Second Hard drive for HP Pavilion dv-7 3157 ca

I am looking at putting a second hard drive into my HP Pavilion dv-7 3157 ca, I know the first hard drive has a maximum size of 500 GB, but as for the second drive can it be 1 TB or is the total of both hard drive 1TB ie: 2x500 GB?
A second question, looking for a link where I can buy the caddy, cable and hard drive, as this model is not common and the info out there is very confusing.
Thanks for any help in this matter.
Cheers 

Hi tony2163,
Welcome to the HP Forums! I saw your post regarding your Pavilion. You should be able to install a 1TB drive and I have the part number for Hard Drive Hardware Kit it is 517639-001. For more information about your product and breaking down the notebook go to the link below and click on the Maintenance and Service Guide.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=4125923&
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