Solved Sata Cable Question

[bigmck]

I am going to buy some Sata Data Cables. The ad I saw said "Straight to 90 degree left". I had not thought about the direction in the past. I held up a cable and I guess it depends which way you are holding it as to if it is left or right. What is the normal cable, left or right?

 

[Lava King]

The nomenclature is rather weird, they should have been called "up" and "down."

If the drive is sitting on a table, right-side-up, and you're looking at the connector end, then:


Left = Cable goes up

Right = Cable goes down



citation: Tom's Hardware and looking at several pictures from a Google search

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Then how would you describe a cable like this?

 

[Lava King]

Then how would you describe a cable like this?

*pic removed*

A mutant! Burn it!

Interesting. Do they go both ways? Uh, what I mean is, are there cables available that go in the opposite direction from the one pictured?

 

[bigmck]

The nomenclature is rather weird, they should have been called "up" and "down."

If the drive is sitting on a table, right-side-up, and you're looking at the connector end, then:


Left = Cable goes up

Right = Cable goes down



citation: Tom's Hardware and looking at several pictures from a Google search

Thanks very much for the explanation. I had determined that one would make the cable go up and one down, but could not decide which was which.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Then how would you describe a cable like this?

*pic removed*

A mutant! Burn it! ...

Coward!

...Interesting. Do they go both ways? Uh, what I mean is, are there cables available that go in the opposite direction from the one pictured?

Yes, though they are harder to find. I have a similar one to the one pictured that has one end the same as the one pictured and the other end is 180° (straight). The bent end is plugged into a HDD and bends out and over the SATA power connector.

Usually, when SATA cable connector direction is expressed in degrees, with the cable held flat, 90° is bent down, 180° is straight, and 270° is bent up (those are also hard to find)

 

[Custom Built]

Then how would you describe a cable like this?

*pic removed*

A mutant! Burn it! ...

Coward!

...Interesting. Do they go both ways? Uh, what I mean is, are there cables available that go in the opposite direction from the one pictured?

Yes, though they are harder to find. I have a similar one to the one pictured that has one end the same as the one pictured and the other end is 180° (straight). The bent end is plugged into a HDD and bends out and over the SATA power connector.

Usually, when SATA cable connector direction is expressed in degrees, with the cable held flat, 90° is bent down, 180° is straight, and 270° is bent up (those are also hard to find)

I am looking for that exact cable you have on your HDD. Who makes it, and where can I purchase?
Thank You.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

A mutant! Burn it! ...

Coward!

...Interesting. Do they go both ways? Uh, what I mean is, are there cables available that go in the opposite direction from the one pictured?

Yes, though they are harder to find. I have a similar one to the one pictured that has one end the same as the one pictured and the other end is 180° (straight). The bent end is plugged into a HDD and bends out and over the SATA power connector.

Usually, when SATA cable connector direction is expressed in degrees, with the cable held flat, 90° is bent down, 180° is straight, and 270° is bent up (those are also hard to find)

I am looking for that exact cable you have on your HDD. Who makes it, and where can I purchase?
Thank You.

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