Thinkpad A31p doesn't recognize HDD

Hello, I'm new to the form.
A friend has this Thinkpad A31p with no HDD. He got a new WD-120gb ATA-6 from Newegg. We don't know if this drive is compatible. He wants to install XP on it but the computer doesn't recognize it. He doing this from scratch. Any ideas.
Thanks

Here you go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180347070612&viewitem=&salenotsupported
BTW, I am NOT affiliated with the seller in any way.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
George
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