Hopefully.
As to my reasoning for replacing the cable and using a different SATA port if the problem returns: I'm not sure how old this cable is. It might be the original SATA cable that came with my 2008 system, in which case, it has been moved around quite a bit between systems and between motherboard replacements. The age alone would probably be reason to suspect it, assuming it's 9-10 years old. Temperature changes, etc. could easily have left that cable more fragile and prone to easily being damaged during bending.
