Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 SSD and Memory Upgrade Guide 

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In theory, yes. Reality - very unlikely. It is a good caution, and it is always better be safe but in real world it will take quite a bit of static to damage anything. Games nexus conducted a vigorous experiment on their RU-vid channel and concluded the chances are extremely low.

There isn't one. It's an integrated GPU.

@@pckldplmfshcm Aight good to know, thanks

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If you install a fresh windows then you also need product key with it. So you don't need to do that just clone the windows through cloning software. That's it.

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Please , is it possible to Upgrade the CPU speed to from 1100 to 2200 ? Tanks

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The standard drive on mine was a PCIe 2x device, so had both keying notches in it. I replaced it with a PCIe 4x device with a single notch without issue.

Its in the description of the video

mSATA is the wrong type of drive - it takes an M.2 NVMe type drive...

Not sure how you expect to do that? You have to remove the base before you can install the memory.... You don't HAVE to disconnect the battery, but I'd strongly recommend it.

There is a small ribbon connected which plugs in just above the battery on the left hand side. Unfortunately Lenovo's service manuals don't list a part for this.

@@BrueComputing Do you know which ribbon part is needed?

@@BrueComputing mine is not found, like it forgot to put it in

There is space there for a hard drive, but no bracket or cable included. I don't think the connector for it was present on the mainboard either. Presumably they are included in version of the laptop which include a hard drive as standard, although I've not seen any here in the UK.

I'm a bit late, but i managed to connect 2.5" ssd with some flex cable that connects to the ssd that I bought separately. Not sure about an hdd though.

@@ssultan_nn could you help me out

@@ssultan_nn what is the name of this cable? I want to order

If you can get hold of the cables and mounting bits it should be possible, but it isn't supplied with them.

The smaller battery will be a lower capacity.

hey bro ihave the same question if you solve ur issue can you pls help me out. it's a humble request

Thanks for the comments! Yes, if you install an NVMe SSD you can remove the HDD - you'll obviously need to either clean install or clone across your Windows install to the SSD. Not sure if Lenovo do a larger battery to fit the extra space, but they might. If you find out let me know.

@@BrueComputing Thank you for your help!

They do make aftermarket batteries with higher claimed capacity but in the same space. There is not an option to fill the HDD bay with a battery. But you will see longer battery life with just the M.2 since the spinning disc takes about 12 times more power to run.

@@zedorda1337 thank you for your input, will make that change soon!!

You can just do the SSD. You'll need to either to clone the contents of your existing drive or clean install Windows to the new one.

Hi did you ever figure this out ? I am looking to solve the same question.

@@kikonoss123Crucial hw upgrade tool goes up to Gen4 6.6/5Gbs Read/write. If the mother board chipset can handle that I don't know, that is hard to find unless I am searching for the wrong thing.

I can't remember I'm afraid - it was a customer system so can't check it.

I don't know the exact terms of Lenovo warranty, but I would always assume opening up the machine will invalidate the warranty. If you were to make a warranty claim I'd always return it to the original specification first.

Limited to 2666.

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I'd just fit a larger main SSD personally - fitting the smaller battery, sourcing the cables and brackets, etc, to add a 2.5" SATA drive would be a lot to spend to make the laptop worse.

You should be contacting Lenovo for support.

Yes but there is no cable nor bracket

The perfect is ssd plus m2, hdd plus m2

Mine had 8GB soldered to the mainboard and an empty SO-DIMM slot. You could add an additional 16GB DDR4-2666 module to take it up to 24GB.

How did you create the USB stick? Is it set up for Legacy CSM or UEFI booting? Have External Bootable devices been disabled in the BIOS? What options do you get if you load up the Boot menu?

@@BrueComputing I actually got it and forgot to update here. I'm not sure why but I made another win10 ISO file on a different USB flash drive and it worked totally fine. I'm not sure what was wrong with the other flash stick.

Duplicate drive with gost or other programs

Sounds like the additional module isn't the correct specification.

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The same thing happens to me..hopefully there is an answer here...

James Ray maybe the new ram isn’t registered in the bios or something...idk.

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Yes, although for performance in some cases (mostly integrated graphics gaming) having a matched pair can be better than a higher total.

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@@jenifermattoscampo1565 I read somewhere it can only take total of 12G is what the dual channel is for? Or am I going to burn this thing up in a couple of months? Can you please provide a link to which one you put in? I am hoping to upgrade this potato. My K/D rate sucks! got to be the equipment?!

@@slrsouth64 No, it's 20 gb in total. I bought few days ago a 16 Gb ram memory because mine was only of 4 gb, so I put on the other slot the 16 Gb memory. It works perfectly!

No buddy, the slot is there for different configurations of the same case. If you have no sata connectors in the bay itself, you can't add a 2.5 ssd. There are no sata headers on that board. Just one m2 ssd available. Also, when buying memory, do you see dual channel? As using different manufacturers, speeds, voltages etc will not enable dual channel. Wondering what ram I need to get to achieve dual channel. This video doesn't state which is pre soldiered, which is important info to know trying to dual them uo.

It has 1 slot. The rest of the RAM is soldered to the mainboard.

@@BrueComputing thank you very much. So, just to clarify, in addition to the ram that it came with (soldered), you can add an external one, like you showed in your video?

I believe it is very similar in construction. An 8GB DDR4 module will work just fine, I fitted a 4GB as I had one spare and like a matched pair in terms of capacity for integrated graphics performance.

Thanks so much. Very helpful advice definitely following your channel. Thanks.

Dual channel is always better than single channel as far as I'm aware, unfortunately because 4gbs of this computer are soldered into the motherboard only the other slot can be upgraded to a max of 8gbs, total 12 gbs -2 allocated to the OS. I have a ryzen 5 model of this laptop with 8gbs ram, wanting to upgrade one of the sticks to 8.

If you can get a good deal on this model with ryzen it's a very nice laptop.

@@sawcondeez69 OK gotcha. Yeah, we went ahead and got it. I've always thought AMD processors were great. Thanks for taking the time to reply, that makes sense!

Just put the new NVME ssd in the computer and clone from the original hdd, then remove the hdd and reboot the computer.

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Maximum support for 8gb ram in extra slot- according to official russian website of lenovo for this model

It can in the website it says that but people put up to 20 gb and it works fine

@@mohammedmohaimen203 sure?? I haven't watch any info about because i plan to buy 16gb module

@@MrTheophilos13 yea

Nope.

@@BrueComputing so i installed a brand new 2280 team group ssd from a guy on ebay that had pre installed windows 10 on it and for some reason the laptop would not load windows. it just simply said ("default boot device missing or failed. insert recovery media and hit any key then select "boot manager" to choose a new boot device or to boot recovery media") I tried to see if there was any settings in bios to change for bootup and there was not. The seller and i agreed to send it back to him and he plugged it into his laptop and it loaded windows no problem. I have bought sata ssd from for a old acer laptop and that worked just fine. Could it be because i have to load windows into it after installing the new ssd and it for some reason cannot have windows preloaded from another pc? I have the 2021 lenovo ideapad 3 that i was trying to upgrade. Anything thoughts? thanks.

An additional 16GB DDR4-2666 and as large an M.2 NVMe SSD as you can find/afford.

@@BrueComputing So basically if I wanted to I could add a 1TB SSD to the laptop with 16GB of ram do you think that would be good for some gaming?

@@ItsKagiVids It'll never be amazing for gaming as you're reliant on the integrated graphics and the DDR4-2666 RAM isn't ideal. It will give improvements though.

@@BrueComputing what are the integrated graphics?

From memory they share a service manual for both models, so should be very similar.

Yes, upgrading the RAM won't affect this.

Put in nvme in the blank drive and use the existing hdd that came with your laptop

There is space for a HDD, but models which don't come with one don't have the bracket and connector for fitting them, so you'd have to source these. Some manufacturers do include these in the box or pre-installed on some models, but Lenovo chose not to in this case.

@@BrueComputing can you make a video , how to installed HDD (the bracket and connector) to Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05. PLEASE!!!

@@viktorbelousov9573 I don't have the laptop anymore (I buy and sell them quite regularly to make these videos) and never had the brackets. I am not aware if you can even buy them separately.

@@BrueComputing I understand thx u so much.

I would recommend it - it isn't strictly necessary, but it reduces the risk of accidentally removing or fitting a module with the laptop powered on.

I don't have the laptop anymore, so can't do one. The screen is stuck in with adhesive, so not something I'd do unless I had a machine with a broken screen anyway, as there is a risk of breaking the screen during removal.

can you share the parts number for the SATA cable

@@MichaelAngeloTMoran parts number? Where i find tell me

@@PriyeshKumar.k go to the lenovo website and search on the parts tab. There should be 4 tabs there click on the compatibility tab and find the hdd sata cable and hdd bracket.