Satellite M30, upgrade disk hard - 120 GB

I have laptop of subject and want to upgrade the disk the better. There is a 120 GB MK1233GAS.
Could someone confirm if this could be used to replace my current MK4025GAs 40 GB drive. Could there be compatibility problems? Is also advertised disc here at the http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119571 - identical to the MK1233GAS.

Would be grateful for any advice

Hello

As far as I know the laptop has 40 GB, 60 GB and 80 GB built-in HARD drive.
If you also use a 100 GB HARD drive but I don't know about m 120 GB hard drives.
The problem is that Toshiba does not provide all the official documents and information
on the max supported size of HARD drive and therefore we can only speculate.

You could simply test the HARD drive.
If the BIOS does not recognize the new HARD disk, you can send it to the garage.
I think that this should t be a problem.

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