Any IDE 2.5" drive will fit as long as it is no more than 12.5 mm thick. (There are lots of 14mm drives floating around, but they don't allow the keyboard to fit back into the case.) The bracket may not align to mount some drives, but the space is tight enough that it isn't needed. (I have a 9 Gig, 9mm thick drive in one of my 1400s that won't allow the bracket's screws to be used, but it stays in position with no bracket attached.) Remember that some of the older systems wouldn't recognize a partition larger than 2 Gig. (I don't remember the exact cut off OS version, but it seems to me it was back in the 7xx range.) A larger drive can still be used, but it must be partitioned to multiple 2 Gig or smaller partitions.
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