Dv7 4296nr change to Solid State Drive

I have a new dv7 4296nr and I would like to add a 120 to 160 gig Solid State hard drive to run the OS and some apps (AutoDesk Inventor, MS Office etc). 
What hard drive should I use?
There is room for a second hard drive in the laptop case, what do I need to do to ensure the new SSD is used for boot up and applications (we used to have to make one a "slave" and one a "master"?
I also want to replace the 2x2 gig RAM with 2x4 gig RAM, what chips should I use that I can get off of New Egg or somewhere else online?
Thanks, Eric (and yes I am barely able to pull ram and replace HDs!)

Hi, a 160GB SSD is listed as compatible. I suggest to buy an SSD from the new Intel 320 series. They are cheaper and also fast...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-320-160-GB-SSD-New-Box-Solid-State-Hard-Drive-/280700385387
You have to install the SSD into the primary hard drive bay. The original hard drive install into the second hard drive bay, but you will need this: 
Hard Drive Hardware Kit (not illustrated, includes left and right bracket rails, connector cable, Mylar cover with tab, 4 screws, and 4 rubber isolators) pn: 605415-001
I also have 8GB of memory but can't see any difference from 6GB of RAM. I believe that 6GB is enough so replace one module by a 4GB PC3-10600 one. I recommend Corsair modules: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/CORSAIR-Laptop-Memory-4GB-DDR3-1333Mhz-PC3-10666-/150576841445?pt=LH_DefaultDoma...
Manuals and how tos: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02666747.pdf
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