Lenovo T450 M.2 Slot
In this guide, I’ll be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad T450s in order to access and upgrade the hard drive, SSD and RAM.
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 (Imgur (you see the 500GB HDD, a 16GB M.2 SSD, and a '3rd M.2 SSD Slot'. Laptop M.2 Compatibility List. Security Lock slot. More Lenovo ThinkPad T450 configurations Lenovo ThinkPad T450. Intel Core i5-5300U. A new firmware version to correct these issues is currently undergoing beta testing.' So I am returning it and will get the MyDigital M.2 SSD instead. Can/should you still use the 16gb M.2 as a cache drive while using the '3rd' M.2 slot- SSD as boot drive? Lenovo ThinkPad T450 - 14' - Core i7 5600U - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - US overview and full product specs on CNET. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 - M.2 Card. Security lock slot (cable lock.
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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.
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
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.
Here’s my new Kingston 8GB DDR3L-1600MHz RAM.
Lenovo T450 M.2 Slot
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
Lenovo T450 M.2 Ssd Slot
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.