Need to replace my SATA cable?

Ncascone · Ncascone #1 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 03:34 PM

Western Digital tech support emailed me back after I told them how another one of their internal HDs is acting up. The last one died, this one is starting to freeze out of nowhere, going to a gray screen, followed by a clicking sound coming from the HD. They told me to try replacing the SATA cable.

Could this be the problem? And if so, what kind of SATA cable should I order for an iMac 20 inch 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo from early 2008?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

03-14-2012, 04:56 PM

Cheap enough:-

iMac 20inch Hard drive Sata Cable Part 922-8195

Apple dealer will give you a price on a new cable fitted for comparison.

Ncascone · Ncascone #3 (**permalink**)

03-16-2012, 04:58 PM

/\ thank you!

Ncascone #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 31	03-14-2012, 03:34 PM Western Digital tech support emailed me back after I told them how another one of their internal HDs is acting up. The last one died, this one is starting to freeze out of nowhere, going to a gray screen, followed by a clicking sound coming from the HD. They told me to try replacing the SATA cable. Could this be the problem? And if so, what kind of SATA cable should I order for an iMac 20 inch 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo from early 2008? Mac OSX Lion 10.7 \| 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo \| 4 GB 800 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM \|
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harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,095 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-14-2012, 04:56 PM Cheap enough:- iMac 20inch Hard drive Sata Cable Part 922-8195 Apple dealer will give you a price on a new cable fitted for comparison. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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