laptop hard drive required

[P5X]

I think my laptop hd has messed up, i'm trying to format it using the windows xp cd but it crashes part way into it.

Am I right in thinking I can get any PATA HD from the following page and it will fit my laptop (Packard Bell easynote e6) or is there anything I need to be aware of?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...s=41&OrderBy=3

[Funkstar]

yeah, should be fine. just make sure that the drive is 9.5mm high when you order it. Some drives can be up to 11 or 12mm and won't fit in a laptop that wasn't designed to take them. The vart majority are 9.5mm though.

EDIT: Also, if you were to go for the 160gig drive it's possible your laptop wouldn't support the 48bit addressing that this would require, so you only see 138gig (or something like that).

[P5X]

Thanks. I'm just after a small HD so the 160gig issue won't apply