How to open Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14, Gen 8) – disassembly and upgrade options

LaptopMedia.com Highlights How to open Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14, Gen 8) - disassembly and upgrade options

From: Nikolay Palaozov 10 August 2023 / 16:24 0

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″, Gen 8) is a small 2-in-1 laptop that is surprisingly powerful for its price. In this article, we’ll show you how to access its internals.

Check out all Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14, Gen 8)) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
VideoCard: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 1000GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

In order to remove the bottom plate, you have to unscrew 9 Torx-head screws. Then, you can pop up the panel with a plastic tool.

2. Remove the battery

The battery is a 52.5Wh unit. As always, you have to unhook the battery connector from the motherboard. The next thing to do is to undo the 3 Philips-head screws that are keeping the battery fixed to the base. The battery has enough juice for 11 hours and 7 minutes of either Web browsing or video playback.

3. Upgrade memory and storage

Just like most 2-in-1 laptops the memory of this machine is soldered to the motherboard. The maximum amount of RAM is 16 gigabytes of LPDDR4X-4266 memory in a dual-channel mode. In terms of storage, you get an M.2 slot compatible with the shorter 2242 Gen. 4 SSDs. Due to AMD platform limitations, the slot speed is limited to Gen. 3 values. The NVMe is covered with a metal shroud that has a cooling pad on the inside which is a nice touch.

4. Cooling system

The cooling system seems normal for such a device. It has one fan and two heat pipes.

Check out all Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14, Gen 8)) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14", Gen 8) in-depth review

When it comes to 2-in-1 devices, Lenovo is one of the manufacturers that have a lot of experience with such notebooks. Yoga laptops are quite popular and now, the new Flex machines can offer the same transforming capabilities at a good price.The hardware is the right choice for this kind of gadget - we got Barcelo-U Refresh CPUs. Ergo, these are Zen 3 processors with slightly bumped frequencies. The same chips are well-known for their reasonable performance and efficiency, which positively affects the battery life. As always, we'll check this further in the review.Just like its predece[...]

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