Inside Lenovo ThinkPad E470 – disassembly, internal photos and upgrade options

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De: Rossen Pandev 13 Juin 2017 / 03:40 2

This one is pretty easy if you are planning a simple upgrade. However, if cleaning the cooling system or changing the thermal paste is your end goal, prepare for a full disassembly.

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1. Removing the service lid

Since the laptop has a big service hatch, you can remove it and access most of the internals like RAM, storage, battery, Wi-Fi card, etc.

2. Storage and memory

Unfortunately, the laptop holds only a standard 2.5-inch drive and the M.2 SSD slot is nowhere to be found. Our unit shipped with a 2.5-inch SanDisk X400 256GB SATA SSD.

However, the RAM slots were two and upgradeable up to 32GB of DDR4-2400. Our unit came with a single Samsung 8GB DDR4-2400 chip.

3. Battery and Wi-Fi card

The Wi-Fi card can be found right next to the BIOS battery and it’s manufactured by Qualcomm with model number QCA6174.

As for the battery, it’s located under the palm rest area and it’s rated at 45Wh.

4. Full disassembly and cooling system

In order to access the cooling system, you will have to go through all the trouble of removing the keyboard and the motherboard as shown in the photos below. Just make sure you remove all the cables and screws along the way.