How to upgrade RAM & SSD on Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 [+Tear-down guide]

[@wolfstorm5394]

Guys don't forget to always disconnect your battery when working with the internals, no matter how simple you think the task is...I learnt the hard way

[@keyable]

Or lenovo has DISCONNECT BATTERY option from BIOS, it allows you to turn off battery without physically disconnecting it.

[@LaFonteCheVi]

Yup, just learned that lesson. I should have listened to my better judgement instead of this guy. Dropped a screw and it's a goner.

[@AlexOfTheStars]

Hey i am new to this so i got a question about it Would disomconnecting the battery eletrocute me or something like that

[@wolfstorm5394]

@@AlexOfTheStars I'm not sure I understand your question

[@AlexOfTheStars]

@@wolfstorm5394 like if i hold it without using any kind of tool would it electrocute me or maybe fry the board

[@jooholee4742]

Wow. Thank you so much for the side panel part. I dont think i could have done it without this video!

[@habibienomics]

Man, your method of opening the backcover of the laptop is the best among any other tutorial. You really save me. Thanks a lot!

[@TobiasHunt]

Thanks for being the first to actually show exactly where on the sides the baseplate needs to be unclipped. I struggled to figure out exactly where it comes off as there are a few grooves that look like they are where it detached. 👍👍👍

[@Sidarathon]

This saved me undoubtedly breaking off one or more vital tiny plastic tabs trying to get the case open, thank you!

[@Snake_hips]

Thanks for this. Just upgraded to 64gb ddr5 with no issue whatsoever. It's been a while since I upgraded a pc of mine, so your video was very.

[@JoshuaG]

One fatal flaw about this guide: ALWAYS REMOVE THE BATTERY 😱 even if the upgrade is a quick ram and ssd upgrade 😅👍

[@waskitodwiwicaksoputro7810]

yes prevent anything to go wrong

[@AchmadBadra]

Prevent potential static on motherboard.

[@nikapanchulidze1179]

Or turn off the battery in BIOS

[@reptilespantoso]

LOL I wanted to say that.

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

@Joshua Gabriel Actually, you DON'T need to REMOVE the battery ... JUST DISCONNECT IT !

[@madnone]

thank you so much for this guide! your instructions are perfectly clear, could not miss a single step if i tried ;) just installed a ssd in the empty slot thanks to you!

[@jpb2692]

Thanks for the guide! Felt like I was gonna break it at times. Can confirm for those using it for content creation (Adobe suite), the RAM upgrade from 16 to 64GB is a MUST. My initial Premiere testing for a h264 export had it exporting in half the time after the upgrade. I used Corsair Vengeance as the Kingstons were a bit too expensive.

[@karanbalwani]

2:36 the PC cabinet has such pleasing aesthetics.

[@SolarMinerPH]

Thanks for the tip about removing the back panel. I cannot remove it on my first try but after following your tips I managed to do it.

[@btbarr16]

I had a Dell years ago that was so easy to open. It literally had one screw. It was a flat panel that clipped in around 3 of the 4 sides. The screw was actually captured in the panel. So, unscrewing it raised the panel up to where I could easily pull it off with my finger. I wish more companies would design the backplates like that.

[@aaronmorris9352]

Thank you for this guide, made it easy to remove the bottom without scratching everything up. Added a 2TB SSD in to complement the factory 1TB.

[@arun806]

Followed the steps and couldn't get the ssd to show up on the disk utility window. Curious to find out what kind of ssd you installed. An amazon link will be helpful.

[@raakareiska9804]

@@arun806 I was going to get 1tb SSD but I checked Lenovo documents and it says it is capable only to 512gb?

[@AhirZamanSairi]

7:28 What does he mean by not getting the performance with raid? If I get my legion 5i pro with 512, can't I just replace/add others however I please? What should I watch out for that he's talking about?

[@Ironman-BB]

Yeah I am also hearing this for first time.

[@dewantanvirahmed6991]

Many love and respect from Bangladesh ❤️🇧🇩

[@jordychinchin]

Helpful guide. Just upgraded the ram on my Lenovo Legion 5 pro 16IAH7 Thanks!

[@leothalion3983]

I genuinely appreciate your channel! Thank you so much!!!

[@layhosik]

Excellent detailed step by step video. Thank you!

[@0farmerjohn0]

That's detailed man! thanks! subscribed! no nonsense direct to the point and quality content.

[@keith.loves.lasagna]

Excellent video! Thanks so much! I'm at 64GB RAM now 😎

[@turbomg1]

Thank you. It was very useful to me!

[@A.A.]

Thanks. I guess only video that tells the proper way to open back and side.

[@swoop66]

Exactly what I need to performed the memory upgrade on a 2023 Legion 5 pro, i7-13700hx 🎉 Minor differences: memory modules are installed with one facing down the other up. The slots in the modules won't let you install them incorrectly anyway. The back cover design was slightly different, but a plastic pry tool worked the same way - run the pry tool around the seam of the back panel and it gently separates from the chassis. Good news - no RAID drive setup so I have a free slot for another SSD!

[@swoop66]

Update: installed 4TB SSD. Screams thru 4K video now 😁

[@venkata7226]

I have the same model as you and i looking to upgrade my 1TB version 😅

[@Dont-Evan-Bother]

I'm currently saving up for a legion laptop. Need a solid pc whilst I'm on the move. Thanks for the videos 😊

[@Echo4Yankee]

Thank you for this video. Everyone was saying it was gen 3 nvme drives. They were wrong and I almost spent $220 on a gen 3 drive. I decided on 64GB of G Skill Ripjaws 4800 mhz and a 4TB WD SN850X.

[@joejenkins8304]

Thanks... got a reburb 7i pro with 4080 and came with two 1tb Gen4 SSDs... $1900 on the bay... anyways, grabbed a 2tb Samsung Gen4 990 and threw it in the second bay and took the old gen4 1tb ssd and threw that in my PS5. Getting the back cover off was a pain... your guide helped.

[@rangerfan142]

What build is the desktop you have in your video? Looks super clean!

[@xthunnini]

Would this work on a legion 5 pro 2022?

[@lol604]

Thank you so much for this it was so easy to follow as I have the same laptop

[@jjboybeamer]

What size of screwdriver to remove the smaller screw on the ssd please thanks

[@MetRoamer]

Thank you for explaining it clearly in detail.

[@puruttyaaa]

Hey Lauri, thanks for the helpful video, I loved it, step by step. I would like to call a honourable mention: I bought a 3.3mm thick kingston fury renegade ssd(2tb) which is filled from both sides. it doesn't fit into the ssd slot where is the factory ssd. because the cables under it are blocking the way. SSD-s which have data only on the upper side fits there only(2,38mm thick). but the other ssd slot perfectly accepts the thicker ssd too.

[@footage3914]

Have you found a replacement that fits?

[@puruttyaaa]

@@footage3914 it fits only into the other ssd slot . If I want a 2tb ssd instead of the factory one, i should look one like the samsung 980 pro(which only has chips on one side)

[@Myaseen321]

But u can add a 2tb ssd on one slot if u choose one which fits in the ssd slot right and will the 2tb one will be as fast as the 1tb(if buy a fast 2tb one) and no problem will be caused in the laptop if u do that since in lenovo legion website it says upto 1tb ssd since it has only one ssd slot in the laptop and u add a 2tb in it? Ur feedback would be appreciated

[@puruttyaaa]

@@Myaseen321 this laptop has 2 ssd slots. 1 can be double sided, one is single sided since motherboard part blocks from under side.

[@Myaseen321]

@@puruttyaaa no u did not understand my question I meant that I have ordered legion 7 slim amd advantage and it has only one ssd slot and comes with 1 tb nvme Gen 4 and can I upgrade my existing one with 2tb nvme ssd with same specs and will the laptop run it with no problem and the same speed? Again thanks in advance

[@marcelaelizalde]

Thank you very much. You helped me a lot.

[@tusharishware1156]

How much capacity of gen 3 and gen 4 SSD can we install PER slot?

[@davepeixoto6914]

Thank you for this video I've just upgraded my laptop.👍👍👍👍

[@sangeethpriyashan2205]

thanks for that opening tip its life saver😆🙏💪

[@dexterdakanay711]

i believe the left slot can accommodate DOUBLE SIDED ssd, while the primary on the right can only handle SINGLE sided SSD.

[@mauricionarcia2015]

Well what's the performance difference? Before an after

[@AmeyaKhandekar28]

Thank you! This video is very helpful

[@perryteo1406]

i just realised that we cant enable XMP for Legion 5i Pro. damn it. I took your advice and bought the Kingston. Are your RAMs running at 4800MHz even? I went into the forum and saw people running it at lower speeds due to not being able to enable XMP.

[@Gibby2021]

thank god i did not buy this then

[@Gibby2021]

yeah becuase this is a gen 7 lenovo legion 5 pro, this ram only works for that generation

[@perryteo1406]

@@Gibby2021 nope. I got a gen7. it doesn't have xmp option in the BIOS in any case. 64gb does work though and at 4800MHz. ;\ oh well - by the way I personally feel that it's totally pointless to go 64gb.

[@Gibby2021]

@@perryteo1406 oh really? my bad. Other from that, how is that laptop?

[@jergoz]

Is it compatible with the new RAM FURY 5600MT/s?

[@giiopran]

is for AMD version works too for 64gigs dude???

[@liszkaprzemek]

Quick question, I'm getting a new laptop. At the same time, I bought Samsung SSD 990 pro. How to transfer original Windows which comes preinstalled on the original Lenovo SSD to the new one?

[@5abivt]

Anyone know which drive is the one with the OS on it ? Upgrading my m.2 drives and cloned them but don’t know which one is C:

[@Mr_Megamind]

Thanks for the video, just wondering is it possible to change the keyboard keycaps layout on a 5i pro ?? Like for example change a european german keyboard to a QWERTY international keyboard

[@StefanUrkel]

@Tech Notice : was the video your first time taking the bottom cover off? yoru first step of pulling up on the back (where ports are) to snap off the bottom cover area there, is that safe to pull up on that back (the part that stucks out paste the display and has the rear ports). it seems the bottom cover is on very tightly with no gaps for finger nails really.. it really seems to need those special plastic tools.

[@vandalsgo9239]

It seems this laptop if get 2x NVME SSDs in stock, the PCIE 4.0 for dedicated graphic card will be x8 not x16. And the stock recovery media disk from Lenovo will be stuck forever if the laptop configuration from stock is 2xSSD in RAID 0 mode. You have to turn off intel VMD mode to use non-RAID mode to recovery from recovery media disk. Anyone knows how Lenovo install their OS on RAID 0 mode?

[@eddienunez8206]

great video. i added a 1tb of storage and on the other side i still have the factory one . do i have to copy that data to the new 1tb in order to swap it out or it just automatically saves my info to the 1tb.

[@zak0r620]

Bro which company ram did come out from laptop

[@HushenSavani]

Hey man, how the 64gb RAM is holding up on this device.. facing any issues or is it still running flawlessly?

[@AhirZamanSairi]

7:38 what is he not recommending here?

[@absaglam]

wow, thank you for the hint. It is very useful.

[@Samanuske-100]

is it the 15AIH7H ?

[@rizkyna23]

What screw bit type you used for?

[@francogiron7641]

Hi, can i put 2tb in each slot?

[@robinson7684]

Thanks for this video!!! Question: What's the down side of getting TWO Lenovo Factory 1tb ssd in my 5i pro gen7 and adding 64gb ram??? Vs 1tb ssd Factory and One after 1tb like on this video

[@Chookz85]

Is this still the same upgrade process for a 7i pro Gen 8? Cheers

[@CaseyHancocki3luefire]

i have the 2023 laptop and it is slightly different for the prying positions.

[@xingda6018]

For those who refer to Lenovo official manual said that the second slot SSD need to be m.2 2242, I just install the M.2 2280 2TB ssd into my Legion 5 (15ACH6H), its totally can fit into my laptop and run smooth with no problem at all, just stick with 2TB rather than 1TB .

[@madjayax731]

What is the SSD name you use to the 2nd slot?

[@xingda6018]

@@madjayax731 Adata XPG SX8200pro

[@xingda6018]

@@madjayax731 2TB

[@jajarolignu6449]

Does it have any room for a 2,5'' SSD?

[@tonyharrison4378]

Thanks for the vid. Is this the same process for the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 7 (non-Pro) with 15.6" screen?

[@jaysontoliongko32]

This is same wjth lenovo kegion 5 pro?

[@IBaitman]

3:55 ... How about a crowbar?

[@REDIUS999]

Would be great to show how to refresh the paste used in cpu and gpu

[@alexisiso8670]

Great Job, thank you

[@thefriendshipship532]

Both NVME M2 slot support 2280 ? thx :-)

[@CageyLeigh]

I had read that a 2.5” SSD could be used, but I dom’t see anyplace where one would go.

[@MrSeinfeldFan2]

Excellent Tutorial. Thx

[@tomfiddich1238]

If I have the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, can I use the same upgrades or do I need specific upgrades tailored to my laptop?

[@andrewwallwork9257]

Can you enable RAID 0 for the SSDs?

[@sutv6754]

I've read different things and at Lenovo Website it states on 32GB max. I know you and many others do upgrade the ram. My question is this. Is there a lot of improvement upgrading to 64GB.I am a video editor only. I've heard many things about upgrading the ram and some say the bios does not even recognize it's been upgraded. I tried your link but that takes to long to get. Ram seems to be in shortage across the board. I found 2 sticks of laptop 32gb each of DDR5 that is 5200MHZ. Is that ok? I see you are using 4800. But I can get the 5200 by Monday before I leave to go on the road. Please let me know if 5200 is ok.

[@d1kgaws12]

I'm just wondering. Does this work with a Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (the AMD version)?

[@Gibby2021]

yes

[@HDRPC]

Sir when its timeline performance video is coming?? Sir i want to ask that if i have upgraded my PC ram from 16gb to 32gb so i think it will be better to install Windows again?? What you say? As far as i think after installing new ram when i do a new Windows installation all programs will adopt 32gb not like previous 16gb. What you say?

[@btbarr16]

Is there any benefit to upgrading the ram if I don't need the extra GBs of memory? Would a CL38 vs CL40 kit make much of a difference?

[@ogworker72]

When choosing a new ssd, should I get it with a heatsink or without? Thanks

[@Humanoider]

Better without. It's not so much space for heatstick.

[@shjmax]

Please could you do a comparison video of ASUS M16 vs legion 5i pro

[@om1978]

Hi good video, do you know if the nvme slots admit double side nvme like firecuda 530 of 4tb or any 4tb or more drive

[@thebrizzy]

Can it take two 2tb?

[@stevekima8881]

Im thinking if buying a samsung 980 pro 512 gb ssd pcie gen 4. Will it be compatible with the pre existing ssd? And is the Kingston ddr5 ram a good ram for upgrade?

[@hellawolf]

I was thinking of upgrading from 16gb to 32gb ddr5 on my 2022 Legion 5i pro. Do you think ill gain any performance by doing so?

[@AnnkurKumar]

Kindly help and make a video on Dell XPS 15 L501x upgrade.

[@MeR-md1jq]

Does the slot for the 2nd nvme drive come with a standoff and screw? Thanks!

[@theTechNotice]

Yes, mine did.

[@dalkarl1]

Hey, just ordered a Legion 5i Pro gen 7 with the 3070Ti and Intel i7 12700 .... however lenove state max 32GB Ram, and i noticed you put in 64GB ?, did i miss something ?

[@matiasrpp8935]

Hi! Will 64gb ram upgrade work in the lenovo legion 5i gen 7? The non pro version. Thanks

[@CSEliot]

Thanks!

[@kenramos6728]

With the same RAM, will it work for ROG Scar 15 (2022)?

[@cristianfurno3952]

I bought the configuration with 512gb. Can I add a 1Tb SSD? If so, which one would you recommend among those you posted in the description? thank you.

[@footage3914]

What drive did you end up getting to replace your 512gb config. I'm thinking about getting the 1TB version of what those laptops come with. Was going for a Samsung 980 pro, but I'm not sure now.

[@cristianfurno3952]

@@footage3914 I have installed a Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD in the free slot. Everything works perfectly. This SSD has the same speed as the SSD installed by the company. The installation was quite simple thanks to this video guide, obviously you have to have the right equipment. Remember to disable the battery from the BIOS before proceeding with the installation.

[@ronishane]

@@cristianfurno3952 what is stock ram config is it x8 or x16 ?

[@IBaitman]

@@ronishane it really doesn't matter for ddr5... As per Jarrod.

[@thanos3814]

The first♥️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rayminmartinez8478]

Can i put a 5600 ram? On that laptop

[@grantorino9049]

Why would you Exchange DDR5 for DDR5? Mine already came with it oO

[@fractalalpaca9027]

Thank u bro

[@hikikomorihachiman7491]

I am confused here, what’s the maximum ram capacity we can install ? 64gb? Then when you showed 64 gb ram, will you only be able to put one of these? Or put 64+64? Or 32+32?

[@Selimify]

@hikikomorihachiman7491 from my researches I have 2021 legion pro stingray white and my limit for maximum size for ram is 32x32 64gb total size I can't go higher than that because of motherboard limitations

[@enriqueaguilar3536]

Does anyone know if I can do the same thing on the Legion Pro i7 for the ram upgrade?

[@subhojitkumar7375]

Love from India sir

[@VizioN-Scope]

ALWAYS disconnect the battery before you install anything.

[@JonToons0208]

Cool invention

[@gamingland2074]

thanks i just installed my ssd from previous laptop to it , although opening process was pain in the as*

[@katsubodesign]

Hello, friend, will I be able to put 64 gb of RAM on my Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 (82WK006AUS)? and will the one I have fit?

[@Lynn4]

Is it possible to swap the wifi card?

[@Gibby2021]

yes

[@sparcoevo717]

If you run both SSD slots, will it affect your gpu?

[@theTechNotice]

No.

[@ramir332]

Should I buy a heatsink thats 2mm or 4mm??

[@ariavision]

If you have EVO 980 then yes if EVO 970 not

[@ramir332]

@@ariavision I have a Lenovo legion laptop that's why I ask...

[@ariavision]

@@ramir332 the question was: if you having Samsung Evo 980 M.2 drive then you need to buy heatsink as Samsung Evo 980 getting very hot . Still check if the bottom of the laptop getting hot or not. I’m using legion 5 as well

[@ramir332]

@@ariavision nice thank you!! Also do you know if all m2s need heat sinks like if it wasn't Evo 980. If it were crucial so those need heat sinks or just the Evo 980? How do you know?

[@ariavision]

@@ramir332 heatsink is actually recommended but as said I’m self not using it…. With EVO 980 it’s must as EVO 980 is getting very hot due the chip that Samsung have used