesn’t seem to be...
  9. D

    [SOLVED] SSD instalation

    Hello,I installed an SSD in my laptop,and because I couldn't remove the entire case,it was a bit hard to install.I saw that the Sata cable went under the SSD and it was bent.I installed the OS and everyrhing seems to be alright.Should I worry?
  10. J

    Question Is SATA cable recommended for case fans?

    Is sata cable recommended for case fan or molex connector? Or what is the common way to go about case fan connector? I just hate molex connector, it takes a while to get it pushed in and sata connectors snapped right in.
  11. J

    Question Molex to Sata power adapter safe?

    Is something like this safe for hard drive and other components?
  12. Moribund

    Question What is the best SATA adaptor for MZMPC128HBFU M.2 SSD drive?

    I have a few M.2 SSDs in different volumes. 128 Gb is the smallest volume I have. There are a number of adaptors being sold on Amazon to adapt M.2 for desktop's SATA cables. What are the best ones, preferably not too expensive, without loss of speed. Please post some links. Doesn't have to be...
  13. S

    Question Hard disk not initialized

    My windows is installed on an 128GB SSD...I have 2 Hard Disks, one is 1TB and the other one is 250GB...Randomly one of these Hard Disks are not showing up.... After restarting it shows up again...and it happens often... So please can someone tell what's the problem?
  14. N

    [SOLVED] Hard disk fails to boot

    I have 1 tb of wdc hard disk. Every few months it fails to boot. First time, I thought my hard disk was dying. Then I installed its manufacturer software tool to check. It says it's working fine. I tried windows built-in scanner. It didn't find any fault either. I also tried with a couple of...
  15. C

    Do I have to install MOBO drivers?

    This is my first build and IT LIVES! Now I'm trying to get everything in order and working smoothly. I've looked through the threads about MOBOs and I'm a little confused about installing drivers. I have a Gigabyte H170 Gaming 3 (Rev 1.0). Everything is in working order and as soon as it was up...
  16. simonchipmunk

    problem with windows Update

    Several days ago i upgraded one of my Computers(Gateway e-machine W5243) from Vista Home premium to Windows 7.0. I did a clean install. it has now been almost 4 days since the upgrade, and Windows Update just 'spins its wheels' but not showing that it has found updates. i went to the microsoft...
  17. C

    New Build, OS Won't take. Ubuntu/Windows Install Fails.

    Hello, I'm hoping someone with more experience than myself can shed some light onto my situation. Here is the background. I've just built a new pc. AMD Athlon 5350, MSI AM1I Mini ITX Mobo, 4 Gb Crucial Ballistix Sport. The hard drive is a salvaged Seagate 1.5 TB, freshly formated on a...