Will a new 320gb hard Drive work in a T60p?

I have a T60P, Vista Business, latest bios.
Specifically, I would like to install a Western Digital Scorpio, 320gb, 7200rpmm sata drive. It is the same dimensions and has the same connections as the origional drive.
Any suggestions would really be apprecieated.
Thank you
Message Edited by Jadecarver on 06-13-2008 11:59 PM
Message Edited by Jadecarver on 06-18-2008 08:12 AM

No problem Jade.  I haven't really been able to compare with a 7200, but it's my understanding that there's not a whole lot of noticeable difference.  Also a 5400 runs cooler, which can only be a good thing.
This system is running extremely fast.  Just make sure that with Vista, you're loading only the startup programs that you need.  Also, turn off "search indexing" on the drive.  It really slows things down and I've found it's useless.  Vista can be a real dog if you don't set it up properly.

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