Notebook HDD question

Hello all!...
I could use some education regarding standardized configurations of HDD's used in Laptops & notebooks.
A little background...I'm an expat currently in the Philippines by way of Oregon.
My college age niece has an old LG 410 notebook with a non functioning Hard Drive. Symptoms...upon boot up the mass storage is not recognized and gives the choice to boot via the F12 key..then asks to reinstall the OS and it progresses only far enough to ask to load drivers for the partition which is not visible. I pulled the hard out of the notebook and left the pin connector attached and did a reboot. The drivers are definitely loaded as the hard drives attempts to spin internally, but quickly goes to the clicking sound and soon stops completely.
I'm getting long winded ...sorry!
Based on my geographic location odds of getting a replacement are pretty small.
Specs: Manufacturer Fujitsu 320 GB
Model # MHZ2320BH G2
Part # CA07018-B43800LG
The body of the hard drive measures 2 3/4" x 4"
I am guessing but I am sure there may be a name for this style of chassis and
pin connector configuration on this hard drive.
So as a search for a replacement I need to know the correct catch words to talk intelligently when making any inquires.

 

Also Friends..I wished to thank all in advance...

 

Your attached photos show a standard 2½" SATA notebook hard drive. Mine are even older IDE/PATA connection. But, notebook hard drives are 2½" because of space constraints and desktop hard drives are 3½". There are also 1.8" drives for the even smaller netbooks.

 

It is a standard 2.5" laptop HDD with a SATA connector. Any 2.5" laptop HDD or SSD with a SATA connector will work as a replacement. Most PC manufacturers use the same standard.

 

I recommend upgrading to an SSD.


http://www.newegg.com/Internal-SSDs/SubCategory/ID-636

 

Thanks very much all who replied and set me straight.
I had a strong idea about specific configurations being used among
the various manufacturers, but needed to hear from you who had more
experience regarding such upgrades and repairs.
And yes!...I had considered the upgrade to solid state....would this mean
that the solid state replacement would be smaller and require an adapter to connect to the Notebooks connector?
Once again!....Thank you in advance for your sound advice.

 

No, the SSD would also be the same physical size and have the same SATA connections. No other adapter would be needed.