vaio f12 series, help some questions?

Hi!, I`m a newbie here. I wish to know some answers from experts regarding my new f12 series.
specs.Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Processor 1.73 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.93 GHz*1,8 GB DDR3 SDRAM*2, 640 GB*3 (Serial ATA, 5400 rpm)....
1) i`m wondering if i change my standard 640 hdd 5400rpm, with 500hdd 9500420as xt hybrid will my recovery disk recognized it and be able to install oem and factory settings? OR use it as normal HDD does?
2) I have installed stuff on my 640gb hdd like mp3,video and sofwares for a space of 250gb. and to make a backup disk, how big the capacity of hardisk, will i need?
3)assuming all files were transfer to new HDD, can i uninstalled all vaio sonywares in the control panel, unintstall programs?, Updates in the sony sites i downloaded. will this updates can be installed w/out the sony vaio update software?
Thank you for any help I find here, glad to know this sites, God Bless and more wisdom to all! Patrick

 

Make the restore DVD's before swapping, and yes, they will restore the OEM image to whatever drive you have in there, if that is the Restore Image you want re-installed. I recommend going fresh without all the bloatware or un-needed utilities. The XT requires no extra software to do it's thing, so you should treat it as it were any other notebook drive.

So you have about 250GB of stuff already on the HDD? Here, I would recommend you getting an external enclosure for the OEM 640GB HDD that you are taking out, then when you get the new Seagate XT in place, you could just plug in the external and move your files back over, or just use it as your backup external.

Like I said above, when you're installing the new drive, just start fresh with a squeeky clean install of Windows 7.

 

Thks a lot! Sir,well said. I`m excited now for my new harddrive hope it will amuse me w/ the speed. God Bless.