Satellite Pro A120 - can I upgrade to Windows 7?

I have a Satellite Pro A120 (model PSAC1A-045005 - purchased in Australia) I want to upgrade to Windows 7, XP
The Toshiba Australia website says it is not compatible with Windows 7 and the Windows XP upgrade to Windows 7 is not supported.
Searching the Web I found some sites that say they have the drivers on the computer. Only one address is the following:
http://driver-Toshiba.blogspot.com/2009/12/Toshiba-Satellite-Pro-A120-PSAC1-for.html

No doubt these drivers would be unofficial. They would be reliable or would it cause problems?
I use a wireless router so would be particularly concerned if it caused problems with this

To provide you with accurate answers, someone must have the same model of laptop and test it for you.
To be honest, you will be very happy if someone here will do that for you.

So my advice is: install Win7 and test these drivers only. If something is wrong or you will not be satisfied with the functionality, you can back up the operating system more former and supported when you want.

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