This is probably off topic, but I don't know who else to ask and I'm sure there are quite a few people here who could answer this. I'm running Linux on a Compaq Presario 2700 laptop, this cam with a 20 gig hard drive. Now that I've gotten my CD library copied to mp3s, I'd like to take it with me on the laptop. 20 gig is no longer enough space, so I searched (a lot) on the HP website and found a 40 gig hard drive for ~$500. I know that there's a lot in a laptop that's specific to its model and make, but can't you use a hard drive from a different manufacturer (say this one http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/72856378?aucview=0x17), or is the hardware on a laptop so locked together that you're stuck with the original manufacturer's parts and high prices? Side note: I know desktop PCs follow a certain form factor (AT/ATX) to make sure the parts are compatible, is there anything like that for laptops? Thanks -- Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list