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[Skeithex]

I wouldn't want to remove and add a HDD to a PS4 system often, I doubt the connectors were built to withstand that much stress.

I agree there is a chance that the connectors will break if you remove them often. American, European, and Canadian made connectors maybe more likely to last longer, but connectors made in factories in Vietnam, China, Malaysia, etc may not last as long.

That or the fact that you're not meant to pull out and replace the HDD often.

[froggyboy604]

That or the fact that you're not meant to pull out and replace the HDD often.

Older IDE/PATA and SCSI data ribbon cables and connectors lasted for many years, and can handle a lot of pulling and replacing in my experience. But, back in the past, hard drives were a few GBs and hundred MBs in size, so people upgraded them more often because of the small size, and external storage like Floppy drives, CD-R, 64MB USB flash drives, etc could not hold a lot of larger files.

Sometimes, SATA hard drive connectors and cables last pretty long even after pulling them out many times over the 10 years which I owned my older desktop. But, I am very gentle when pulling them out.

But, the SATA connectors and cables most likely will not last as long as the older IDE/PATA and SCSI connectors and Ribbon cables on older hard drives and motherboards.

[Skeithex]

That or the fact that you're not meant to pull out and replace the HDD often.

Older IDE/PATA and SCSI data ribbon cables and connectors lasted for many years, and can handle a lot of pulling and replacing in my experience. But, back in the past, hard drives were a few GBs and hundred MBs in size, so people upgraded them more often because of the small size, and external storage like Floppy drives, CD-R, 64MB USB flash drives, etc could not hold a lot of larger files.

Sometimes, SATA hard drive connectors and cables last pretty long even after pulling them out many times over the 10 years which I owned my older desktop. But, I am very gentle when pulling them out.

But, the SATA connectors and cables most likely will not last as long as the older IDE/PATA and SCSI connectors and Ribbon cables on older hard drives and motherboards.

true, but hard to say how well they are made by today's standards.

[froggyboy604]

true, but hard to say how well they are made by today's standards.

I think SATA hard drive, cables, and motherboard controller connectors are most likely cheaply made because the plastic on today's drive connectors is not made from hard shiny plastic like in IDE and SCSI cables and connectors for hard drives. Those IDE connectors also use thick plastic,

The SATA connector pins inside of the cables, drives, and ports on the motherboard look less durable than IDE ports where the SATA metal pins look like a thin strip of metal found in SD cards and SD card readers.

[Skeithex]

I remember one time from my past class someone tried to put a connector back in but was off by a little bit and ended up bending something. One reason why I don't like to take stuff in and out a lot that wasn't built for it.

[froggyboy604]

I remember one time from my past class someone tried to put a connector back in but was off by a little bit and ended up bending something. One reason why I don't like to take stuff in and out a lot that wasn't built for it.

I think modern CPU/Processors have pins which can bend if you are off a little bit. The IDE/PATA drive connector is more durable, and you insert the cable into a plastic rectangular port. There is also a chance of bending or breaking something, or pulling out a cable on the motherboard or expansion card like a video card if your hand slip, and you end up pushing your hand or a screwdriver against something.

I also don't remove and re-install parts when I don't have to. But, it is sometimes necessary to remove parts for troubleshooting and fixing a broken computer which won't start up, or randomly freezes.

I think a computer just needs power, RAM, a CPU, onboard video or video card, and motherboard to turn on, and show an image on a monitor, and you can use a USB drive to boot Linux to test the RAM, video, and other parts. Some people recommend that you unplug your hard drives, expansion cards, and other stuff when troubleshooting a broken computer,

[Skeithex]

Basic components really and I don't think the average person needs more than 500 GB but never hurts to have extra.