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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Hard Drive Cable?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1437810" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>It's referring to the SATA cable which goes from the connector in the hard drive slot to the logic board. Since the cable is very thin and is subjected to heat, it sometimes fails without warning. The symptoms can be quite perplexing and make it appear the hard drive is defective when in fact the cable is bad.</p><p></p><p>It's a good idea to change it out if your machine is several years old and needs a new hard drive. Be careful when removing the old cable as the connectors are brittle from heat and can easily break. If that happens, you have real trouble.... so take caution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1437810, member: 46727"] It's referring to the SATA cable which goes from the connector in the hard drive slot to the logic board. Since the cable is very thin and is subjected to heat, it sometimes fails without warning. The symptoms can be quite perplexing and make it appear the hard drive is defective when in fact the cable is bad. It's a good idea to change it out if your machine is several years old and needs a new hard drive. Be careful when removing the old cable as the connectors are brittle from heat and can easily break. If that happens, you have real trouble.... so take caution. [/QUOTE]
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