Upgrading HD on G4 iBook

I have a G4 iBook, 1.42 GHz, the last one before the MacBook shipped. Will this Seagate HD...
http://tinyurl.com/2mmk46
fit and install easily? Uh, which leads to my second question: What's a good guide for replacing the HD?
I'll be getting an external enclosure, too. I intend to clone the 60 GB I have to the 120 in the enclosure, then swap 'em. Sound right?

Thank you. I'd been to ifixit.com, but hadn't found
that page. Perfect. Yes, I intend to get a FW case so
I can connect it to the eMac I'm using for added
storage, backups, and a print server. It's an older
model with USB 1.1 only.
Is there anything I should look for in the case, or
anything I should avoid?
Hi
I recently tried to upgrade my iBook G4 with an 80GB Samsung 5400RPM out of a Lacie external drive, firstly by copying the existing drive using the restore facility in Disk Utility, then later using a fresh OSX install from DVD. It worked, but was really slow to boot up and run programs. I don't know if I had a bad drive, but Hardware Test said it was OK. I'm sceptical that the motherboard can handle larger capacity drives.
Can you advise if your upgrade has been successful, if so I may use the same HDD as you. Does anyone else out there have information on my case, ie slow response after HDD upgrade.
Thanks.

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