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‎09-27-2018 04:01 PM

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Product: Pavilion a6040n
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit)

I am trying to detach the sata cable from my computer so that I can replace it.  However, I simply can't get it to come loose.  I have pressed in the release clip and pulled really hard on the cable. 

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‎09-29-2018 02:04 PM

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What ended up doing the trick is "wiggling" the sata connector back and forth.  At first, I was trying to simply pull it.  Some newb questions are probably best answered by newbies 🙂

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‎09-27-2018 07:16 PM - edited ‎09-27-2018 07:37 PM

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Greetings,

Welcome back to the forum.

I am not a HP employee.

 

Pressing the release clip should work.

 

I have never seen this happen before. 

 

I have worked on HP PCs. Releasing a SATA connection on the MB is sometimes difficult because the SATA port is located in a very tight area.  Also, the SATA port may be parallel to the MB tray. Your PC is in "retired status". I can't look at the MB.

 

Can you clear the area or approach the SATA connector at a slightly different angle?

 

Regards

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‎09-28-2018 10:08 AM

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@Silverthunder,

Hold down the release clip as you remove the Sata data cable.

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‎09-29-2018 02:04 PM

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What ended up doing the trick is "wiggling" the sata connector back and forth.  At first, I was trying to simply pull it.  Some newb questions are probably best answered by newbies 🙂

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