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    Upgrading older Toshiba notebook hard drive

    Thanks for answering. I did go ahead and buy The 80GB. Another question, when I was looking up about cables for my PC's, saw that the ata cables come round now rather then like a strap. I am replacing an eide harddrive so would it be wise to replace the cable, too? Read that these cables...
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    Upgrading older Toshiba notebook hard drive

    I use my older notebook with the larger screen to read the newspaper, etc. in the kitchen. It is making noises every now and then so probably needs a new hard drive. Can I upgrade from a 40 GB, 5400rpm, ATA-5 to a 80GB, 5400rpm, ATA-6? What is the difference between ATA-5 and ATA-6? e-mail...