Sata cable faulty

[Onew]

Hi. I just tried to replace my hdd with ssd and while trying to get the connector out of the old hdd i accidentally stretched it and it causes the SATA cable from hdd to motherboard to break and currently I'm trying to search where can I buy the cable only.

[Huffer]

Hard drive connector board 817878-001 

Hard drive cable for use in HP Notebook PC models 855003-001

Manual

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=4A899E3F8B1F4BDDBC3F570EC66EB93C&SearchIn=P...

$37.50 seems a little stiff. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/855003-001-Cable-HDD/162694681828?epid=523259994&hash=item25e15bd4e4:m:mXgP...

Better

Post back with any other questions and please accept as solution if its the answer you needed. 

[Onew]

Thanks but apparently the holder part was the culprit. It broke and now the cable is not in place. Any suggestions you can give to secure the cable ?

[David_J_W · Accepted solution]

Is the part you mean by 'holder' number 15 on the diagram on page 23 of the Maintenance and Service Guide? If so, that's part number 817878-001, as shown in the table below the diagram.

The other alternative to upgrade this system to SSD appears to be to replace that holder with item number 13 (part number 850946-001), which is a carrier for a M.2 SSD (presumably limited to SATA only as it appears to connect to a SATA controller, I expect 2280 size to be supported, which is pretty much the industry standard for SSDs). As you appear to have a 2.5 inch SATA SSD ready to go, there seems to be little to recommend the M.2 route.

[Onew]

Thanks so much guys. I just opened the lid again and it was caused by my own mistake. I mistook the holder as broken but actually I didn't lock the holder back in place. Now it's running fast with the ssd. Thanks so much again.

[David_J_W]

Great news! Sometimes it is as simple as reseating everything and checking it is locked into place. Enjoy your upgraded laptop.