New Hard Drive ATA-5, ATA-6, ATA-10, ATA-66, ATA-100, ATA-133!!!!!!

I am looking on ebay to pick up a new/second hand hard drive for my Pismo 400Mhz.
I going to go for a 60-120GB harddrive and am going to settle for a 5400speed.
So I know i'm looking for :
60-120GB
2.5"x1/8 H
IDE ATA or PATA
BUT if I go for the ATA option what ATA do I need?
ATA-5, ATA-6, ATA-10, ATA-66, ATA-100, ATA-133?
An I right in thinking it can only ba ATA-5 or ATA-6?

Bluefusion:
You need an 2.5" ATA Hard Disk Drive. It is sometimes referred to as (P)ATA or ATA/IDE. Serial ATA (SATA) drives are not supported by PowerPC Macs. Maximum capacity supported by the Pismo is 120 GB.
Here is a list of available HDDs for your computer at OWC. Many users suggest avoiding Toshiba and Fujitsu HDDs. Seagates are highly user rated, have a 5 year warranty, but cost a bit more in general.
Good luck.
cornelius

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