🛠️ How to open Lenovo LOQ 15 (15IPH11) - disassembly and upgrade options

hey everyone today we are opening the lenovo lock 15 ip h11 you can find the full review benchmarks display tests and more on laptopmedia.com the link is below let's begin to reach the components we need to undo 10 screws and remove the bottom cover we are using a jis number one screwdriver the first four screws are shorter than the rest so keep them separate use a thin plastic tool to start releasing the cover clips be careful not to push the tool too far inside and damage a component the bottom cover is now off thermal pads on the bottom cover sit above both m.2 ssd positions here are the two slots this is the battery connector disconnected first this is the primary m.2 ssd ram slots are under this shield under the heat pipe sits the core ultra processor to its left is the geforce rtx 5050 laptop gpu the cooling system uses two fans this is the wi-fi card we start by unplugging the battery connector next we undo the battery screws they appear captive so we leave them in place this is a 60 watt hour lithium ion battery you can check the result of our battery life test on laptopmedia.com and don't forget to visit our top 100 laptops with the best battery life ranking page now we remove the installed ssd our unit has a 512 gigabyte kioxia eg7 m.2 2242 nvme ssd this primary slot runs on pci express 4x4 we return the ssd to its slot this slot accepts both shorter and longer m.2 drives now we remove the metal ram shield we look for a safer pry point away from soldered components on the motherboard the shield is locked tightly into its metal clips here are the two slots we remove the installed memory module it is a 16 gigabyte sk hynix ddr 55600 so dim module the slots support ddr 55600 dual channel memory lenovo lists up to 32 gigabytes when reinstalling the shield align every metal clip with the middle of its latch follow the direction of the printed arrow on the cover check all sides before pressing down these steel clips can break and this cover fits very tightly here is the underside of the touch pad this is the realtek rtl 885 to be wi-fi 6 card with bluetooth 5.3 now we put the battery back into place and reconnect it that's the inside of the lenovo lock 15 ip h11 for thermals display tests battery life and upgrade notes read the full review on laptopmedia.com thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe