[SOLVED] Is it safe to shorten sata cable adapters?

[Bruno Vincent]

I want to shorten my SATA extension , it's much too long.

Is it ok to splice the wires and rig it back together like any other electrical cables?

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Last thing I want to do is ruin my SSD...!

 

[Tumeden]

Yikes, simple answer is no... It's a terrible idea to mess with electrical components inside a computer. You could ruin a lot more then just your SSD by doing so, a simple short could fry your whole system.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Just buy a shorter cable.

Cutting sata cable and putting it back together most likely will impact signal quality and achievable transmit speeds.

 

[Lutfij]

Tumden,
ahem, you need to pay closer attention to the wires.

Bruno,
The far right end, electrically (the red, amber/yellow and black wires), you're good to splice and shorten/lengthen. The far left end, which is the data cable, you're out of luck mate. Unless ofc you're proficient with wiring diagrams and what not.

 

[Bruno Vincent]

Yikes, simple answer is no... It's a terrible idea to mess with electrical components inside a computer. You could ruin a lot more then just your SSD by doing so, a simple short could fry your whole system.

They don;t sell shorter ones...!