Snapped the "hockey stick" of my sata HDD

Teaf · 19 Jun 2007 at 16:51

Nightmare as it is, I'm managed to snap the L shape / hockey stick of the back of one of my sata hard drives

The part I'm refering too is the actual sata connection, where it has 7 pins and the: _____| shape around it. To make matters worse, it just flew off somewhere and I cannot find it. Anything anyone can suggest to make a custom job on it? Was thinking of some things to replace it with and maybe superglue it on but couldn't really think of anything worthwhile, as the sata cable just attached to it falls out obviously since it's not got anything to hold it in.

Any suggestions :confused:

fobose · 19 Jun 2007 at 16:53

Thats happened to quite a lot of people on here, and most of them have succesfully RMA'd it and got a brand new one

Teaf · 19 Jun 2007 at 16:57

Ohh, I automatically assumed that my warranty would have invalidated. I'll try to get an RMA

Thanks for the post.

Teaf · 20 Jun 2007 at 11:54

Well, unfortunately got denied a replacement

Had an e-mail stating:

"Physical damage is not covered under warranty, as such we would be unable to replace the drive for you".

So, any suggestions of something to use to maybe glue in there to keep the sata connector in place?.

Well Splattered · 20 Jun 2007 at 12:17

Hot glue gun?

Slackworth · 20 Jun 2007 at 12:18

A cable like the Akasa may be an idea as it has a metal clip on it to hold it in place.

sachinbadiani · 21 Jun 2007 at 20:25

What a good idea... OP, try that and tell us if it works or not... might help others who face this problem in the future....

(here's me hoping it won't happen to me in the future :eek:

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IAmATeaf · 22 Jun 2007 at 11:59

Doesn't the plastic lug actually help to establish a connection, without it I'd have thought it'd be very unreliable.

Mr-White · 22 Jun 2007 at 12:26

have broken a load of these at work in the past, all you need is a bit of superglue and make sure the contacts are lined up properly.

MW

snowdog · 22 Jun 2007 at 14:47

IAmATeaf said:
Doesn't the plastic lug actually help to establish a connection, without it I'd have thought it'd be very unreliable.

Indeed, the metal connectors in the plug are resting on the plastic, glue it back when you find it!

Teaf · 22 Jun 2007 at 15:18

Could find the little bit that snapped off, instead i got a bit of black plastic and created a shape of the "L" using some nail clippers. Scratched some lines in it for the pins and rest it in, seems to fit fine. So I've super glued that in, hopefully that does the job

Also, thanks for the replies! Did try one of the sata cables with a metal clip, but it just fell out.