Replacing Hard Driver and RAM

Is it okay to replace the Internal Hard Drive and RAM at the same time? Also, once I replace the hardware how do I restore my last Time Capsule Backup to the new hard drive?

Hello Jason Castellani -Usually best to do one major change at a time in case something goes wrong. That said I can see where you are going here once you got your MBP apart. If you are a gambling man go for both, esp if you have done the procedures before and comfortable with the operation.
See this knowledge base article for your migration question.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1177
Hope this helps
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