“Why did they design this in such a way that you cannot plug it in next to a SATA power cable because the rubber ends of this cord are too thick? How are you actually supposed to use this with any modern hard drive?”

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• I found the same issue when I went to install mine and ended up using a knife to cut a bit off the side of this connector's end. Seems to work fine after that. SATA cables are not something I read reviews for before I go shopping so hopefully others do...

  Answered by jtrain 7 years ago

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• I took a razor blade and trimmed a little bit of the rubber plug off. It was tight but it works.

  Answered by Pauly 6 years ago

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• I HAD SAME PROBLEM. I CHANGED THE ORDER OF PLUGGING IN THE SATA INTERFACE AND POWER CONNECTOR. IT'S TIGHT BUT WORKS.

  Answered by birds 8 years ago

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• Poor design flaw. You can shave down the side closest to the power plug.

  Answered by Strider 6 years ago

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• Had the same problem. I had to trim the plastic end in order to be able to plug in both cables.

  Answered by Jimd 6 years ago

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• I'm just trying to imagine the brain inside of the head that designed this lol

  Answered by KINGCARBINE 5 years ago

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• I found no such problem at all. It connected just fine with no interference. I connected the right-angle end at the motherboard, and the other end at the drive.

  Answered by ScrivStill 5 years ago

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• I don't know why they made it oversized either, but I used my pocket knife to trim it to the appropriate size. Be careful, though!

  Answered by Gyro 6 years ago

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• I took sand paper and sanded the rubber next to the plug so it would fit better. Easy fix

  Answered by Dross 6 years ago

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• I have not had problems plugging them in to any SATA Drive. To be sure, they are snug but fitting loosely would be unwise. I have been doing this both at home and at work as a computer scientist. Has never been a problem.

  Answered by KenW 7 years ago

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