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| Thread ID: 111061 | 2010-07-12 08:39:00 | HD - soldering the cable on it. | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 1118171 | 2010-07-12 08:39:00 | Hi, I have a 500GB Seagate which the plastic around the data connector has come off completely . It won't be my main drive . I thought about cutting a SATA cable and solder the wires onto the HD, assuming the cable is just serial . Would it work? I can push one pin up and the next one down to give me a bit more working space . :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118172 | 2010-07-12 09:06:00 | This is a sata drive? Hmmm, might work if you use a low temp soldering iron, I wouldn't risk a normal one. But then I've broken the drive end of a sata drive once, just fitted the cable over it and not moving it or the case again, it was fine without any attachment. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1118173 | 2010-07-12 10:40:00 | thanks, i will give it a shot. i will try the cellotape approach first and see how long that last for. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118174 | 2010-07-12 10:47:00 | Does SATA use twisted-pair wires internally? If so, you'll have to be careful cutting the end off to make sure you've got the right conductors. You also mention pins on the connector - I thought SATA just used a direct trace on the PCB? - you won't be able to move those, surely? |
MushHead (10626) | ||
| 1118175 | 2010-07-12 10:49:00 | no idea about twisted stuff hope not :p or break open the connector to see how they are. those pins yeah it's movable cos the whole plastic is gone. there are just 4 individual pins now left. will try the cellotape method first cos without it the cable is too flimsy it falls off after i take my hands off it. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118176 | 2010-07-12 10:53:00 | .. But then I've broken the drive end of a sata drive once, just fitted the cable over it and not moving it or the case again, it was fine without any attachment. A hot glue gun will probably help to secure the connection in place. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1118177 | 2010-07-12 20:53:00 | Hot glue won't work, it will cause problems - I've seen 2 that people tried that with. One killed the HDD totally. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1118178 | 2010-07-13 00:17:00 | A hot glue gun will probably help to secure the connection in place. I also broke the sides of the first SATA HD I had, and learned very quickly to be more careful. Tried hot glue but not enough adhesion to work as a permanent fix. Finally I bound the HD lead and the power lead together very tightly with two cable ties to give a satisfactory solution that has been trouble free for a year or more now. I can post a photo if you can't figure it out. Did I read somewhere recently that an improved SATA "contained" connector has been designed that presumably stops wiggling from side to side which is how I broke mine? |
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