Which HDD would you suggest?

[RDTJ23]

Hey,

I'm running a Compal Hel-80 laptop ( with an Intel 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller).

(it currently has a seagate st9120821AS drive in it that keeps booting up w/ a SMART failure, but continues to run. I thought I should use the SMART failure as an excuse to buy a bigger hdd.

From what I've read this controller 'supports' Sata2's 3Gb/s transfer rate, but does not fully work for some reason.

So, I have narrowed down newegg's SATA 1.5 selection to these two, the max size I can find for SATA 1.5.

SAMSUNG M6 Series HM320JI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152111

or

TOSHIBA MK3252GSX (HDD2H01) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149072


What do you guys think?

Thanks!

 

[daft]

samsung

 

[Shadow703793]

^+1.

@OP: You should be able to run a SATA 2 drive with a modified jumper setting.

^ That's for a 3.5" drive, not sure about laptop.