🛠️ How to open Lenovo Legion 9i (18″, Gen 10) - disassembly and upgrade options

Hey everyone, today we're opening the Lenovo Legion 9i18 Gen 10. Full reliability tests, display results, benchmarks, and more are on laptopmedia.com. Link below. Let's dive in. We start by removing 11 screws securing the bottom cover. Use a JIS number one screwdriver. All 11 are identical M2 7 mm screws. On reassembly, tighten to about 2 kilogram force cm. With a thin plastic pick, release the clips around the edge. A suction cup helps lift the panel cleanly. Done. The bottom plate is off. Cooling here uses four fans, a massive vapor chamber over CPU and GPU, plus dedicated heat sinks for the SSDs and VR AM memory. four user upgradeable DDR5sm slots up to 192 GB. We'll confirm the supported speeds in the full review. For best dual channel performance, populate match sticks in A2 and B2. Before touching the SSDs, disconnect the battery. Unplug the battery connector and remove its screws. This unit carries a 99.9Wh hour pack. Don't forget to visit and see our top 100 laptops with the best battery life ranking page. Take off the shield over the three storage bays. These are 3M222-80 PCI Express 4x4 slots. Remove the shield over the primary M.2 bay. This one is PCI Express 5x4. Our sample is populated with a Samsung PM9E12 TB drive. Peel back the metalized memory cover. One module, a -2. Two modules, a -2 and b-2. Three modules, a -1, a -2, and b2. Release the side latches and slide the memory module out. We aren't disconnecting this fan cable. It doesn't block service here, and avoiding it reduces wear on the header. Wireless module Intel Killer BE 1750X Wi-Fi 7 2x2 with Bluetooth 5.4. That's the inside of the Legion 9 i18. Gen 10, four SOD IIMMM slots, 4M.2 bays with a Gen 5 primary, Wi-Fi 7, and a 99.9wh battery. For thermals and noise under load, the display accuracy, and battery life results, check our detailed review on laptopmedia.com. Thanks for watching. Like, subscribe, and tell us what you want to see next.