Upgrading Macbook 2008

Hi, im looking to upgrade my macbook late 2008 aluminum edition. I want to add more memory and a new hard drive, i done some reserch to see what is compatitable so i know what to buy, but i just want to make sure the parts will work before i buy them
Here is what i am looking to install:
RAM:
8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 SODIMM (204 pin) 1066Mhz PC3 8500
Hard Drive:
M8 1TB 2.5 inch SATA II 8MB 9.5mm Hard Drive
My macbook specs are:
Model Identifier:          MacBook5,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Any help would be great, also i am looking to replace the parts myself, and i am new to macs.. is it possible? if so can an amature like me do it.
Thanks, i look forward to hearing for u guys

Hi, jtri93... did the replacement work for you? Im also planning to upgrade mine.. I have already found a replacement for my RAM but....
I have second thoughts on the hard drive because when I asked the sales rep from a certified Mac retailer shop he said the recommended hard drive for the Mac Aluminum late 2008 edition is just upto 320gb, more than that the Mac will crash... Now, I would just like to ask if the 1 TB worked perfectly fine with your Mac? I believe we have the same macbook specs, just as you stated above.
Hope you can enlighten me on this.. Thank you very very much...

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i had some issues with the time Machine back-up restore, probably because i was using the Leapord disk that came with my computer instead of the Snow Leapord disk.
But anyway, I took out the old hard drive, but it an external HD case, and put in the new harddrive.
I booted up from the external drive and used a program called Super Duper (http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html) to make a clone of the old HD on the new HD. You then boot up from the new HD and it should be just like your old one.
(Note: the Time machine back-up feature should work, but it didn't for me . You could also try that)
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