Hi, I recently had a laptop for a friend to fix. The HDD was knackered so told them to buy a new one. I said buy a "Seagate-Momentus-42-ST94019A-40GB Hard drive" as it would slot straight in.
They have come back to me and said they bought this instead, because it was cheaper and had more memory!!!
Fujisu, 80GB 2.5” 4200RPM 8MB U100 bought at www.dabs.com Manufacturer code: MHV2080AT, Stock Type: HDIDE25

My question is, Is this new HDD compatable with the old one? and will i have to do anyhting extra as its a slightly different model??

The Laptop is a " Fulitsu Siemens Computers"

Thanks for any help.Some laptops are VERY picky about what works in them, others seem to tolerate anything. I would CHECK on the FUJITSU web site or e-mail them before opening the BOX if possible.

The other option is to just TRY it and see what happens.This is the link to her her new HDD.
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3Y47&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=MHV2080AT&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0
Although its not a seagate like i told her to buy, it is a fujitsu, would this do any DAMAGE if i try and install this?No it will not damage anything. Just the caveat that it may not work. Quote

I said buy a "Seagate-Momentus-42-ST94019A-40GB Hard drive"