Upgrading RAM & HDD

Hi,
I'm upgrading my laptop,
Windows 8.1 64-bit, Intel Core i7-4700MP @ 2.40GHz
Currently 12GB Ram - 8GB & 4GB Kingston DDR3
Currently 1TB Toshiba HDD
http://storage.toshiba.eu/cms/en/hdd/computing/product_detail.jsp?productid=409
I'm looking to upgrade the 4GB RAM to an 8GB, just i'm not sure how many pins each one has. Any guidance where to find this without taking the machine apart would be handy! - I believe its a 204pin??
Also looking to add a second hard-drive to my machine, just what is the maximum size this laptop can take? Ideally i'd like another 1TB HDD (same make) as my existing one. Is this possible? Can the system recongise two 1TB hard drives?
EDIT: Is it possible to have the second one as a Solid state drive? Although not sure really of the benefits of having it as a slave instead of a master drive.
Many Thanks
Dan
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Manual - Page 2
Specs
RAM: Yes it is 204pin SODIMM SDRAM you want. You have to buy the memory stick of the exact configuration & preferably same brand as the one already installed in your laptop & listed in the Service manual, for it to work successfully.
RAM configuration: 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz PC3L-12800 1.35V SODIMM SDRAM
Run this tool to know the configuration & details of RAM already installed.
Page 51 details the replacement procedure, pretty simple.
HDD: According to the manual, it has Dual HDD support. You can put another 1TB 2.5inch 9.5mm SATA HDD. You have to buy additonal Hard Drive Hardware Kit (HP Prt number : 720237-001) to install them on to the secondary bay for data storage.
I would prefer faster 7200rpm HDD with higher cache like this , if you want more storage.
Alternatively, you can replace current HDD with SSD of similar form factor (2.5inch SATA 7mm or 9.5mm thickness) and make it as boot drive by migrating the whole HDD to SSD before replacement & put old HDD to secondary bay for storage. SSD would defintely boost up the performance drastically but they are costly - but I would say worth the cost.
Page 48-50 details the replacement procedure. Its comparitively simple to do.
Regards
Visruth
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