Possible to repair a bad SATA port?

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Robert P

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I've concluded one of the SATA ports on my Gigabyte mobo has gone funky, getting 4mb/sec out of it. Switching to another port cures the issue so it must be an issue with that port.

Any such thing as a fix for a SATA port?
 
Theoretically yes, depending on the type of damage. Though the time/energy/skill involved for even the simplest of repairs would not be worth it. A new Board would be the way to go if it becomes an issue.
 
porterjw said:
Theoretically yes, depending on the type of damage. Though the time/energy/skill involved for even the simplest of repairs would not be worth it. A new Board would be the way to go if it becomes an issue.
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I was wondering if it might be due to some bits/bytes software issue that could be remedied. I assume what you're talking about is some kind of actual hardware fix - going in and soldering something or the like?
 
Robert P said:
I was wondering if it might be due to some bits/bytes software issue that could be remedied. I assume what you're talking about is some kind of actual hardware fix - going in and soldering something or the like?
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If the Drive works fine on another port as you say, then it's not software related.
 
Jamebonds1 said:
I don't need to proven evidence
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I hadn't heard such degradation claims either, it'd be nice to back it up with some hard data other than you might have witnessed a hard drive fail at some point and blamed the SATA interface.
 
Jamebonds1 said:
Each years, SATA port's pin will downgrade slower until it stop let data flow throught. I would recommend to get new motherboard.
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Jamebonds1 said:
Simply......TOO BAD. You are not adove everyone.

I don't need to proven evidence to you. I see you have been always challenged me, you can't win. I also see you like to argument with me in public, using PM instead. Act like adult, or leave me alone.
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In Oke's defense, none of what you said makes any sense.
 
Jamebonds1 said:
They can degradation very slower ever if you take care of your computer. I will make simply, USB port does not lasting longer, HDMI does not lasting longer also, copper does not lasting longer too, and cable does not lasting longer either. Ever if you take care of your computer pretty well. I have tower case for longer than 5 years, and my audio, USB port and few SATA are broken. So, that is why I told Okedokey that I don't need to proven evidence at time, it is very easily to tell if you have same metal pin on any interface for 7 years. No metal pin for interface will stay best quailty for over 10 years. That is why his SATA port are bad and it is older motherboard.



Everything he do is not defense. What I said is make any sense. SATA port will degrade slower. That mean data tranfer will become slow over a years.
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I've got to say that this doesn't make any sense at all. Just because you have bad experiences with your motherboard, doesn't mean everyone else will. Heck, I've worked on systems years old that still work well.
 
Believe whatever you want, but there is absolutely 0% fact behind anything you're saying.
 
Okay, read what I am saying.

If hardware is functioning normally, IT WILL NOT DEGRADE OVER TIME!

If hardware is damaged, that is a a different story.
 
The only degradation known to be reported was with the P67 and H61 chipsets from circa 2011. This was a flaw in design. Normal working unflawed chipsets do not degrade over time. Period. You can have your own opinions, not your own facts.
 
Robert P said:
I've concluded one of the SATA ports on my Gigabyte mobo has gone funky, getting 4mb/sec out of it. Switching to another port cures the issue so it must be an issue with that port.

Any such thing as a fix for a SATA port?
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  1. Download and update the latest BIOS.
  2. Clear the CMOS and load default BIOS settings. Save and Restart.
  3. Enter BIOS and set your custom settings (e.g. boot priority and so forth).
  4. Enter WIndows and download the latest chipset and SATA drivers to another USB stick. Worthwhile also downloading the F6 SATA drivers.
  5. Set a Windows Restore Point.
  6. Restart in safe mode and uinstall all SATA drivers.
  7. Restart again in SAFE mode and re-install all SATA drivers with newest drivers.
  8. Install chipset drivers.
  9. Restart normally.
  10. Test SATA port.
 
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Okedokey said:
  1. Download and update the latest BIOS.
  2. Clear the CMOS and load default BIOS settings. Save and Restart.
  3. Enter BIOS and set your custom settings (e.g. boot priority and so forth).
  4. Enter WIndows and download the latest chipset and SATA drivers to another USB stick. Worthwhile also downloading the F6 SATA drivers.
  5. Set a Windows Restore Point.
  6. Restart in safe mode and uinstall all SATA drivers.
  7. Restart again in SAFE mode and re-install all SATA drivers with newest drivers.
  8. Install chipset drivers.
  9. Restart normally.
  10. Test SATA port.
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Lets get back to the OP's question and await the outcome of the above. I am pretty confident this will resolve the issue.
 
Jamebonds1 said:
I see what you said in second sentence that state hard drive won't getting slower each years. My hard drive are getting slower, that I called degradation or lossing performance, then how do I get it back to normal speed?
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You realize that's a data/software issue correct? Over time files get fragmented, causing longer seek times, causing slower performance. Nothing 2-3 Defrag cycles using <insert favorite program here> can't cure.

Moving hardware (literally, parts that move - platter HDDs, fans, cooling pumps) degrade with time; static hardware (parts that don't move - PCI slots, USB ports, ethernet ports) do not - when they fail, they simply fail. Incidentally, this is why HDDs most often have predictable symptoms that they are failing and SSDs just stop working with no warning.

If you have a USB port that's not working, it's the port. If you have one that slow, it's the component connected to it.
 
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