Re: Satellite A20-S103D: Is it possible to install a 120GB ATA-100 HDD

In 2003 my Satellite A20-S103D came with a 40GB Enhanced IDE (ATA-5).
Would it be possible to install a 120GB ATA-100?
Thanks,
E

Hi
The problem is that you will not find any official information about the HDD size limitation on the Toshiba notebooks.
Such infos dont exist. I didnt find it on the Toshiba page.
I found this thread in the Toshiba forum;
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=71877&#71877
An user has suggested that the 30GB, 40GB, 60GB or 80GB HDD could be compatible.
The other user from this thread has already use an 160GB HDD in the Satellite A20-S103
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=89990&#89990
So maybe you are a lucky man and the 120GB HDD will run.

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