Satellite A100-795 - Hard disk replacement

Hi,
I have a Satellite A100-795 (model: PSAANE-02D00JBT).
HD = Toshiba MK1237GSX
HD can only be partly read with recovery software (Active@undelete) and makes bad noises too.
Wich SATA harddisk are possible and supported by the bios?
I want to avoid buying a disk which will niet work in the laptop.
Bios Version is 5.10 (Phoenix TrustedCore)
Thans in advance for any help.
Regards,
Leo

Hello
Generally speaking on SATA interface there are no capacity limits anymore and that means you can buy every HDD that you want. Furthermore it makes no difference which BIOS version is installed, HDD upgrading is hardware based.
Anyway, just choose the new HDD that you want. Only important thing is SATA interface and I would recommend a model with 5400rpm if you dont play games. Higher rpm producing more heat, etc.

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