noob's here. Regarding Sata cable - HDD

[drawistwl]

i realise tht one of my HDD get undetected after i vacuum my cpu, believe tht i accidentally knock on the sata cable. So i tighten up the cable, the HDD detected but another HDD get undetected. i tightened up again and it fixed for now. is SATA so fragile for been knock?

will this loose connection, seem connected very tight ,be the cause of random BSOD tht come every few months?
OR is my mobo getting up lorry liao???

 

[Koenig168]

More likely to be SATA ports failing. The SATA connections are usually quite secure.

 

[drawistwl]

oh ****.. meaning my my 2yrs plus mobo going to up lorry ???

 

[alamakazim]

Just plug out plug in sata cable lah

 

[micheloving]

"I vacuum my cpu...."
I would worry more on the static damage lol .

 

[muddle]

The locking cables are secure. The non locking ones can be pulled out reasonably easier. I have yet to encounter a failing sata port in my diy experience.

 

[enrell69]

if u can, get the sata cable with the locking mechanism and replace the normal ones.

I tot i had problems with my hdd. every now and then it will be undetected. and also, when i open up the files on that hdd, it will slowly read. i replaced the hdd and same thing. thinking that the port failing..so i replaced the cable with the locking mechanism and i dont have the undetected issue aynmore..