Re: SATA Cables Suck!
On 8/1/06, Nikolas Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other stupid problem with the cables. I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for shielded cables? frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. Found a vendor: http://www.okgear.com/gears/SATA_CABLE_SERIES.htm -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
I have SATA one cables/connectors, and they do come loose when fiddling in the case, but otherwise they are fine (when the case is closed and the machine is running. However, I do prefer the locking cables and jacks in SATA II. You might look at Newegg as your vendor, I believe I saw some there: http://www.newegg.com. Alternatively, I got some SATAII cables from, oddly enough, Microcenter, that were good priced and worked well. -Jim Stapleton On 8/2/06, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1 Aug 2006 at 17:23, Nikolas Britton wrote: > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. > > I think Western Digital makes securelock cables that snap in place pretty well. might be worth a look. Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
On 1 Aug 2006 at 17:23, Nikolas Britton wrote: > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. > > I think Western Digital makes securelock cables that snap in place pretty well. might be worth a look. Eric ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
--- jdow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Nikolas Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs > has been the cables! 4 > > times I've lost arrays because the cables came > loose or some other > > stupid problem with the cables. > > > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching > SATA-II cables. Also... > > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... > super glue them > > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables > rated for SATA-II? > > I've never seen a definitive answer to this > question and newegg.com > > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the > spec call for > > shielded cables? > > > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. > > First google hit "SATA-II cable specification": > http://www.satacable.com/ > > Second google site hit > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2076134&CatId=84 > > I've done business with Tiger Direct. They were > prompt for delivery. > Searching for things on their site was annoying, > though. > > Adding "site:newegg" to the search gives: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812207001 > and > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812162003 > > First has a right angle connector. > > You were saying? > {^_^} Well, according to all this, my nice new 3-ware 9550SX SATA II card has SATA I connectors and came with SATA I cables. That seems, well, disapointing and odd. Nicole The Large Print Giveth And The Small Print Taketh Away -- Anon __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
Hrm. SATA cables suck. I just got a new macbook - its power connector sucks itself right into the socket when it's close to it. If SATA cables sucked, this wouldn't be an issue. On 1 August 2006, at 20:24, Nikolas Britton wrote: On 8/1/06, jdow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Nikolas Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. First google hit "SATA-II cable specification": http://www.satacable.com/ Second google site hit http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item- details.asp?EdpNo=2076134&CatId=84 I've done business with Tiger Direct. They were prompt for delivery. Searching for things on their site was annoying, though. Adding "site:newegg" to the search gives: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812207001 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812162003 First has a right angle connector. You were saying? {^_^} Already looked at the Silverstone cables a few days ago, too many bad reviews about the cables snapping in two. Do you have any of these Silverstone cables... can you comment on the quality? thanks. -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- [EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
On 8/1/06, Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tuesday 01 August 2006 19:23, Nikolas Britton wrote: > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. when i built my computer 2 years ago, i went for sata drives for the first time. my intial impression was "wow... is that actually going to stay connected?" Now that I've rationally thought about it, it's possible the backplane is flaky... I still think the cable connectors are to loose. Maybe I've been jaded by a bad batch of cables and a flaky backplane. -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
On 8/1/06, jdow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Nikolas Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. First google hit "SATA-II cable specification": http://www.satacable.com/ Second google site hit http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2076134&CatId=84 I've done business with Tiger Direct. They were prompt for delivery. Searching for things on their site was annoying, though. Adding "site:newegg" to the search gives: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812207001 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812162003 First has a right angle connector. You were saying? {^_^} Already looked at the Silverstone cables a few days ago, too many bad reviews about the cables snapping in two. Do you have any of these Silverstone cables... can you comment on the quality? thanks. -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
On Tuesday 01 August 2006 19:23, Nikolas Britton wrote: > The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 > times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other > stupid problem with the cables. > > I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... > what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them > on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? > I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com > does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for > shielded cables? > > frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. when i built my computer 2 years ago, i went for sata drives for the first time. my intial impression was "wow... is that actually going to stay connected?" jonathan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: SATA Cables Suck!
From: "Nikolas Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The number one problem I've had with SATA RAIDs has been the cables! 4 times I've lost arrays because the cables came loose or some other stupid problem with the cables. I need a vendor that has high quality latching SATA-II cables. Also... what can we do with the old cables to fix them... super glue them on?... Here's a question... Are all SATA cables rated for SATA-II? I've never seen a definitive answer to this question and newegg.com does not sells "SATA-II" cables... Also does the spec call for shielded cables? frustrated, need a place to unload thanks. First google hit "SATA-II cable specification": http://www.satacable.com/ Second google site hit http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2076134&CatId=84 I've done business with Tiger Direct. They were prompt for delivery. Searching for things on their site was annoying, though. Adding "site:newegg" to the search gives: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812207001 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812162003 First has a right angle connector. You were saying? {^_^} ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"