Lenovo ThinkPad T480 RAM Replacement

ID: 139943

Description: If you need to replace or upgrade the RAM of...

Steps:

1. Disable the battery, power down, and unplug your device before you begin.
2. Flip the laptop over so the bottom of the device is showing.

3. Using your fingers, slide the lock on each side of the battery to the unlocked position.
4. Remove the battery from the slot.

5. Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen the six captive screws.

6. Insert the blue plastic opening tool into the space between the lower case and the chassis.
7. Slide the opening tool around the perimeter of the case to release the clips holding the case and the chassis together.
8. If it feels like the battery well portion of the back cover isn't loose, these clips may be holding the cover to the laptop. Use your opening tool to pry the clips loose and try removing the cover again.
9. Remove the back case.

10. Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 4.6 mm screws that secure the internal battery to the frame.

11. Use the spudger to slide the battery socket connector parallel to the motherboard and out of its socket on the motherboard.

12. Lift the battery straight out of its recess and remove it.
13. If the battery is difficult to remove from the recess, use a nylon spudger to gently lift it on one edge, making it easier to grasp and remove by hand.
14. To prevent damage or potential fire, do not bend or flex the battery. Only use a plastic spudger and avoid any sharp tools that could puncture the battery.

15. Pull the black plastic sheet back to reveal the RAM stick.
16. Using your fingers, pull the metal arms (located on both sides of the RAM stick) slightly away from it .
17. The RAM will pop up by a few millimeters.
18. Remove it at an angle and not straight up so you don't damage the socket.

19. Slide the RAM stick out from the memory module slot.
20. Repeat for the RAM stick located below. This computer did not have RAM in the slot below however.