Upgrade questions on T61 and what version of Windows 7?

I have bought a T61 and expect to receive this week.  It has 2gb ram installed and a 100gb HD.  I believe Lenovo supported up to 4gb?  Has anyone put in 8gb?  Also can this model run 64bit Windows 7?  Finally thinking up the road putting in larger hard drive.  As long as I pick a 9.5mm size, any restrictions as to what types of drives it will accept?
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starbux48 wrote:
Might look at bigger hard drive.  Only has 100gb but would like to put either a 500gb or 1tb SATA 2.5"/9.5mm drive in it.  
I second the recommendation for SSD. These days 128GB and 256GB units are quite reasonable. You don't need the fastest models on the market either because the T61 only runs at SATA-I (or SATA-II with so-called "Middleton" BIOS.)
 If you need more disk capacity than that, consider getting an Ultrabay adapter to replace the DVD drive and put a large HDD in that. You can buy these adapters inexpensively on eBay and Amazon. Make sure the one you get is compatible with T61 series.
You can also get an external enclosure to hold the DVD drive from the T61. This then connects via USB. Or just buy an external, USB-connected DVD drive. They're quite cheap these days. 
Cheers... Dorian Hausman
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