Although there are plenty of business laptops out there, Lenovo's ThinkPad T460 is the best tool for getting work done. Starting at $810 ($1,362.60 as tested), this 14-inch productivity powerhouse.
Model: Thinkpad T460. OS is NOT included. Battery life is not tested and not covered under warranty. No power cord or AC adapter included. Small piece of plastic broken by the Smart reader slot. In-depth review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T460-20FN003LGE (Intel Core i5 6200U, Intel HD Graphics 520, 14.0', ) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratings.
In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble a Lenovo ThinkPad T460s in order to remove the bottom case, SSD, RAM, hard drive, wireless card, cooling fan, speaker and motherboard.
1. Removing the bottom cover
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover.
Pry up and remove the bottom cover.
With the bottom cover removed, you will be able to access the battery, SSD, RAM, wireless card, speaker, heat sink and cooling fan.
2. Remove the battery
Remove all screws securing the battery and disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
Take out the battery from the laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s comes with two batteries to get better battery life.
The battery is beside the LCD hinge, the capacity of 24Wh.
11.25V, 1920mAh, 24Wh Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: SB10F46460, 00HW022.
Here is another battery, which is beside the RAM module.
11.4V, 2130mAh, 26Wh Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: SB10J79002, 01AV405.
Compared to two batteries, we found that the short battery capacity is larger than the long battery.
3. Removing the RAM
Separate the clips and take out the RAM.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s has 8GB RAM is soldering on the motherboard.
The ThinkPad T460s features a Micron 8GB PCD4-2133P RAM. If necessary, you can upgrade it to 16GB RAM.
4. Removing the SSD
Remove one screw securing the SSD and pull out it from its slot.
Gambling sites online. The ThinkPad T460s comes with a Toshiba 512GB M.2 SSD. Lenovo P/N: 04X4451.
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260NGW wireless card. The card supports 802.11ac, dual band, 2×2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® 4.1.
6. Removing the heat sink and cooling fan
Loosen six screws securing the heat sink and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.
7. Removing the motherboard
Model: Thinkpad T460. OS is NOT included. Battery life is not tested and not covered under warranty. No power cord or AC adapter included. Small piece of plastic broken by the Smart reader slot. In-depth review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T460-20FN003LGE (Intel Core i5 6200U, Intel HD Graphics 520, 14.0', ) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratings.
In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble a Lenovo ThinkPad T460s in order to remove the bottom case, SSD, RAM, hard drive, wireless card, cooling fan, speaker and motherboard.
1. Removing the bottom cover
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover.
Pry up and remove the bottom cover.
With the bottom cover removed, you will be able to access the battery, SSD, RAM, wireless card, speaker, heat sink and cooling fan.
2. Remove the battery
Remove all screws securing the battery and disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
Take out the battery from the laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s comes with two batteries to get better battery life.
The battery is beside the LCD hinge, the capacity of 24Wh.
11.25V, 1920mAh, 24Wh Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: SB10F46460, 00HW022.
Here is another battery, which is beside the RAM module.
11.4V, 2130mAh, 26Wh Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: SB10J79002, 01AV405.
Compared to two batteries, we found that the short battery capacity is larger than the long battery.
3. Removing the RAM
Separate the clips and take out the RAM.
Lenovo ThinkPad T460s has 8GB RAM is soldering on the motherboard.
The ThinkPad T460s features a Micron 8GB PCD4-2133P RAM. If necessary, you can upgrade it to 16GB RAM.
4. Removing the SSD
Remove one screw securing the SSD and pull out it from its slot.
Gambling sites online. The ThinkPad T460s comes with a Toshiba 512GB M.2 SSD. Lenovo P/N: 04X4451.
5. Removing the wireless card
Remove one screw securing the wireless card and unplug two antenna cables.
Take out the card from its slot.
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260NGW wireless card. The card supports 802.11ac, dual band, 2×2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® 4.1.
6. Removing the heat sink and cooling fan
Loosen six screws securing the heat sink and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.
7. Removing the motherboard
Disconnect all cables from the motherboard and remove all screws securing the motherboard.
Lift up and remove the motherboard from the laptop.
The back of the motherboard covered with a layer of graphite stickers, it can prevent static electricity, there is a role is heat radiation.
Red: Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2.60 GHz Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) with Intel® HD Graphics 520
Blue: NVIDIA GeForce 930M 2GB DDR3
Orange: 2GB DDR3 video memory
Red: Realtek ALC3245 sound card
Blue: ThinkEngine MEC1653-BA1 chip
Orange: ThinkEngine DB4178GS chip
Jade Green: Parade PS83378 USB 3.0 Driver chip
The ThinkPad T460s have 2GB video memory, 1GB on the front of the motherboard, 1GB on the back of the motherboard.
Samsung SEC628 K4W4616 memory chip, single of 512MB
Lenovo Thinkpad T460 Memory Upgrade
Here's 8GB RAM onboard. Samsung SEC628 K4AAG16, single of 2GB.
Lenovo Thinkpad T460 Ram Upgrade
NCP 81208 CPU power supply controller
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