Solve : Need new hard drive for HP Laptop?

1.	Solve : Need new hard drive for HP Laptop?
Answer» HI, I'm new to this forum and really hope I can find some help. My HP Pavilion dv4230US Notebook PC which I've had for 2 YEARS just stopped working with a blue screen and error messages. Took it back to Circuit City and paid to have them diagnose the problem. Was told I need a new hard drive and it was suggested to purchase on the internet because it would be cheaper. Have been looking for a week and seem to be lost. Even went to HP site and the part is no longer orderable. Therefore, I have found a few but nothing that is exactly the same. What I have in there is "Seagate 60GB Ultra ATA/100 EIDE hard drive - 4200 RPM, 2.5 in width, 9.5mm ht." What I've found is "Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVE 120GB 5400 RPM ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM " Would this be compatable? Can someone please tell me exactly what needs to match besides the 2.5" size? THANK you for your help.Quote Can someone please tell me exactly what needs to match besides the 2.5" size? 2.5 inch and the drive type is ATA/EIDE, not SATA. So, any 2.5 inch ATA should work. The Western Digital drive you mentioned should be fine. It's a faster drive than your old ONE (5400 rpm vs. 4200 rpm). Thank you very much for your response. I really appreciate it.Just double check the manuf. site to see if that machine will recognise a 120G HDD

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