Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Disassembly (SSD, RAM Upgrade Options)

Although the ThinkPad L380 is an engineering machine, but cannot conceal the charm of ThinkPad L380. The 13.3-inch laptop is based on the original excellent industrial design so that the laptop is more lightweight and portable. The overall internal workmanship is also outstanding, dual-memory slots can meet the expansion needs of users.

First of all, remove the nine screws that secure the bottom cover, and then slowly open the bottom cover with a pick. There are many snaps on the bottom cover. You need to slowly release the snaps before you can separate the bottom cover from the notebook.

With the bottom cover removed, you can get access to the most internal components, including battery, speaker, SSD, CMOS battery, heat sink, cooling fan, and motherboard.

Here’s left LCD hinge module.

Because it is not equipped with a discrete graphics card, its cooling system is relatively simple. The copper tube connects to the fan, and the other end is covered on the Intel i7-8250U processor.

The Intel 8265NGW Wi-Fi module is placed near the M.2 SSD, and it with a Lenovo FRU of 01AX704.

It has two available RAM slots each supporting up to 16GB of DDR4-2400 memory. The unit we’ve tested came with two 8GB DDR4-2400 chips from SK Hynix.

Its M.2 SSD is wrapped up in an anti-static paper, remove one screw and take out the SSD from its slot.

The unit we’ve tested came with a 2280 Samsung PM981 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD with 512GB capacity. Of course, you can always upgrade it if needed.

Here’s CMOS battery with a part number of CR2032 form Mitsubishi.

The left ports of the motherboard are fixed with a metal bracket to prevent the ports from loosening.

In the same way, the right ports of the motherboard are also fixed with a metal bracket.

Here’s speaker module, compared to other 13.3-inch notebooks, this speaker is very bulky.

The Lenovo ThinkPad L380 comes with an 11.1V, 45WH Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: 01AV481, SB10K97625

Here is the slot for the stylus