Satellite A30 - Can I install a bigger HDD?

I thought I had been careful with bits of kit and boards. but after rebuilding my A30 (having had the DC socket replaced), it comes up with the following messages:
*SMART Failure predicted on Hard Disk 0: TOSHIBA MK4018GAS (PM)*
*WARNING: Immediately back-up your data and replace your hard disk drive. A failure may be imminent.*
*Press F1 to continue*
I have tried refitting board connector to HDD socket, which seems OK.
So am beginning to think I have killed this disk somehow. If so, can I install a bigger disk, say 80 or even 160 GB, and should I look for magic word MK4018GAS, or is it SATA or IDE, I am looking for.
Thanks. Robin

Hi!
If you remove the old HDD you can see ifs a IDE or SATA HDD but the Satellite A30 is equipped with a IDE HDD.
You can use a bigger HDD. This should not be a problem but as far as I know this notebook has a 28bit LBA limitation. That means the disk size limit is 128GB and so you can only use an HDD up to 120GB.
If you want to know more about this read the article on Wikipedia or here: http://www.48bitlba.com
So you can buy a 120GB HDD or a 80GB HDD as you suggested. I have good experience with Hitachi and Seagate HDDs.
Anyway, I think its a good idea to exchange the HDD. SMART error message appears only if there is something wrong with the HDD so backup your data as fast as possible. ;)
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