Hard Drive interchangeability??

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Hi everyone,

I have a Sony VIAO (PCG-7A2L) with a Hitachi (DK23FA-80) model number HTS428080F9AT00. The drive recently went away. I have been trying to locate a manufacturer cross reference listing so I can replace the drive with a maxtor or western digital product.

Can someone please assist or direct me to a resolution? I would much appreciate any help.

Thank you!

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[DanceMan]

You can use any laptop hard drive with an IDE interface (new laptops have switched to SATA interface).

You should notice an improvement by going to a 5400rpm drive from your old one's 4200rpm. You can use a larger drive; it doesn't have to be 80G.

Maxtor does not make laptop drives. Look for WD, Seagate or Samsung.

[Midknyte]

I'd go for a Seagate. Seagates have 5 year warranties.

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Thank you for the info!

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