Is it possible for a bad HDD cable to cause program errors?

[Sluggo]

Is it possible for a bad HDD cable to cause program errors?

 

[AkumaBao]

It's a possiblity, but very rare.

 

[cholley]

ABSOLUTEly
not rare at all

 

[RedGSR]

Here's a third opinion. No to your question. If the cable is bad it just won't work so won't cause errors. So in that regards if the cable is loose or bent in a way then your computer will freeze when it loses connection to the drive. That way you could lose data. But program errors? Nah.

 

[ILikeSprite]

Nah, i don't think so. If the cable was bad it probably wouldn't work at all.........

 

[Mavrick007]

I believe it does matter and would cause errors. This is also seen when dealing with the quality of the cable, the device will still work but you may get errors(ie. when dealing with rounded cables some people suggest getting good quality cables cause of errors).

Even if it doesn't cause errors, it might not work to spec and give you a lower speed. ie. ata100/133 not working as fast and giving you ata33.