SATA plug damaged

[iamla5150]

while spring cleaning my computer I noticed one sata hd was missing the curved part on the power plug.
is it still safe to use the drive ?

 

[Tmagic650]

I don't understand what the "curved part" is, but if the drive still powers up and is seen, all is ok

 

[iamla5150]

when looking at the hard drive where the power plugs in .... there is a flat horizontal bar and towards the other end of it curves to a vertical part .... the curved part and vertical part is missing

 

[mailpup]

Something must have hit it and chipped that piece of the plastic off. There's nothing you can do about it and if it isn't causing a problem, don't worry about it. It's like a door ding in your new car. You don't like it but you move on. Sure, you could replace the hard drive but it wouldn't be worth it.