Need to replace SATA cable for my laptop

[Ramillionaire]

It's come to my attention that something's wrong with either my SATA cable or the SATA port on the motherboard of my laptop. I thought i'd try replacing my SATA cable first before i start looking to replace the motherboard as it'll be less hassle/cost. I was hoping to get some advice on how to go about it (Whether replacing a SATA cable on a laptop is the same process as it is on a desktop computer), and where i might be able to find one.

Thank you!

 

[AddRAM]

Your laptop uses a sata cable ?

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Your laptop uses a sata cable ?

That was what I was wondering.

 

[Ramillionaire]

Well I thought so..the replies i got on another thread suggested that i should "Try a new SATA cable". I was advised that either SATA controller on my motherboard or the cable leading from the HD to the motherboard was faulty. Maybe i've used the wrong word?

 

[AddRAM]

Most hard drives in a laptop slide/push into it`s connectors, no cables.

 

[Ramillionaire]

Ah, ive got a sata cable then. Is the only way to do it is take it to a store and let them do the repairs for me?

 

[AddRAM]

Take the back plate off that covers the hard drive and have a look.

I seriously doubt it uses a sata cable.

What exactly, is wrong with the laptop ?

 

[RoasterMen]

It uses a SATA Port but doesn't require a SATA Cable to connect storage devices in laptops, have that SATA Port checked in the service center or look for it for yourself (You might need a flash light just in case.).

 

[society misfit]

If it is the Acer 5830 that is stated in your specs, it does use a SATA cable but not like the ones found in a desktop. It is proprietary to that model of laptop (see link).


What are the problems you are experiencing?



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[Ramillionaire]

@SocietyMisfit that's the one! Thanks for the link.

I recently had to replace my old hard drive due to failure. I put in a new hard drive, reinstalled windows and got a BSOD a few days later. In the past, i would get frequent errors notifying me about a bad cable connection with my drive, and it wouldnt be detected in the boot manager or BIOS. Though, i didn't think much of it as the drive was failing by that point.

Unfortunately, I'm getting the same errors with the new hard drive as well. I posted my DM logs of after the crash in the BSOD help thread and was told that the error was because of a bad connection between the SATA cable and either the hard drive or SATA port on the motherboard.

This is the link to the thread for anyone interested: http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-hel...einstalling-drivers-win-7-new-hard-drive.html