From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 2 01:36:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48FA316A4DD for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 01:36:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: from smtpout08-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpout08-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E16A43D46 for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 01:36:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: (qmail 27735 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2006 01:36:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (74.230.49.162) by smtpout08-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.12) with ESMTP; 02 Aug 2006 01:36:23 -0000 In-Reply-To: References: <034901c6b5ce$f05a2d90$0225a8c0@Wednesday> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v749.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)" Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 20:36:22 -0500 To: "Nikolas Britton" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Cc: jdow , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA Cables Suck! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:36:25 -0000 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 wrote: >> From: "Nikolas Britton" >> >> > 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- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >