Need help getting new laptop Hard Drive

Nickboxer7Nickboxer7 KC,MO
edited January 2008 in Hardware
Ok, so I need to get a new hard drive for a friend and the laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A15-S127. Here is a link to the hard drive that was in it, or at least I think this was it. http://www.superwarehouse.com/Toshiba_MK3021GAS_30GB_Laptop_Hard_Drive/HDD2181/p/229316

So, I'm a little confused on what I need to get. I read somewhere that these laptops were ATA-5, but I don't know how he found that out since I haven't seen anything about it. Can I just buy a new ATA-6 drive off of Newegg and it would be backwards compatible? Somebody please help me figure out a drive to get and where to get it at b/c this is confusing to me for some reason.

Thanks,
Nick

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Buy any laptop hard drive marked as IDE or EIDE. It'll work. No more than 120gb, to be safe.
  • Nickboxer7Nickboxer7 KC,MO
    edited January 2008
    Any site recommendations?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Newegg.com!
  • Nickboxer7Nickboxer7 KC,MO
    edited January 2008
    Thrax wrote:
    Newegg.com!

    Yea, thats the first place I checked, but all they say is ATA-6 (34)
    SATA 3.0Gb/s (7)
    Serial ATA150

    Is ATA-6 IDE still?


    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152109

    Would that one work?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Wow, no more EIDE hard drives at newegg. Shocking.

    http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA3494704

    I suggest this. Good site, too.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited January 2008
    WTF are you talking about there being no IDE hard drives at Newegg, Thrax? ATA-6 is an IDE drive and Newegg shows 34 listings.

    Nickboxer7, the drive you linked should work fine.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    This is like the fifth time I've posted something stupid having slept only 3 hours. :( I'll go away now.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited January 2008
    Sounds like you need a good night's sleep! ;D;D
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Hi, just wanted to poke my head in and laugh at Thrax. Bye.
  • Nickboxer7Nickboxer7 KC,MO
    edited January 2008
    Thanks for the help. This is my first laptop upgrade except RAM for mine.

    And I don't feel like opening another thread so if anyone feels like explaining, why did it change from short-media to icrontic? I never read anything about it I just came back one time and it was changed, and I thought I had the wrong site lol.
  • ThelemechThelemech Victoria Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Explanation!

    http://icrontic.com/history
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    * sniff * brings a tear to my eye :p
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