Keeping loose hard drive in with a piece of paper?

[tommybc]

My laptop hard drive sometimes loosens out of the sata port, i am going to stick a piece of paper in where there is empty space to prevent the hard drive from loosening out of the sata port, would the paper cause any damage or could it for on fire
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NEOn0hkL94Y/VEYrJ5vwtPI/AAAAAAAAMLA/ZjFsDyGFLnI/w769-h577-no/IMG_20141021_104412.jpg

 

[Captain_WD]

My laptop hard drive sometimes loosens out of the sata port, i am going to stick a piece of paper in where there is empty space to prevent the hard drive from loosening out of the sata port, would the paper cause any damage or could it for on fire
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NEOn0hkL94Y/VEYrJ5vwtPI/AAAAAAAAMLA/ZjFsDyGFLnI/w769-h577-no/IMG_20141021_104412.jpg

Hey tommybc,

What is the reason that causes this? It is highly recommended that the drive is firmly attached to the SATA port as otherwise it can cause sudden drive failure and permanent data loss.
HDDs do generate heat and sometimes the temps are pretty high. I wouldn't advise using easily-ignited materials. I would suggest go to a technician or get a mounting bracket to fix the drive in place.

Captain_WD.

 

[tommybc]

Just that when carrying the laptop around it loosens out of the port and whenever that happens it shuts down and I have to unscrew it and push it back into the port, but i will get a bracket for it