Hard drive upgrade for an Inspiron 9300?

I've got an Inspiron 9300 that I bought in 2004. Now, I know that it's a bit outdated (it's processor is an Intel Pentium M 1.86) with a 100gb hard drive.

My question is is it possible to get a bigger compatible hard drive in the computer's slot? I'm almost full with music (that I've copied from my CDs) and family photos, etc. so it would be handy to have more space to work with.

It's still in good shape. The warrantee just ran out a year ago and I've got a bunch of newer expensive parts (screen, heat sinks, heat fans, etc.) so it's likely worth my while if such a hard drive is available.

My computer might last another three or four years without having to need serious costly repairs making it best to simply buy a newer one. (I'm keeping all of my necessary files on a 320 gb USB drive in case that happens.)

So, again, is there a hard drive out there that's compatible with my machine but that's got more than 100gb?

I'm keeping all of my necessary files on a 320 gb USB drive in case that happens.

Thanks for your help.

 

http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Dell,Inspiron,9300,Laptop,Hard-Drives.aspx

Hopes this helps, you don't have to buy them there, but take note of the type of hard drive type. I recommend you purchase your new HDD at newegg.com, awesome deals

 

Thanks.

I wonder if there's anything special I have to do, aside from transfering the info from one drive to the next.

I still have the CD roms that came with the computer. I think they're there to put the different stuff on the hard drive in the event that one has to reformat it.

I wonder if using these CDs would be sufficient to get the new drive to work with my laptop.

 

You might want to consider this drive; I think it's still one of the better IDE options around. The Dell recovery disks (assuming you still have the OS disk) will be sufficient to get your machine up and running again. They should have all the drivers and applications that originally came with the machine.