Will this SATA hard drive work in my PB?

My PB is the 1.67Ghz model. Last one made before MacBook Pro came into being.
I see it has an ATA Ultra drive...wondering if a SATA will work in it, like the one below?
HITACHI HTS723225L9A360 / 0A57546 Travelstar 5K320 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5 inch internal notebook hard drive

No, no SATA drive can be used in any Powerbook. You need an ATA/IDE drive.
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