EDIT: ‼Based on feedback from others, it seems that 64 GB RAM does not work on vPro processors. Maximum RAM for these CPUs is 48 GB (16 GB + 32 GB). I have updated the product links accordingly.‼ A popular question from the first version of this video: Does 64 GB of RAM really work? I talk about it right around 02:14
Hmmm. I have a 64GB set arriving imminently. Still, I'm glad I discovered this news rather than not. Now that I have done a little bit of research on this I have some potentially useful information. According to a post I found on Reddit, VPro is on all the T480 types, the only difference being whether the purchasing organisation paid the licence fees to be able to access the features. The person on this reddit forum also stated that you can disable VPro functionality in the BIOS, effectively turning it into a non-Vpro version - but I'm unsure if this means that doing so would allow those folk unable to have their T480 system see 64GB would now actually see it. As for identifying a Vpro laptop (if stickers aren't present on the exterior), if you type "Lenovo PSREF T480" into Google, the first hit will allow you to see official Lenovo T480 specifications. This shows that the type of ethernet on your laptop will inform whether or not you have 'optional' Vpro - having not opened my laptop I cannot say whether the ethernet module has the identifiable name on it, but if not I imagine running a CPU-Z scan would allow software to inform either way. www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/eo778f/buying_a_t480s_and_wondering_if_intel_vpro_is_as/ I also found this reddit that shows someone with the same CPU as me - i5-8350u - and is able to see the full 64GB. I'm going to see whether my T480 has Vpro or not and decide whether to install the two 32GB sticks that come or to just install one and accept 48GB. www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/vmg2ab/comment/ie3bavy/ There is definitely confusion over T480, 64GB ram and Vpro interaction but until someone provides a definitive answer we will just have to press on individually.
@@ChezDoesStuff aha i see...my t480 have m.2 sata SSD connected using a caddy. If i buy pcie nvme SSD will I get nvme speed? Or should I replace my caddy to? I don't know my caddy is nvme supported or not.
Awesome! I'm doing a quick survey of all who have and have not successfully upgraded to 64GB. Is your machine 7th generation or 8th generation Intel? Thanks!
Great video I was wondering why the limit would only be 32Gb I've been planning to get a cheap T480 and mod it heavily over the next months. What do you think of a T25 frankenpad, where you modify a T25's palm rest and classic keyboard to fit a T480? I haven't been able to find anything on it on youtube.
Thanks for watching! I'll admit that's something that's interested me in the past, but I never found the time to do it. I'd be keen on learning about it though, so do drop a link or something once you get around doing it. :)
@@ChezDoesStuff Will do! The first upgrade would be replacing the TN panel with a low power IPS panel one similar to the one from the T490 but I'll be sure to document the keyboard upgrade on a forum.
Im having exactly the same issue as Bill D mentions... trying to get 64g to boot, it does exactly the same thing as his on all counts, each stick of ram has been tested in each slot individually and it boots fine one stick at a time but if I add both no joy... mine is an I5 8th gen and it has bios updated to the latest available I have tried unplugging the cmos and everything else mentioned... its not the end of the world since 64 is way over the top and 32 is fine but maybe its the 8th gen specifically since he and I are having the same issue on an 8th gen i5 and an i7... thoughts? Regardless thanks for the videos I picked up the 480 because of them and am glad I did.
@@ChezDoesStuff I just looked and yes it does... I also just tried it with the existing 16g stick and one of the 32's and it booted fine so Im returning the 64 and ordering one 32.... thanks again :)
Do you think this will work also on the L580 or the T480s? I'd like to be able to upgrade the ram to 64GB over buying something new. I run a lot of VM's. I need the juice.
I bought a Lenovo twist. In the manual says "Max 128gb of ssd (msata)", and I thought it was the max you can install, so I buy a 128gb SSD. Waste of money, it can read a 512 SSD 😢
Im thinking of getting this for my first year of college haha. Its pretty cheap like 250 dollars , so ill use it for the first year then give it to my brother whilst ill go get a better laptop , what are your thoughts?
I think it'd work great, if you're just going to deal with paperwork, statistics, etc. and not 3D-modeling, game development, etc. :) It's truly one of the best bang for buck machines in the used markets rn.
@@ChezDoesStuff yup main stuff will be visual studio and other coding programs , its so cheap that almost equivalent to what i paid for my phone 😆 and built like a tank too , imma start chem eng tho so there will be fluid simulation, some cad and matlab too from 2nd year so definitely would need to change the laptop then haha
No joy here, T480 doesn't boot with 2 x 32GB DIMMS installed. Boots fine with 1 32GB and 1 8GB. Bit perplexing as it doesn't seem to matter which 32GB DIMM is installed, both are fine in either slot singly but no joy with both installed.
Sorry to hear that. Did you try to boot with 1x32GB for both sticks, just to rule out any factory defect on either of them? That happened to me once. :)
@@lattosimbaste odd indeed! Were you at least able to get to the red Lenovo startup logo and at least enter BIOS to see if all the memory can be read? Or maybe give the machine's black screen a minute or so to get to the Lenovo logo on first boot?
@@ChezDoesStuff no, the power button LED will illuminate for maybe 5 seconds and shuts down. No display. I tried with enabling full diagnostics in BIOS too (it's current).
@@lattosimbaste Sorry for the late reply. Your laptop reading either 32GB stick in either slot fine has me holding out for hope. Have you tried doing a hard power reset via the emergency hole on the bottom? Kinda farfetched but worth a try, I think. When I had defective RAM sticks, the laptop never reached the red Lenovo screen but never turned off by itself, either.