Lenovo X250 M.2 Slot
Posted : admin On 8/4/2022In this guide, I’ll be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad X250 in order to access and upgrade the hard drive, SSD and RAM.
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1. Removing the bottom cover
So I was doing a clean install of Windows on my Lenovo x250. It has a 16gb SSD M.2 'Cache' drive and a standard 500gb main drive. Unfortunately I selected the M2 drive as the installation path and formatted the other drive. So I have Windows on the smaller SSD which is now the 'C' drive. Lenovo ThinkPad X250 - Intel Core i5-5200U (3MB Cache, up to 2.70GHz) overview and full product specs on CNET. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 - M.2 Card. Security lock slot (cable lock.
First of all, unlock and remove the battery.
Remove eight screws securing the bottom cover to the laptop.
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- Description THINKPAD X250 ULTRABOOK; Processor: 5th Gen Intel Core i3-5010U Processor (3M Cache, 2.10 GHz) 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5200U Processor (3M Cache, 2.2GHz), Turbo Boost 2.0 (2.7GHz).
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Remove the SD card tray from the laptop.
Here’s the SD card tray.
There are seven clips securing the bottom cover to the body.
You can release the clips with a guitar pick.
Once all clips were released, you can remove the bottom cover.
2. Upgrade the M.2 SSD
Under the bottom cover you can get access to the following internal components:
– Hard drive
– RAM module
– M.2 SSD
– Internal battery
– Heat sink and Cooling Fan
– Wireless card
– Speaker
The laptop comes with a 16GB 2242 M.2 SSD. My new M.2 2242 is Transcend MTS400 SATA3 M.2 SSD. By the way, Plextor M6G is also compatible the Lenovo ThinkPad X250.
Remove the screw and take the SSD out of its slot.
Install the Transcend MTS400 SATA3 M.2 SSD into the slot
Lenovo X250 M.2 Slot 2280
3. Upgrade the hard drive and 2.5″ SSD
The laptop comes with a Seagate 500GB 7200RPM, and you can upgrade to a larger capacity hard drive, or replace it with a 2.5″ SSD.
In my case, I replace it with a 2.5″ Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD.
4. Upgrade the RAM
The Lenovo ThinkPad X250 comes with an 8GB DDR3L-1600MHz RAM. It has to meet my daily needs, so I did not upgrade the memory, but a user has been upgraded to 16GB, and can be used normally, please see this thread from Lenovo forum.
In this guide, I’ll be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad X250 in order to access and upgrade the hard drive, SSD and RAM.
Looking for more guides from laptopmain.com? Follow us on Facebook for all the latest teardown news.
1. Removing the bottom cover
First of all, unlock and remove the battery.
Remove eight screws securing the bottom cover to the laptop.
Remove the SD card tray from the laptop.
Here’s the SD card tray.
There are seven clips securing the bottom cover to the body.
You can release the clips with a guitar pick.
Once all clips were released, you can remove the bottom cover.
2. Upgrade the M.2 SSD
Under the bottom cover you can get access to the following internal components:
– Hard drive
– RAM module
– M.2 SSD
– Internal battery
– Heat sink and Cooling Fan
– Wireless card
– Speaker
The laptop comes with a 16GB 2242 M.2 SSD. My new M.2 2242 is Transcend MTS400 SATA3 M.2 SSD. By the way, Plextor M6G is also compatible the Lenovo ThinkPad X250.
Remove the screw and take the SSD out of its slot.
Install the Transcend MTS400 SATA3 M.2 SSD into the slot
3. Upgrade the hard drive and 2.5″ SSD
Lenovo X250 M.2 Slot 1tb
The laptop comes with a Seagate 500GB 7200RPM, and you can upgrade to a larger capacity hard drive, or replace it with a 2.5″ SSD.
In my case, I replace it with a 2.5″ Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD.
4. Upgrade the RAM
The Lenovo ThinkPad X250 comes with an 8GB DDR3L-1600MHz RAM. It has to meet my daily needs, so I did not upgrade the memory, but a user has been upgraded to 16GB, and can be used normally, please see this thread from Lenovo forum.