Vostro 420 maximum size of hard drive upgrade?

What is the maximum size of hard drive upgrade that works with the Vostro 420?

FYI: I am considering adding a Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2 to 7200 tr / MIN 64 MB Cache SATA 6.0 GB/s 3.5 "internal hard drive
(The 6.0 GB/s should adjust downwards to the Vostro 420 3.0 Gb/s, it's the limitations of maximum size, I need.)

Thank you

i456Kle9p

2 TB SATA hard drive, works perfectly in a vostro 420.

Bev.

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