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In this guide, I’ll be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad T450s in order to access and upgrade the hard drive, SSD and RAM.
Re: Can I use M2 slot as second SSD storage on T450 07:32 PM I have a TS128GMTS400 (transcend 128GB m.2 42mm) and I am running my OS off it, and I have the factory ST500LM021-1KJ152 mechanical for general storage. Disappointing Thinkpad T450s specs! Discussion in 'Lenovo' started. The T440 and T450 also have 2 DIMM slots in which to install 16 GB. Raftina, Mar 1. Where there is room inside the slightly bigger T450 Lenovo added the second RAM slot compared with the T440, there is no room inside the T450s. Ibmthink, Mar 1, 2015 #10 (You must log. I have a T440, non-S, with no m.2 cache and no WAN. Thus, I have a free m.2 slot. My main disk is a HDD, so I'm looking for an m.2 SSD to supplement it with. However, it seems that most m.2 SSDs are in the longer 2280 form factor (in particular, my friend has a spare 128GB drive) while the T440 is only made to take shorted 2242 drives.
- Was looking around, trying to decide between the new Haswell equipped Lenovo ThinkPad T450 and T450s, and seem to have found enough information regarding the presence of m.2 slots (they should be there whether occupied in the configurator or not).
- Does the T450s have 2 M.2 Slots? I'm about the order a T450s, but I'm unclear if there are two M.2 expansion slots or just the one with the 16GB Cache drive. If you look at the image. IBM and Lenovo ThinkPad laptop enthusiasts! About careers press advertise blog. Using Reddit.
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Cable For Lenovo ThinkPad T450S
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1. Removing the bottom cover
First of all, unlock and remove the battery.
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover. Pry up and remove the cover.
You can use a guitar pick or any other piece of plastic to split the case.
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover. Pry up and remove the cover.
You can use a guitar pick or any other piece of plastic to split the case.
Under the bottom cover you can get access to the following internal components:
– Hard drive
– RAM slot
– M.2 slot
– Internal battery
– Heat sink and Cooling Fan
– Wireless card
– CMOS battery
– Speaker
– Hard drive
– RAM slot
– M.2 slot
– Internal battery
– Heat sink and Cooling Fan
– Wireless card
– CMOS battery
– Speaker
2. Upgrade the RAM
The ThinkPad T450s comes with 4GB DDR3L-1600MHz RAM, but it’s also has a spare RAM slot.
In my case, I will add a Kingston 8GB RAM.
In my case, I will add a Kingston 8GB RAM.
Here’s my new Kingston 8GB DDR3L-1600MHz RAM.
3. Upgrade the SSD
Here’s WWAN M.2 slot, I will install a Plextor 2242 M.2 SSD into the slot.
4. Upgrade the hard drive
The T450s comes with HGST 500GB 7200RPM hard drive. If necessary, you can upgrade to a larger capacity hard drive, or replace it with a 2.5″ SSD.
I'm looking to order a T450s and have a few questions about options when configuring the order:Lenovo T450 Specifications
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/th ... ies/t450s/1080 Display -- Does anyone know if the 1080 display (non-touch) is made by LG or AUO or someone else? There was extensive discussion about the T440s, and people got different brands and the AUO was the preferred brand.
16GB m.2 NGFF SSD -- If I remove this option, and want to add a 3rd party compatible NGFF SSD later, can I do this?