[SOLVED] Are cheap SATA data + power combo cable risky?

[Ainez]

Hello,
Is this sort of cable supposedly risky for HDD to run 24/7?

 

[lvt]

Hello,
Is this sort of cable supposedly risky for HDD to run 24/7?

The cable is fine.

 

[Stephanie_Sy]

Molded connectors. Have had one fail on me in the past, resulting in a fire

 

[lvt]

Molded connectors. Have had one fail on me in the past, resulting in a fire

Any faulty cable can make a fire, be it molded or not.

You can buy from trusted seller like https://cablexpert.com/item.aspx?id=5404

I've used them for years since my first SATA drive without no problem.

 

[Ainez]

Molded connectors. Have had one fail on me in the past, resulting in a fire

What happened to the storage device? Lost two of the HDDs in a two consecutive days, still don't know why. Had both attached on a single power cable instead of two out of the PSU.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,
Is this sort of cable supposedly risky for HDD to run 24/7?

For what use?

 

[Ainez]

For what use?

Internal storage device, hdds; both on these combo connectors in PC.