CF-29 HD caddie w/without HD

Hello Toughbook users.

Well could-of-should-of bought a second HDD caddy for my CF-29 when there was the chance.

It will spring and I will want to take my CF-29 out to the field. To be safe, It would be good to utilize the Toughbook's swappable HD feature. Before installing all that GPS related software.
So I would plan on keeping the original HD w caddy as a backup and use a newly purchased drive with caddy for all this freshly installed GPS software, Maps, junk, etc. Sound simple enough right?

Well now the hard part.

I am looking for a HD caddy at a reasonable price or an HD caddy with a HD compatible with my MK2. This has meant hours of web based scouring and placing Bids on Ebay to little or no avail.

I did remember how to do the proper HD swap thanks to our NBR Modder-ator;
CF-29 Toughbook Hard Drive Swap Tutorial
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=221725

And I am also considering creating a parts list to perhaps make a poor mans
caddy.

But the fundamental questions should occur first.
What HDs would be compatible with the BIOS of my CF-29 MKII (CF-29ETKGZKM)? Is the largest size fixed at 320g?
Any brands to avoid. Any Businesses that are good/bad for parts?

Any other pitfalls to avoid? How much $$ would be too much, When I do find one available?

Thanks for any type on information on the subject.

Waynehdk

Oh, I found this site on Ebay. Not sure if this is a legitimate hack/workaround.

Panasonic ToughBook CF-29 upgrade your caddy to SATA
http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-Tough...iewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item414d086966

A little off topic But Panasonic is supposed to have there new Rugged camera available in Mid March. I want it cause this one is freeze proof.
Lumix TS2/FT2
http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/compact/ts2_ft2/ia.html

 

Yes this modification is legitimate, see The Unofficial CF-29 Thread

 

that sata thing is quite useful as it is hard to come by pata drives especially in various sizes, has anybody on this forum done that?