Lenovo Thinkpad P16v gen1 I7 upgrade option

[@RenaudBGYM]

Thanks for explaining this. Exactly what I needed. Very helpful and crystal clear.

[@koskoskng]

Forgot to mention that the battery should be switched off on BIOS or unplugged from board before any sort of upgrade operations!

[@jgrant3353]

Thanks for the video. I wasn't sure about the best way to remove the back cover, so this was helpful. How is your plastic tool made? Is it a credit card? How thick is it?

[@memood00]

credit card will work

[@laura-ann.0726]

I just bought the AMD version of this laptop. Like yours, it only has 16 gB of RAM and a single 512 gB SSD. I want to upgrade both the RAM and storage. My question is, did the RAM and SSD's in your laptop have thermal pads? If so, can you re-use them or should you use new ones? My first impressions: It seems very solidly built, without being excessively heavy. Weight is about 5.2 lb. There is no RJ-45 port for Ethernet, so if you want to connect to an Ethernet router, you will need to purchase a USC-C Hub that includes an Ethernet port. These hubs cost around $30 for a 6-in-1, up to about $50 for a 10-in-1. Be sure that the hub you buy supports 10 Gb/sec on the USB ports, and 1 Gb/sec on the Ethernet port. Some of the cheaper hubs only support 5 Gb/sec on USB and 100Mb/sec on Ethernet - you don't want one of these slow ones. Also, if you do an upgrade, do NOT discard the original SSD and RAM that came with the machine: if you need to make a warranty claim any time in the first year of ownership, you will need to re-install the original RAM and SSD's or Lenovo will deny your warranty claim.

[@memood00]

Hi Laura , for the Ram there was no thermal pads with it , but for the ssd it was thermal pad , if they are in good shape you can re-use it if not you can install new one

[@peto348]

I have counted 9 screws.

[@leuphoniemusic]

How is the thermal situation - do the fans easily go spinning or only under heavy-duty tasks? And how is the keyboard - I hear it comes with 1.5 mm of key travel?

[@memood00]

the Thermal Situation is very good , I was working on this laptop for couple days and the fans barely spinning hard with heavy loads , it can handle the heavy loads Easily !!

[@laura-ann.0726]

The fans only spin up under heavy task loading, or if you are using the laptop in an area where the air temperature is above 80°F. The ThinkPad has pretty good thermal management for a laptop. If you are used to desktop keyboards that have 3~5 mm of key travel, this laptop keyboard, with it's 1.5mm keys, will feel strange at first, but you will get used to it pretty quickly.