Inside Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 2 – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights Inside Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 2 - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Alex Iliev 15 September 2021 / 05:30 0

So, the second-gen ThinkPad L13 Yoga has the usual setup on the inside – soldered memory, and one M.2 slot. Take a look!

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Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 2

Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7
VideoCard: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM: 8GB RAM
STORAGE: 256GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

There are 9 captive Phillips-head screws that hold this device’s bottom panel in place. Before you pry it up though, remove the stylus from its slot.

2. Battery

Here, the battery pack has a capacity of 46Wh.

3. Мemory and storage

Unfortunately, the memory of this notebook is soldered to the motherboard. There are configurations with 4, 8, and 16GB of RAM, with the latter two options working in dual-channel mode. On the other hand, you get one M.2 PCIe x4 storage slot.

4. Cooling system

As for the cooling, it is nothing more than one heat pipe, a heat sink, and a medium-sized fan.

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