Upgrade T61p with SSD

I have a Thinkpad T61p Type 6460 - EEG T9300 and I want to upgrade my HD to a SSD Intel 320 - 300GB disk, and Windows 7. What is the procedure so I do not get trouble?
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This is probably just personal preferrence, but I prefer to run the lenovo system update before installing any windows updates. The reason is a newly installed windows version may not have drivers for all your hardware, windows update will see this and will try to install the best one's it feels match your hardware. I've seen this cause problems so I always run lenovo system update first, verify all the drivers for your hardware are working, then let windows update apply anything it recommends after I look at each update to confirm it's really something I want installed.
One specific issue that applies to the T61p is the nVidia drivers. If you install the latest version released by nVidia you're likely to have a problem, you need to first install the drivers authorized by Lenovo, then if you want to get the most performance from your graphics system you can update to a newer version (at your own risk).
read more here: nVidia Drivers
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hi Giacomo,
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Quote from: dudiz10 on 10-January-13, 19:20:54
Hi Everyone I'm New, Got Question About Upgrading MSI GT60 0ND With SSD.
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"Chen F" <[email protected]> 於 2013/8/15 上午10:27 寫道：
Kapil,
I had ever tried the process you suggested days ago by referring to closer issue reported in forum. However, I still encountered same failure after doing so. I will re-valid your suggestion after returning home tonight. I am afraid it related to SSD. Many thanks.
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