On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 13:54:10 +0100 (+0100), Rob Malpass wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> My laptop HD crashed yesterday, but never having replaced any laptop
> component before (let alone a hard drive), can I have a simple
> question: Will _any_ 2.5in HDD be a suitable replacement? 
Nope.  First of all check IDE/SATA, secondly check the height (12mm or
9mm are the standards IIRC).  TBH I'd take the caddy off the current
drive just to check (sometimes the drive also has a pin-extender on it
as well FWIW).
Adrian
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