Qosmio F10-100 - I want to replace HDD

My hard drive on this laptop has just died and I want to replace it. The current hard rive capacity is 60GB.5400 rpm.
Can anyone tell me what the maximum capacity hard drive I can refit, and if possible what i should be looking for in a hard drive equivalent should a Toshiba replacement not be readily available.
Many Thanks

Hi
Take a look into this thread:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=41606
Seems you will need an IDE 2.5 HDD.
I think you can take an 120GB HDD and such HDD should work properly.
The HDD bay should be placed at the bottom of the unit.
Its secured with an plastic cover and one screw. You have to remove the screw, then the plastic cover and then you should be able to remove the HDD..
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