Are laptop SATA cables universal?

[Mashkal]

I have an Acer Aspire a315-42-R3VN that I want to add a SATA drive to. The official parts for this are 50.HF4N2.001 and 55.HF4N2.002, but I can't find them on Amazon. There are a bunch of other SATA adapters though, such as this one: https://www.amazon.ca/BAY-Direct-Connector-15-J105TX-Compatible/dp/B07HFQ4RXC/ref=nav_ya_signin?pd_rd_w=TT5P6&pf_rd_p=4dc33e2e-16b5-4e12-aab9-e86d5748e0cb&pf_rd_r=VZD5YNFXSTRCPR1YBJ0K&pd_rd_r=515aa50b-3501-4a4a-bd43-f2b0a7084032&pd_rd_wg=oNZUt&pd_rd_i=B07HFQ4RXC&psc=1&

 

Would this work instead of the official parts? The connector looks the same, and the board on the official part looks like doesn't do anything other than attach the ribbon cable to the SATA plug on the drive.

 

I know the official parts are available on ebay and even Walmart, but I'd like to order from Amazon if possible. I got the part numbers from this post: https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/577765/acer-aspire-315-42-r3zh-parts-number

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1 minute ago, Mashkal said:

I have an Acer Aspire a315-42-R3VN that I want to add a SATA drive to. The official parts for this are 50.HF4N2.001 and 55.HF4N2.002, but I can't find them on Amazon. There are a bunch of other SATA adapters though, such as this one: https://www.amazon.ca/BAY-Direct-Connector-15-J105TX-Compatible/dp/B07HFQ4RXC/ref=nav_ya_signin?pd_rd_w=TT5P6&pf_rd_p=4dc33e2e-16b5-4e12-aab9-e86d5748e0cb&pf_rd_r=VZD5YNFXSTRCPR1YBJ0K&pd_rd_r=515aa50b-3501-4a4a-bd43-f2b0a7084032&pd_rd_wg=oNZUt&pd_rd_i=B07HFQ4RXC&psc=1&

 

Would this work instead of the official parts? The connector looks the same, and the board on the official part looks like doesn't do anything other than attach the ribbon cable to the SATA plug on the drive.

 

I know the official parts are available on ebay and even Walmart, but I'd like to order from Amazon if possible. I got the part numbers from this post: https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/577765/acer-aspire-315-42-r3zh-parts-number

I think that will work, as long as the ribbon cables will fit/work with that motherboard.

[Mashkal]

I'm just worried because there are reviews like this on some other laptop SATA cables: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews/R3I4QR3CLYZOH5/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07QG2Y1RL

[Kilrah]

No they are usually model-specific, but sometimes a manufacturer might use the same in a couple of models. Can't assume it's OK for a given model unless specifically stated in the description.