SATA connection to motherboard question

I have WD drives with the SecureConnect cables I especially bought so that I wouldn't have this problem anymore after the fiasco of using ASUS's supplied SATA cables. Adrynaline mentioned that his click into place and I've never seen that, in my one and only build. ASUS A8N-E. I'm tempted to just super glue the things in place on the mobo or spread the prongs a bit, neither of which I'm keen on doing.

BTW, all four slots are the same, no positive physical connection. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks for your time.

 

So this is your MOBO;

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=455&l1=3&l2=15&l3=171

and these are the cables;

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/309/1/

It looks pretty straight forward....can you be a bit more specific on the problem?

 

They come loose from the mobo every so often, so I reseat the cable and I keep going on until the next time, could be tomorrow, next week or next month.

 

Years ago electronics engineers used candle wax, dripped on. Now hot melt glue guns do the job instead.

Both are secure but undoable.

 

That's a great idea! Thank you very much!:cool

 

Have you tried any different sata cables? I had the same problem and bought some red sata cables on newegg.com, worked just fine! Of course the glue is also a great idea.

 

I only tried the four red cables supplied with the board and used the two best ones, one would think that ASUS would spec in compatible cables for their own products in the first place. Also the red cables would get loose at the drive side too, which is why I bought the SecureConnect cables.

Also, it's always my boot drive that gets disconnected so next time I'll switch the cables at the drive side to see if the new cable is the culprit. I always buy from the 'net as a decent store is far away, so when I get my 500GB drive, I'll order some cables at the same time. Until then, it's melted wax.

 

If using melted wax do not use a candle flame. Heat the wax in a separate can or metal pot. Using a flame burns the wax and leaves carbon residue which is a conductor. Adding carbon to your motherboard may cause unexpected results.

 

Maybe a hot glue gun would be a better choice..........just a thought.

 

Hehe you two, you're absolutely right! Tough to get the wax in the right place several inches down! I'd probably wax half the mobo with my eyesight! I'll borrow a friend's glue gun. Thank you.

 

If I had to glue
I'd use silicone, sparingly
comes in colors too

Check out it's properties, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone