SATA cable problem?

[vomacka]

Can a loose HD SATA cable cause the HD, and Windows to boot/load/run slow?

I thought I heard that a loose SATA cable can make the HD not "spin up" on boot, thus giving you a "no boot disk" error?

A slow spinning hard drive would also affect the accessing of programs as well?

What other problems can a loose SATA cable create?

Scott

 

[rolli59]

A loose SATA cable is going to either create contact or loose it. I believe there is no between.

 

[willard]

No, you cannot get slower access times due to a loose cable. If it fails to make the connection, the drive will not work at all.

The cable either makes good enough contact for the drive to work or it does not.

 

[Hawkeye22]

I don't know... maybe not a loose cable, but a bad cable can cause CRC errors and stuff that would force the drive to try and reread sectors. This would make it appear as the drive is running slow or hitches.