laptop hard drive question

[regnez]

I need a new hard drive for my laptop, and I have an old thinkpad t20. it says on the ibm site that ata 5 hard drives will work with it, but searching around online I notice that most laptop hdd's are ata 6. would I be able to put an ata 6 hard drive in my laptop, even though it says ata 5 on the ibm site? much thanks for any help/insight.

 

[Blain]

yes

BTW, Get a 7200 rpm drive if you want some real sizzle.

 

[pkme2]

A Hitachi (IBM) Travelstar, 7200RPM would be great.

7K60


Second choice.

7K60

 

[corkyg]

More importantly, check your guide as to what capacity drive your T20's BIOS will handle. Older laptops had some size limitations. Sizzle is great - but it also defines heat that older laptops' cooling systems may not adequately handle.

 

[dbravo223]

Just buy and external hard drive probably be cheaper. Also if you laptop ever craps out then it's all good cause you have your stuff saved.

 

[ColemontHD]

Yes, its like an 8x/4x agp card, if your motherboard only uses 4x, the 8x card will work backwords compatible.

 

[corkyg]

PM me. I have just formatted and wiped 5 very good 2.5-in drives. One 6, Two 20s, 2 40s, and a 100GB.