Re: Need HELP finding correct internal hard drive

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"Annie" <Annie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm trying to find a replacement hard drive for my Toshiba Satellite Pro
M15-
S405 laptop. My other one died and I don't want to spend $400 to have it
fixed. I'm going to give it a try myself. But I need help in finding a
compatible drive.

My problem is I'm not sure what to look for. I know Toshiba doesn't make
the same one I have now. When searching on NewEgg and TigerDirect, I get
overwhelmed with all the numbers and letters next to the drives. Here's
the
info from the hd that's in my computer now:

40GB (5400 rpm)
Enhanced IDE (ATA-5)
ODEM + 1CH4
Cache N/A

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I realize I
probably
can't get a 40GB anymore, that's OK...I'll settle for a larger capacity.
:)
If there's a specific style, etc. I should be looking for, could you
please
help? I'd really, really appreciate it.

Thanks!

I have replaced quite a few laptop disks and they were all built
to the same standard, without exception. Just get a 120 GByte
2.5" disk.

However, there is the problem of the drive geometry (LBA or
CHS). Have a look at the post with the Subject
"laptop - new HD - no CD or floppy drive", posted in this
newsgroup five days ago.


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