Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06 SSD and RAM Upgrade Guide

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A guide to upgrading or replacing the M.2 2280 SSD and DDR4-3200 RAM in the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06 (applicable also to the 15-ALC6 and 17-ALC6 models as well with minor differences). Part links in description.
This is a relatively simple process requiring just a small Philips head screwdriver and a plastic pry tool.
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0:00 Base Removal
3:28 Upgrade Options
4:30 M.2 SSD Upgrade
5:30 DDR4 Upgrade
6:40 WiFi Replacement
7:26 Fan and heatsink cleaning and replacement
11:50 Battery Replacement
13:14 Base Refitting

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@chriscopley3005 8 месяцев назад

Perfect! I have the 15ABA7 and this process was exactly the same for mine. I'd got the back cover off, but had no idea that ram cover was removable. You've saved me a lot of time with this :)

@paoloclinxr4022 Год назад

Thanks for this. Planning on replacing the RAM myself since laptop services here charge an enormous fee for replacing ram.

@rezamohammadi1210 Год назад

It was very helpful I did upgrade my ram to 12 Gigs Thank you so much

@yuvitv1034 3 месяца назад

this laptop works with 20 gb ram, I did with crucial 16gb ram stick, the lenovo website says it only supports 12gb but is supports 20 gb max

@BrueComputing 3 месяца назад

Thanks, great feedback.

@rasyasejati Месяц назад

thank you

@normanchiu847 11 дней назад

You are my hero. I was looking all around for this info.

@波叔日常 Год назад

Hello James, thank you so much for the great work. Could you make another videos for adding another 2.5 inch SSD to this laptop?

@stephenhall3515 8 месяцев назад

A good, clear tutorial. Please advise on whether RAM addition makes the total dual core. Also please recommend a tutorial for using a SATA SSD alongside the NVMe.

@ayenackaye2625 Месяц назад

Great video, helped me a lot.

@FirstLast-zj1lh Год назад

Thanks. This also applied to my IdeaPad 3 15ALC6. I could not figure out where the ram slot was. Its been a while since I opened up a laptop, first time I've seen it with some sort of protective cover. I thought it was the soldered RAM. Also, other videos and guides for my model threw me off- showed a different motherboard for some reason. So I guess there are variations within the 15ALC6 models.

@alecbiswell-ayres5084 7 месяцев назад

This was tremendously helpful. TYSM

@BrueComputing 7 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@dcveles Год назад

great work !

@juweikwen4030 Год назад

Guru, many thanks for the video clip you produced here. This one is good for me to do some reset job if the power-button is not working to de-attached the power-cable in mainboard + battery set here. 14ABA7 Lenovo Idea-PAD used by me now.

@BuffaloC305 11 месяцев назад

Thajnks for mentioning the 2.5" drive bay and needed cable addition. I still avoid models that have 'RAM soldered to mainboard'.

@tonyminglu Год назад

Thanks, very useful :)

@ItsEkap Год назад

Great Vids man, but what is the name of the cable you need for the drive area?

@mbx90 Год назад

great video!

@BrueComputing Год назад

Thanks!

@whitecrow121m Год назад

Thanks very much it helped me alot to install ssd drive , one question where i can find the other ram slot

@baybanng Год назад

This is very useful Because i did not know where the ram should go, didnt know it is under the Protection Case at all, i am planning to upgrade mine to 16GB soon so this is very much Appreciated

@Arc_Noir Год назад

For what I know, this model only supports 8GB RAM on that slot.

@vbvmaratha Год назад

You can check the upgrades on crucial website by entering model number

@yuvitv1034 3 месяца назад

did toy upgrade this slot to 16gb is it working fine with total 20gb ram?

@evolutionkakumei 6 месяцев назад

Thanks. This helped alot

@BrueComputing 6 месяцев назад

Glad it helped

@numc282 Год назад

Thank you

@DWAnthony Год назад

Thanks for the video. I installed a Crucial CT1000P2SSD8 and the Windows 10 install CD does not recognize the drive. Any idea where to get the *.INF files to install the needed drivers?

@matheus-il Год назад

really helpful :)

@2TVshanedawson Год назад

What is the plastic pen looking tool called that you disconnected the battery with?

@GamingWithJoel 8 месяцев назад

I’m planning on upgrading my ssd soon and I was wondering does in the case that happens will all my data stay or be moved into the old ssd or there like any app I can use to make a clone of the ssd so I can safely upgrade and keep all my data and apps

@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Год назад

Hey James, thanks for the great tutorial. I have just purchased one of these laptops and using your recommendations above have upgraded it. You mention adding a 2.5 inch SSD to this laptop with a SATA cable. What type of cable would I need to do this and is it as simple to do as the other upgrades in this video? Thanks

@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Год назад

The cable that worked for me is the HS560 HDD SATA Hard Drive Connector Cable Part number NBX0001VD10.

@alexispariona7436 Год назад

@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Thank for the info, bro!

@norbertfekete2565 Год назад

@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Hi, Could you please show where to connect that cable on the motherboard? I could not find a connector for that. Thanks

@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Год назад

Hi Norbert, you'll find the connection point (a small clip) near the top left screw hole where the battery sits. Ideally you don't want to clamp the cable under the battery. Instead the ribbon cable should sit above the battery and if needed be taped down. Hope this helps.

@norbertfekete2565 Год назад

@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Hi, Thank you so much for your reply, I beleive I found it, but the additional SSD is still does not seems to be working. But it must be an issue in the settings now. Thanks again

@johnwatson4801 Год назад

Any idea if this model suffers from the hinge failure (plastic body cracking) that other Lenovo models suffer from? YT shows stacks of videos of failed hinges / bodywork but they are for previous models.

@huzaifaadnan9725 Год назад

ive had it for almost 8 months. its fine so far.

@malvasia17 Год назад

thnk you!

@OtavioFonseca 11 месяцев назад

Can i hook up an external 4K display via HDMI (lid closed) ?

@-angelo8053 Год назад

What number is scrow for cooler laptop, i no can out cooler because scrow is small.

@bigsmoke8352 10 месяцев назад

Heya man does upgradeing the RAM and SSD void the warranty?

@mahmoudfekry8777 Год назад

hi james , could you tell if we can put 2 hard disks ( hdd beside the main ssd ) on this laptop or not ? Great, simple and very helpful video by the way ❤

@BuffaloC305 11 месяцев назад

He mentions the 2.5" drive bay and that we'd need to order the Lenovo SATA cable. This would be an SSD, and this makes this computer more usable - having a secondary storage device seems the best option. But for me, the soldered-on-RAM is a deal breaker.

@santiagovelez2939 8 месяцев назад

@@BuffaloC305 Do you mean that instead of installing a 2.5 in the allocated space, we could install an NVME SSD and thus have two NVME SSDs on the laptop?

@kfsdk8 9 месяцев назад

what is the tool you use to remove the cover? Ah plastic pry tool

@mootal2812 Год назад

Should disconnect/remove the battery first

@ashleeeshi6635 10 месяцев назад

I have lenovo ideapad 3 15ITL6 can i change battery ftom 38wh to 45wh

@gamotech2557 Год назад

this have onboard had?

@alexispariona7436 Год назад

What is the model of the flex HDD I can add for this laptop?

@jonathancas5944 Год назад

HS560 HDD SATA Hard Drive Connector NBX0001VD10.

@bryankendrycastillogutarra830 2 месяца назад

Es un ryzen 3 5300u o un ryzen 5 5500u?

@nik_zacharakis 9 месяцев назад

I have the IdeaPad 15ALC6 with an 8GB ram. Can this ram Kingston Fury Beast 32GB DDR4 be replaced for the one I already have?

@GranularRaccoon 4 дня назад

No max 20gb of ram can be used

@Bilkkis 2 года назад

i got balck acreen after upgrade how to fix it ?

@BrueComputing 2 года назад

Have you installed or cloned Windows to the new drive?

@justaguy7337 2 года назад

What is the maximum ram upgrade for this laptop? Crucial says 20GB while Kingston says 12GB.

@BrueComputing 2 года назад

A 16GB SO-DIMM should work fine, so 20GB.

@justaguy7337 2 года назад

@@BrueComputing Thanks mate

@justaguy7337 2 года назад

@@BrueComputing I got myself a Kingston KVR32S22S8/16, the laptop works fine with it. Hope this information helps your future viewers.

@Testimony201 Год назад

But pls will a 4+8gb ram making it 12gb work in dual channel mode?

@BrueComputing Год назад

@@Testimony201 Matched pair is preferable. 4+8 will interleave the first 8GB, not the final 4GB.

@Mini-Gun1239 Год назад

You forgot to add a disclaimer that you have to copy the system drive onto the m.2 before replacing it because it will cause problems.

@stenji Год назад

so can i put 32 gb in my laptop?

@Mocasuuu 7 месяцев назад

Did u upgrade 32 gb?

@hawg_rida2827 6 месяцев назад

So I wish to upgrade my RAM and I used the command to see my compatible RAM which said 16gb but when i went to crucial advisor it said 20gb max including the integrated 4 gb and now I dont know anymore which to believe. Please sent help. Great video by the way

@yuvitv1034 3 месяца назад

same question

@hawg_rida2827 3 месяца назад

@@yuvitv1034 Well im running it on 20gb ram right now and its fine

@yuvitv1034 3 месяца назад

@@hawg_rida2827 ty now I will go for 16gb stick, is there improvement in fps while gaming?

@yuvitv1034 3 месяца назад

@@hawg_rida2827 what brand ram did you use

@hawg_rida2827 3 месяца назад

@@yuvitv1034 I used crucial and yeah theres some fps improvement

@martinliong9508 Год назад

my IdeaPad 3 14-ALC06 is running 4+4gb Ram, is it possible to upgrade into 8+8 ? The motherboard can support 16GB ?

@JohnCarlBanate Год назад

we have the same laptop the 4gb is soldered in the mother board so u can just replace the other 4gb stick into 16gb or 8gb to make it 12gbram or 20 gb

@aradhaysingh147 Год назад

I have the same question too

@aradhaysingh147 Год назад

@@JohnCarlBanate Damn no 8+8.... :(

@aradhaysingh147 Год назад

@@JohnCarlBanate wait our motherboard supports till 16gb then how can we use 16gig stick?? I am confused I plan on adding more ram too

@JohnCarlBanate Год назад

@@aradhaysingh147 i went to lenovo store and told me dat i can upgrade my laptop upto 12gn of ram so i decided to go to a local store and they tried to put w 16gb ram then it works 16gb + the 4gb soldered =20total