Comments on: How to Choose the Best SATA cables for Computer Hard Disk & Optical Drives http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/ Technology Reviews, Movies and TV Shows, Personal Finance, Politics, Environment, Books... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48:45 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Czajka http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-18965 Michael Czajka Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:24:03 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-18965 Hi, Desktops normally still all have a PATA connector on the motherboard. Just attach a cable and you ought to be able to recover it. Alternatively a PATA/SATA adaptor will allow you to use a SATA port. I have done it both ways. The SATA adaptor requires power... so you have to connect the little floppy power cable to the adaptor... making it mildly more fiddly. I can now confirm that since I changed SATA cables I still haven't had any further problems. :-) Hi,

Desktops normally still all have a PATA connector on the motherboard. Just attach a cable and you ought to be able to recover it.

Alternatively a PATA/SATA adaptor will allow you to use a SATA port.

I have done it both ways. The SATA adaptor requires power… so you have to connect the little floppy power cable to the adaptor… making it mildly more fiddly.

I can now confirm that since I changed SATA cables I still haven’t had any further problems.

:-)

]]> By: Kubilay http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-18964 Kubilay Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:05:13 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-18964 i have a Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB external hard disk as i was plugging my I notice acrid smell of smoke coming from it, and now i have no power at all. i think i burnt the circuit board or some other problem? is it possible to connect the WD hard disk to my desktop if i buy this USB to SATA adapter thats been mentioned on the internet? what kind of cables (any SATA cable) or parts do i need to connect it to my desktop to recover all my data? thank you i have a Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB external hard disk

as i was plugging my I notice acrid smell of smoke coming from it, and now i have no power at all.

i think i burnt the circuit board or some other problem?

is it possible to connect the WD hard disk to my desktop if i buy this USB to SATA adapter thats been mentioned on the internet?

what kind of cables (any SATA cable) or parts do i need to connect it to my desktop to recover all my data?

thank you

]]> By: Michael Czajka http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-17775 Michael Czajka Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:31:04 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-17775 Hi, I think my cheap SATA cable is causing data transfer problems... as when I changed cables the problem seemed to go away (I'm still checking). How do I determine which cable is high quality and which cable is poor quality. I suspect price... but a quick search found only cheap SATA cables not pricier ones. :-) Hi,

I think my cheap SATA cable is causing data transfer problems… as when I changed cables the problem seemed to go away (I’m still checking). How do I determine which cable is high quality and which cable is poor quality. I suspect price… but a quick search found only cheap SATA cables not pricier ones.

:-)

]]> By: Soul http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1671 Soul Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:11:17 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1671 Hi, Can a cable limit the speed of a device? I purchased a SATA II 300 HDD, and required another cable, which in it's description, said to be SATA ATA 150 Data Cable! The Wikipedia definition states that SATA ATA cables do not limit connectivity. If this is so, then why are the cables listed along with their SATA datarate? Also, is there any other problems when using a 4-pin Molex - to SATA power adapter other than possible loss of hot swapping? Thanks Hi,

Can a cable limit the speed of a device? I purchased a SATA II 300 HDD, and required another cable, which in it’s description, said to be SATA ATA 150 Data Cable! The Wikipedia definition states that SATA ATA cables do not limit connectivity. If this is so, then why are the cables listed along with their SATA datarate?

Also, is there any other problems when using a 4-pin Molex – to SATA power adapter other than possible loss of hot swapping?

Thanks

]]> By: una http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1670 una Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:12:52 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1670 Hello, I have a motherboard (P5GL-MX Asus) having a serial type HDD. I'm wondering if installing another HDD, which is SATA, can my motherboard still support both different type of HDD? Regards, una Hello,

I have a motherboard (P5GL-MX Asus) having a serial type HDD. I’m wondering if installing another HDD, which is SATA, can my motherboard still support both different type of HDD?

Regards,
una

]]> By: Danny http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1669 Danny Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:16:22 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-sata-cables-for-computer-hard-disk-optical-drives/#comment-1669 please notify me about the connection of SATA cables please notify me about the connection of SATA cables

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