Thanks. The machine stayed on all night which maybe is pointing to the Intel controller. I do like the look of those round cables though so I am glad I asked :-)
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > I have these round 18" sata 6gb/s round cables. I like them but I can't > speak to their quality other than to say they work. > > http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-**SUPER-OK18A3RK11-round-** > straight/dp/B005XC9Y84/ref=sr_**1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=** > 1323524083&sr=8-1-fkmr1<http://www.amazon.com/OKGEAR-SUPER-OK18A3RK11-round-straight/dp/B005XC9Y84/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323524083&sr=8-1-fkmr1> > > > > On 12/10/2011 1:04 AM, Gary Hunter wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am having intermittent lock-ups on my machine and it seems to be when it >> is doing some disk i/o. I have updated all drivers and am running nothing >> but essential services and it still occurs so want to ensure it is not any >> of the SATA cables before exploring other controller errors. So I want to >> first replace the cables with something very good quality and reliable. >> Any recommendations on top quality SATA cables capable of 6Gb/s preferably >> with the locking mechanism. There are so many options out there I don't >> know where to start and I don't just want to buy the most expensive as >> cost >> can't be relied on to determine quality :-) >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Gary >> >>
