Toshiba 240 gb HD... Will this work in AA1????

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Product Specifications
Model Number MK2431GAH
Maximum Capacity (Formatted)(1) 240GB
Number of platters 2
Areal density 344 Gb/in(2)
Media transfer rate 488 Mbps
Average seek time 15 ms
Rotational speed 4,200 RPM
Buffer memory 8MB
Interface Parallel ATA (PATA)
Interface transfer rate 100 MB/sec
External dimensions (WxDxH; mm) 54.0mm x 71.0mm x 8.0mm
Weight (g) 59g (max)
Energy consumption efficiency 0.0013 W/GB
Shock resistance:
Operating 4,900 m/s(2) (500G, 2ms)
Non-operating 14,700 m/s(2) (1,500G, 1ms)

This would be an upgrade worth killing the warranty for !!!!!!

 

[goofball]

tnkgirl talks about using one that was 5mm in height. 8mm might be too tall. Otherwise, it should be fine in terms of interface.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

You can fit an 8mm thick drive into the AAO, but you have to use a Dremel or other tool to cut the posts that hold some screws in before the drive will sit properly. If the posts aren't trimmed, the motherboard will not reinstall properly. However, (correct me if I'm wrong) it looks like this drive has a PATA connector and not a ZIF connector. So unless you can convert it over, it won't work.