Molex to 2 SATA Warning

[spluckrose]

Hi All

 

Not sure if this has been brought up before, I did have a quick look and couldn't find anything.

 

In the last year, at 2 of the primary schools we support, we have had 3 Molex to 2 SATA cables Spontaneously melt. The first one filled a class room full of smoke and the fire alarm was triggered. The second one some one spotted it before it got to bad.

Then this last week one melted in a server filling the staff room full of smoke.

 

We have been in touch with the manufacture but as yet haven't had much of a response from them.

 

I would urge any one with the following connecters to replace them as soon as possible, See picture

[MYK-IT]

Not 'quite' the same, but HP issued an advisory relating to this part:

HPE Support document - HPE Support Center

 

although your cable(s) were manufactured pre-May 2011 so should had been replaced anyway.

Edited July 8, 2016 by MYK-IT

[jbunoomally]

Probably the same as what was covered here:

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/139488-close-call.html#post1200315

 

JB.

[spluckrose]

The first 2 were in computers a local company had made for the school, pre my time. The third was in a HP server but must have missed the recall.

Just seems funny how they have been fine for 8 years, yes the computers are that old, then suddenly melt