Problem with hard drive in new PC case

Check SATA cables and connectors

By Paul Monckton | PC Advisor | 23 August 12

When a reader moved his PC to a new chassis, everything seemed to be fine. Then he started receiving hard drive error messages. Our Helproom Editor suggested checking the SATA cables and connectors, as well checking the motherboard.

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QUESTION I have recently rehoused my PC in a new system case. Everything seemed to be working fine until I started getting errors from the hard drive; occasionally, the system wouldn't recognise it at all. I tried the drive in another system and it works without issue. What can I do?

HELPROOM ANSWER Problems such as this are often due to faulty SATA cables or connectors. We suggest trying a new SATA cable to see if the problem is rectified. It's also worth trying a different SATA port on your motherboard.

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