Lenovo Thinkpad T450s Ram Slots

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Lenovo T440s RAM: What You Need. The Lenovo ThinkPad T440s has 4GB soldered onto the motherboard and an additional SODIMM slot, which is either empty (if you bought with 4GB) or has a chip in it. The base model ThinkPad T450s costs a very reasonable $881 and comes with a 2.2-GHz Core i5-5200U CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, Windows 8.1 non-Pro and a 1,600 x 900 nontouch screen. Memory Speed Processor Graphics i5-5200U 24 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz 3MB DDR3L-1600 Intel HD Graphics 5500 i5-5300U 2.3 GHz 2.9 GHz 3MB i7-5600U 2.6 GHz 3.2 GHz 4MB Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5500 in processor only, or Intel HD Graphics 5500 in processor and NVIDIA GeForce® 940M, 1GB memory (discrete models are only available in Western Europe). Lenovo ThinkPad T450s is a Windows 7 Professional laptop with a 14.00-inch display that has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It is powered by a Core i5 processor and it comes with 8GB of RAM. Discover the ThinkPad T450s, a 14' business laptop with up to 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors and up to 17 hours' battery life.

In this guide, I’ll be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad T450s in order to access and upgrade the hard drive, SSD and RAM.

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1. Removing the bottom cover

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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

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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.

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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

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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.