HC520: SAS connector broke

[Uagii]

Hi there dear WD community,

I bought a used Hgst DC hc520 drive that has a broken SAS Connector. I can still plug it in and it will work normally but the plastic is not in great shape and a pin is pushed. If possible I’d solder a new one in. Does anybody know where to get such a SAS Connector? And is it even possible to resolder a SAS mount? Or can I just continue using it even with the pin like that?

My model number is HUH721212AL5200

Hoping for help

[Vegan]

@Uagii

HUH721212AL5200

Typically damaged connectors require more work than the disk is worth.

[Uagii]

What do you men by more work? Couldn’t I just grab a soldering iron and remove the connector from another drive and put it on this one? Swapping the board isn’t possible because of firmware, right?