I want to replace the 40GB HDD on Satellite M50-130

I want to replace the hard-disk, since it is becoming unreliable but cannot fnd the specs.
Can anyone help with the exact specs please?
Is the drive IDE or SATA?
Size = 2.5 inch?
I believe the original size is 40gb, can I replace with any size?
Is the removal and replacement easy? Are there any instructions please?
I have a horrid feeling that there may be recovery data for the operating system on a hidden partition in the drive.
Is that correct? Can that be transferred to a new hard-disk?
Many thanks,
Nick

The Satellite M50-130 was delivered with the 2.5" 60GB HDD.
This HDD supports a rotation speed of 5400rpm and it supports an enhanced IDE (ATA 6) interface.
So you need an IDE HDD, and not SATA

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