Upgrades SSD an Ram for my dv7 2050es

Hi, I want to Upgrade some parts of Hardware on my HP Pavilion dv7 2050es But I need Information...
What SSD can I install??? I dont want problems withs the parts... I am thinking in the Samsung 840 120Gb But i dont know if my motherboard support this.. And The Bios is very Limited... What SSD With secure..Can I install?? I need one of a good Mark
And the other question is the Ram... I want to upgrade the 4Gb (2x2Gb) and Put 8gb (2x4Gb) and the model is DDR2 800
But This kind of memorys its very Expensive... I have other options???
Thanks for the reply..
Gretingss
PDorry for my bad English Im spanish.
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Hi,
You won't go wrong with the following information, they guarantee that:
http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/HP-memory/Pavilion+DV7+Series/Pavilion+dv7-2050ea-upgrades.html
(You can expand to see more options).
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BH
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