T61 Upgrading Order Process

Hi Everyone,
I've already read through several of the upgrade threads for the T61 and have watched a couple of YouTube videos on it. However, I need help with how to order the steps of my upgrade (ie, which comes first).
I recently bought a refurbished Lenovo T61 Notebook Intel Core 2 Duo 1.80GHz 2GB Memory 80GB HDD 14.1" Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit), and I am planning on upgrading the RAM and HDD.So, I also bought:
* 4GB 2X 2GB DDR2 667MHz PC2-5300 PC2-5400 DDR2 667 (200 PIN) SODIMM Laptop Memory, and
* Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5-Inch 7mm Internal Solid State Drive CT240M500SSD1.
I don't have anything of importance installed on the T61, so I plan on doing a clean installation. I've downloaded the win7 premium 64 bit ISO, and the win7 USB/DVD download tool (I don't have the disc, just the key).
I really need help putting these upgrade steps in order. This is what I'm thinking so far:
Step1: Install SDD.
Step2: Reinstall Win7 64 bit from USB.
Step3: Install the 4GB RAM.
Step4: Install Middleton's BIOS.
Step5: Install the latest Crucial's Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver (fixes problems with Windows Updater -- accd to Amazon reviews).
Step6: Run Windows Updater to get latest updates.
I've read in other threads that you had to have a stable system before the Middleton BIOS, so I'm not really sure where that step comes in. I just don't want to fry my new(old) laptop. Oh, and do I need the 4GB RAM installed before trying to run Win7 64bit?
Thank you so much for your help!

Hi Everyone,
Thought y'all might like an update. I've nearly finished the upgrade/update process -- I've been working on it all day.
Bottom line: Sweet success thanks to all of your helpful replies.
Here's the actual process that I used if you're curious...
Pre-work:
Made the bootable USB drives
Took off password
Disabled security chip
Fully charged battery
Plugged in
Step1: Installed Middleton BIOS while running my 32bit Win7.
Tried to run in Safe Mode, but got the “drivers failed to load” message. Went back to normal, booted it while in Windows, and SUCCESS!!
Step2: Installed SSD.
Easy. Done quickly.
Step3: Installed 4 GB RAM.
Watched the YouTube video on it and got out my trusty screwdriver. Was able to unscrew three of the four screws. Spent about an hour googling ways to “remove a stuck screw in a laptop” and trying out the techniques. No luck and I was getting a little frustrated, so I decided that I will upgrade the RAM later when I take somewhere (a computer shop?) to get the screw out. I only need the 2 gb of RAM to run Win7 64 bit for the moment. To be done at a later date - maybe tomorrow.
Step4: Installed Crucial's Firmware Update Utility program and ran.
The M500 was already running the latest firmware.
Step5: Reinstalled Win7 64 bit from USB.
Used Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool and the Home Premium 64 bit iso from digital river.
Loaded the two files onto a newly formatted USB drive and plugged that into the laptop. Got the “NTLDR is missing message”, so I spent a couple of hours googling what to do. I checked the BIOS startup and it was already set to boot from my USB drive. I looked into the iso file from my other computer and saw that there wasn’t an NTLDR file. So, I spent a while trying to find this file so I could download it. Couldn’t find it, so I took a break.
Reformatted my USB and ran the usb/dvd tool again. This time, at the end of the steps, the window status was: “Files copied successfully. However, we were unable to run boot sect to make the USB device bootable…” A-ha… That’s what it was.
I went to a family computer that was running Windows 8, and decided to burn the programs to a DVD-R instead. I still used the Win7 USB/DVD tool (which worked).
DVD worked. Install took 40 mins with 2 restarts.
Step6: Install Crucial's RST driver.
Didn't. I'm not using the old HDD, but when I do, I'll probably install this.
Step7: Get Lenovo updates.
Some of the first few downloads I tried required updated items (like .NET 4.0, etc.). So, I decided to run Windows Updater first - which needed an update as well.
Step8: Run Windows Updater.
1 hour and 32 minutes, 168 updates, 2 restarts.
Step 9: Download anti-virus software.
Check.
Step 10: Downloaded Lenovo updates.
10 minutes and 13 updates.
Step 11: Re-do boot order.
And, that, is a happy laptop!
Tomorrow I'll get the screw out so I can upgrade my RAM, but I'm done for tonight.
Much love to you all!
Cheers!

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