Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06 SSD and RAM Upgrade Guide

[@yuvitv1034]

this laptop works with 20 gb ram, I did with crucial 16gb ram stick, the lenovo website says it only supports 12gb but is supports 20 gb max

[@BrueComputing]

Thanks, great feedback.

[@rasyasejati]

thank you

[@normanchiu847]

You are my hero. I was looking all around for this info.

[@felixique]

@@normanchiu847have you upgraded yours already?

[@Shenron666]

Thanks, did the same, work like a charm

[@波叔日常]

Hello James, thank you so much for the great work. Could you make another videos for adding another 2.5 inch SSD to this laptop?

[@paoloclinxr4022]

Thanks for this. Planning on replacing the RAM myself since laptop services here charge an enormous fee for replacing ram.

[@FirstLast-zj1lh]

Thanks. This also applied to my IdeaPad 3 15ALC6. I could not figure out where the ram slot was. Its been a while since I opened up a laptop, first time I've seen it with some sort of protective cover. I thought it was the soldered RAM. Also, other videos and guides for my model threw me off- showed a different motherboard for some reason. So I guess there are variations within the 15ALC6 models.

[@rezamohammadi1210]

It was very helpful I did upgrade my ram to 12 Gigs Thank you so much

[@chriscopley3005]

Perfect! I have the 15ABA7 and this process was exactly the same for mine. I'd got the back cover off, but had no idea that ram cover was removable. You've saved me a lot of time with this :)

[@johnwatson4801]

Any idea if this model suffers from the hinge failure (plastic body cracking) that other Lenovo models suffer from? YT shows stacks of videos of failed hinges / bodywork but they are for previous models.

[@huzaifaadnan9725]

ive had it for almost 8 months. its fine so far.

[@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel]

Hey James, thanks for the great tutorial. I have just purchased one of these laptops and using your recommendations above have upgraded it. You mention adding a 2.5 inch SSD to this laptop with a SATA cable. What type of cable would I need to do this and is it as simple to do as the other upgrades in this video? Thanks

[@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel]

The cable that worked for me is the HS560 HDD SATA Hard Drive Connector Cable Part number NBX0001VD10.

[@alexispariona7436]

@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Thank for the info, bro!

[@norbertfekete2565]

​@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Hi, Could you please show where to connect that cable on the motherboard? I could not find a connector for that. Thanks

[@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel]

Hi Norbert, you'll find the connection point (a small clip) near the top left screw hole where the battery sits. Ideally you don't want to clamp the cable under the battery. Instead the ribbon cable should sit above the battery and if needed be taped down. Hope this helps.

[@norbertfekete2565]

​@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Hi, Thank you so much for your reply, I beleive I found it, but the additional SSD is still does not seems to be working. But it must be an issue in the settings now. Thanks again

[@BuffaloC305]

Thajnks for mentioning the 2.5" drive bay and needed cable addition. I still avoid models that have 'RAM soldered to mainboard'.

[@stephenhall3515]

A good, clear tutorial. Please advise on whether RAM addition makes the total dual core. Also please recommend a tutorial for using a SATA SSD alongside the NVMe.

[@mootal2812]

Should disconnect/remove the battery first

[@ItsEkap]

Great Vids man, but what is the name of the cable you need for the drive area?

[@2TVshanedawson]

What is the plastic pen looking tool called that you disconnected the battery with?

[@alecbiswell-ayres5084]

This was tremendously helpful. TYSM

[@BrueComputing]

Glad it helped!

[@nik_zacharakis]

I have the IdeaPad 15ALC6 with an 8GB ram. Can this ram Kingston Fury Beast 32GB DDR4 be replaced for the one I already have?

[@GranularRaccoon]

No max 20gb of ram can be used

[@whitecrow121m]

Thanks very much it helped me alot to install ssd drive , one question where i can find the other ram slot

[@dcveles]

great work !

[@ayenackaye2625]

Great video, helped me a lot.

[@Shenron666]

Do you have a "name" for the SSD cable ? i can't find a 100% sure model

[@evolutionkakumei]

Thanks. This helped alot

[@BrueComputing]

Glad it helped

[@DWAnthony]

Thanks for the video. I installed a Crucial CT1000P2SSD8 and the Windows 10 install CD does not recognize the drive. Any idea where to get the *.INF files to install the needed drivers?

[@GamingWithJoel]

I’m planning on upgrading my ssd soon and I was wondering does in the case that happens will all my data stay or be moved into the old ssd or there like any app I can use to make a clone of the ssd so I can safely upgrade and keep all my data and apps

[@justaguy7337]

What is the maximum ram upgrade for this laptop? Crucial says 20GB while Kingston says 12GB.

[@BrueComputing]

A 16GB SO-DIMM should work fine, so 20GB.

[@justaguy7337]

@@BrueComputing Thanks mate

[@justaguy7337]

@@BrueComputing I got myself a Kingston KVR32S22S8/16, the laptop works fine with it. Hope this information helps your future viewers.

[@Testimony201]

But pls will a 4+8gb ram making it 12gb work in dual channel mode?

[@BrueComputing]

@@Testimony201 Matched pair is preferable. 4+8 will interleave the first 8GB, not the final 4GB.

[@mahmoudfekry8777]

hi james , could you tell if we can put 2 hard disks ( hdd beside the main ssd ) on this laptop or not ? Great, simple and very helpful video by the way ❤

[@BuffaloC305]

He mentions the 2.5" drive bay and that we'd need to order the Lenovo SATA cable. This would be an SSD, and this makes this computer more usable - having a secondary storage device seems the best option. But for me, the soldered-on-RAM is a deal breaker.

[@santiagovelez2939]

@@BuffaloC305 Do you mean that instead of installing a 2.5 in the allocated space, we could install an NVME SSD and thus have two NVME SSDs on the laptop?

[@OtavioFonseca]

Can i hook up an external 4K display via HDMI (lid closed) ?

[@baybanng]

This is very useful Because i did not know where the ram should go, didnt know it is under the Protection Case at all, i am planning to upgrade mine to 16GB soon so this is very much Appreciated

[@Arc_Noir]

For what I know, this model only supports 8GB RAM on that slot.

[@vbvmaratha]

You can check the upgrades on crucial website by entering model number

[@yuvitv1034]

did toy upgrade this slot to 16gb is it working fine with total 20gb ram?

[@bigsmoke8352]

Heya man does upgradeing the RAM and SSD void the warranty?

[@-angelo8053]

What number is scrow for cooler laptop, i no can out cooler because scrow is small.

[@mbx90]

great video!

[@BrueComputing]

Thanks!

[@juweikwen4030]

Guru, many thanks for the video clip you produced here. This one is good for me to do some reset job if the power-button is not working to de-attached the power-cable in mainboard + battery set here. 14ABA7 Lenovo Idea-PAD used by me now.

[@kfsdk8]

what is the tool you use to remove the cover? Ah plastic pry tool

[@ashleeeshi6635]

I have lenovo ideapad 3 15ITL6 can i change battery ftom 38wh to 45wh

[@Bilkkis]

i got balck acreen after upgrade how to fix it ?

[@BrueComputing]

Have you installed or cloned Windows to the new drive?

[@gamotech2557]

this have onboard had?

[@numc282]

Thank you

[@Mini-Gun1239]

You forgot to add a disclaimer that you have to copy the system drive onto the m.2 before replacing it because it will cause problems.

[@bryankendrycastillogutarra830]

Es un ryzen 3 5300u o un ryzen 5 5500u?

[@alexispariona7436]

What is the model of the flex HDD I can add for this laptop?

[@jonathancas5944]

HS560 HDD SATA Hard Drive Connector NBX0001VD10.

[@tonyminglu]

Thanks, very useful :)

[@matheus-il]

really helpful :)

[@malvasia17]

thnk you!

[@martinliong9508]

my IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06 is running 4+4gb Ram, is it possible to upgrade into 8+8 ? The motherboard can support 16GB ?

[@JohnCarlBanate]

we have the same laptop the 4gb is soldered in the mother board so u can just replace the other 4gb stick into 16gb or 8gb to make it 12gbram or 20 gb

[@aradhaysingh147]

I have the same question too

[@aradhaysingh147]

@@JohnCarlBanate Damn no 8+8.... :(

[@aradhaysingh147]

@@JohnCarlBanate wait our motherboard supports till 16gb then how can we use 16gig stick?? I am confused I plan on adding more ram too

[@JohnCarlBanate]

@@aradhaysingh147 i went to lenovo store and told me dat i can upgrade my laptop upto 12gn of ram so i decided to go to a local store and they tried to put w 16gb ram then it works 16gb + the 4gb soldered =20total

[@debarpanmondal1565]

the laptop used is ideapad slim 3 or ideapad 3

[@BrueComputing]

IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06

[@hawg_rida2827]

So I wish to upgrade my RAM and I used the command to see my compatible RAM which said 16gb but when i went to crucial advisor it said 20gb max including the integrated 4 gb and now I dont know anymore which to believe. Please sent help. Great video by the way

[@yuvitv1034]

same question

[@hawg_rida2827]

@@yuvitv1034 Well im running it on 20gb ram right now and its fine

[@yuvitv1034]

@@hawg_rida2827 ty now I will go for 16gb stick, is there improvement in fps while gaming?

[@yuvitv1034]

@@hawg_rida2827 what brand ram did you use

[@hawg_rida2827]

@@yuvitv1034 I used crucial and yeah theres some fps improvement

[@stenji]

so can i put 32 gb in my laptop?

[@Mocasuuu]

Did u upgrade 32 gb?

[@tunnel7]

Well that was brill they charge a fortune for ram upgrade its a 5 minute job cheers

[@jayvee8746]

doos all lenovo ideapad 3 old to later upgradeable from RAM to SSD??