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I hesitated to write a follow-up post just because I know I'm going to come across as an idiot. But, if I can keep just one other pc building rookie from making the same mistake I did then so be it. I couldn't understand why this plastic guide over the pins on the HD (don't know the name) would fall off when I removed the SATA cable carefully and was sure I hadn't moved it up and down. Well, I pulled out the manuals and in reading the manual to the Antec Sonata II case it indicated that you can slide the hard drive into the case face up (toward the removable panel) or face down. I don't remember exactly why I decided to place it face up but I assume it was to install it first and then more easily plug in the SATA cables. BIG MISTAKE! The panel went on fine-- everytime I took it off and put it back on. However, the SATA cable made its bend right before the end connector and little did I know (and I should have) that the panel was putting slight pressure on this plastic guide by pushing on that section of the cable. Thus, when I removed the cable the plastic guide/connector fell off as a result of the pressure--which was probably greater when I pulled the panel off and on. It just didn't dawn on me that it was that much pressure and, even then, I wasn't aware that the connectors on the HD were that weak. I hope new builders using the Sonata case read this. Of course it may be an issue for other cases as well but I'm not sure.