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I just bought a new HDD, but while copying some files, or run a read test with Hard Disk Sentinel, the HDD keep disconnecting, and after a few second, it reconnected again, I don't know if the issue persist if I leave it in idle, or I just not noticed it. But I think it might be caused by my cable, because If I connect another HDD with the same cable, I can't open any file because of an error, but if I use my usual cable, it's fine. But the thing is that my new HDD also disconnected once while I copy some file even though I use the working cable, but after that, I try it again, and it didn't disconnected, if I use the new cable, it keep disconnecting. So I'm unsure of what's happening, is there something wrong with it? thanks.

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check the sata cable and power that they are fully connected. Try different cables too. Check that they are not bent by gpu etc.

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7 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

check the sata cable and power that they are fully connected. Try different cables too. Check that they are not bent by gpu etc.

well it was fine for a while, I've backup a large sum amount of file to it, I clean install windows and make it a primary drive (after the system drive that is, but the system drive only have 128GB), I've installed a game, and lots of software, but for some reason, it's happening again (twice) while I'm installing a software, well it isn't common, but that drive contain every software that I installed, so that can become problematic, I also notice when it reconnected Windows send a notification about "what to do with this removable drive", it's an internal HDD though (it's a 1TB Seagate Barracuda).

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And I don't think it's a Sata cable problem, since I've used the cable before, but the problem only occurs with this new hard drive, my previous drive-using the same cable- didn't have this problem at all, I change it because I think the drive is dying, my newly installed softwares and some of the older softwares can't run anymore, and some of my files are corrupted, but the drive never disconnected, so I don't think the problems is cause by my cable. Also, the disconnecting become more common now. 

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