Lenovo T450s Memory Slots
The T450 has 2 memory slots; the T450s has a single slot with 4GB soldered. In general, 5th generation machines will support the 16GB DIMMs now available. They are expensive, but they do allow more expansion. This implies a max of 20GB on T450s and 32GB on T450. 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 - Intel Core i5-5200U ( 2.20GHz 1600MHz 3MB) 20bx001pus $467.00 Lenovo ThinkPad T450s Ultrabook - Intel Core i7-5600U (4MB Cache, up to 3.20GHz) t450sbestsap.
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
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.
3. Upgrade the SSD
Here’s WWAN M.2 slot, I will install a Plextor 2242 M.2 SSD into the slot.
Lenovo T450s Memory Upgrade 16gb
4. Upgrade the hard drive
Lenovo T450s Memory Slots Upgrade
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.