What would make a hard drive cable come loose (If PC has NOT been moved in 2 years)

[GoodEnough]

What would make a hard drive cable come loose (If PC has NOT been moved in 2 years) ??

 

[DSF]

How loose is loose? If the PC literally has not been moved at all, then my guess would be vibration. There are vibrations from fans and from the hard drive itself, however minimal they may be.

That or gremlins.

 

[Zorander]

If there was tension on the cable, it will also eventually come loose even if the PC has not been moved at all.

That or ceiling cats.

 

[vailr]

Replace the SATA cable if it's the old style without the metal latch.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812123279

 

[frozentundra123456]

I dont see any big mystery here. Lots of things could have caused it to come loose. Vibrations, maybe somebody bumped the case (do you have kids or pets?), maybe even contracting and expanding from temperature changes inside the case.

 

[corkyg]

Mainly the combination of tension and vibration, and possibly air flow. Unlatched SATA cables are more prone to this than the old 40 pin PATA cables.

 

[piasabird]

"I'm feeling a good vibration!"

Computers have fans, Hard Drives, and DVD Drives that all vibrate. Sometimes a whole house can vibrate when large trucks go by like a Semi Trailer, a trash truck, or a large salt truck or snow plow.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

...maybe even contracting and expanding from temperature changes inside the case.

Came here to post this one.

 

[DBissett]

Gremlins.