Max capacity hard drive for x61 7675a29 model

hi guys,
i'm new to this product though the model i have is a refurbished one but seems it performs well enough for my needs. but however, i'm thinking of an upgrade particularly the hard drive. but before that i would like to ask for an opinion regarding hard derive capacities that this unit is capable of running. i'm planning for a 500GB seagate momentus XT.
my specs for this unit:
C2D 2ghz / L2 is 2mb
ddr2 667mhz @ 4gb
hd- 160gb
video- x3100
windows 7 ultimate 64bit

I have the seagate 500 gig in my X61s.
Currently the laptop hdd is limited by the physical dimension rather than capacity.
X61 have to use 9.5 mm thick 2.5 inch hdd...
Regards,
Jin Li
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