best SATA cables an oxymoron?

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i've seen proprietary (sp?) SATA cables that feature locking mechanisms, but most standard SATA cables are VERY loose.

that "looseness" cost me some precious downtime lately (@home).

i'm scouring newegg or other places to find the best SATA cable so i can have a peace of mind.

anyone recommend any?
 
WD makes a proprietary one for their HDs.. it blocks the sata power port tho.
 
I consider it an oxymoron, unless you go proprietary, you still get stuck with overly-long/overly-short/not flexible cables :(
 
I don't know; standard cables always seem to lock in pretty well for me. My concern would be shielded cables.

Edit: Woot! Hardness Supreme! This is post #4096 for me.

 
i just checked. i believe my HDs do. i see 2 grooves for the latch. gonna try it and report back =).
 
i KNOW that my SATA cables were the cause of all my woes. they are so damn loose.

i have already received my SATA cables w/locking mechanism. even if the HDs aren't "compatible" or don't have the recepticles, the cables still work. Once you slide it in, it is NOT going anywhere.

my 4 HDs were very flaky and my SATA card had a hard time detecting them in their proper array with loose cables. but with these locking mechanisms, all of the HDs are ROCK SOLID. i just installed it yesterday and closed my case. i've not had any detection problems yet! this is awesome. from hereon, any SATA systems that i build4home will have to require locking mechanisms. i can't imagine a system without it!
 
unhappy_mage said:
I don't know; standard cables always seem to lock in pretty well for me. My concern would be shielded cables.

Edit: Woot! Hardness Supreme! This is post #4096 for me.

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congratulations :)
 
it's interesting to see people not caring about some of the most basic parts of the PCs, the connections. =). in cases like mine, it can make/break data transfer.
 
I'd recommend supermicro cables or cooler master cables. They actually click into place.
 
if they don't have a locking clip, it won't matter. eventually it'll erode&fall apart from rough hangling inside the case. the clip=best.
 
JediFonger said:
if they don't have a locking clip, it won't matter. eventually it'll erode&fall apart from rough hangling inside the case. the clip=best.
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Whatever crack pipe you are on you need to drop. Obviously you haven't seen my machines and my lanparty servers I beat and drag to lans since the day sata came out. An no were not talking 2 or 3 drives, try 21 for one machine alone.
 
Maybe it's just that I have supermicro cables, but they click pretty solidly into place and probably require a pound of force or so to pull back out. I've got a bunch (I ordered 8 cables and the card came with 8 :rolleyes: ), anyone with cable problems want to try a replacement? Probably take a while to get there given it's the Christmas season, but it should happen eventually...

 
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