This is actually an awesome video. Very few KZfaqrs go step by step with instructions on this stuff. I just ordered my X1 Extreme Gen 2 and maxed out everything but the SSD and RAM as I can upgrade that much cheaper myself. You have a new subscriber!
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Blake - and congrats on the new machine! You'll love it!
@johncroagh35275 жыл бұрын
Same
@enkemish77884 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Dumb question here. After replacing the components, do you have to change anything in the bios for the laptop to work again properly? As for cloning those drives, that's another topic I'm researching on. Thanks.
@kallaway15 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these!
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
No problem! Thank YOU for watching :)
@dougm2753 жыл бұрын
Glad to see someone not disconnect the battery. I have the 2020 X1 G2. I decided the risk of nicking the board with a screwdriver tip, trying to get the connector off, was much higher than anything else for installing a so-DIMM. I disconnected the battery in bios and was grounded with a mat & wrist strap.
@maxfactor42095 жыл бұрын
this is what I call a proper laptop. best laptop in the market.
@hugeant973 жыл бұрын
This was extremely helpful. Your laptop definitely lacked the new laptop crunch that mine has when removing and replacing the back panel.
@adedamolaadeogun10385 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I wasn’t sure the Gen 2 has two SSD slots since it wasn’t an option on Lenovo website. Your video has cleared my confusion. Great video.Thank you.
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@express4964 жыл бұрын
@0:35 there is no need to do that ... just do a restart of the computer instead of the shutdown. The restart includes a full shutdown and full reboot, and alsa shows a "to interupt the startup press ..." message :D
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@express496: Right you are! Simply doing a restart will give you the option to interrupt the startup process if you need to quickly access the BIOS. The official CRU Replacement section in the manual, however, says to disable the fast startup feature in Windows (likely to ensure you perform a proper shutdown, in case you didn't choose the restart option). So I decided to show that method - but a simple restart should work too!
@dillonpontes59044 жыл бұрын
Really good video! Best one I've found. Thank you for demonstrating removing the RAM and SSD. If you happen to make a video on how to install the optional smart card reader, which includes removing the battery, I would totally appreciate it! Once again great video, great demonstration, and great information. Thank you for this!
@mithunnair50004 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Great video. I have to say though it was funny when you said at 8:05 - the notch should line up with your screwhole
@Mattcamel514 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Exactly what I needed to now. Thank you
@dn54264 жыл бұрын
This is super helpful! Any plans for making a video on repasting? Once again, thank you for making this video.
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@dn: I'm glad you found the video helpful! I don't currently have any plans to make a video on repasting, but I still have a some additional thermal testing I need to do on the machine (among other benchmarks). If I find that the machine is throttling too much or I notice other overheating-type issues, I'll definitely be making the video then. So, I guess the answer is - stay tuned!
@Benwick9214 жыл бұрын
Whta size of screw driver did u used to pen the bottom panel and the SSD?
@neo_nash2 жыл бұрын
Hello can you upload a video for cleaning the fans and rest in the same laptop
@dannyarroway41875 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks so much! Very professional!
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment, @Danny! It is very much appreciated 😊
@dannyarroway41875 жыл бұрын
@@digitalBrink You're welcome! Your video helped me make my decision to purchase an X1 Extreme today (w/OLED display), so thanks again! I wish Apple allowed users to upgrade memory and ssd's, but they don't so Lenovo it is.
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
@@dannyarroway4187 Congrats on your purchase! Yeah, apple is so closed off with their products, it been a real turn off for me as well. The upgradability and serviceability of the Thinkpad line was a huge selling point for me as well.
@ChristopherAndreou4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You’ve totally demystified the process (I Just ordered my gen 2 with a separate SSD). I’m gonna replace the thermal paste but I haven’t seen any guides for this model, is it the same assembly as the 1st gen?
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher, I haven't yet attempted to replace the thermal paste on my machine (been stuck in the benchmarking world for a while), but from what I can tell the layout / configuration appears to be the same (or - at least - very similar). Sorry I couldn't be of more help here; I'd be interested to hear how your update process went after you get your machine!
@ChristopherAndreou4 жыл бұрын
digitalBrink No worries - I ended up cancelling the order, it wasn’t quite fit for my demanding needs! As a photographer, I needed a display that was as close to 100% Adobe RGB as possible and higher than 1080p (otherwise it would be a step-down from my retina MBP), as a gamer I wanted a display with a refresh rate higher than the Lenovo’s standard 30Hz, a 9th gen. processor and graphics card that could do some heavy lifting in a build as close to MacBook Pro standards as possible. I don’t ask for much, right? I’ve been juggling the trade-offs cos you can’t have it all, but it looks like Razer’s new 17” 4K offering meets all those standards - just waiting for it to drop in the U.K. By the way, know anyone looking for a new liver?
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@@ChristopherAndreou LOL! I hear you - these things definitely cost and arm and a leg. If you're going to pay that much, it better do exactly what you want. Good luck with the Razer laptop - shoot me a message after you get it and let me know how it is!
@LAX34 жыл бұрын
I have a X1 Extreme gen 1, can this be used?
@ChowdhuryMRahman4 жыл бұрын
This videos is really helpful. I have a question. That anti static wrist band you are wearing, where are you connecting the end? Usually for desktop, I realize that you are to connect it to the exposed metal part of the frame. Just curious.
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@Chowdhury Rahman, good question! For this video, I was working in my basement which has some exposed piping. I connected the alligator clip to the piping next to me to ground myself. If you didn't have any pipes around, you could also use something like this Banana Jack adapter: amzn.to/2pfnGGU . In this case, you would remove the alligator clip end, and take the single prong and plug it into the adapter. You would just want to make sure the outlet you plug it in to has a true ground as some houses may not have a proper ground setup for their outlets. If you don't have anything handy, you could just attach it to a big piece of metal. It won't fully ground you, but at least it should prevent static discharge from arcing from your hand to the board.
@tomgilson13083 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video. I'm looking to add a smart card reader to mine, where would this be added? I'm assuming underneath the battery since that's where the slot its?
@timotg914 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! I'm glad it could be of some help for you!
@noellesolebaga88724 жыл бұрын
How much SSD STORAGE does X1 Gen2 supports. Can i put 2 2TB SSD’s?
@ReeF832 жыл бұрын
Hello there. I was wondering if the bios thing is necessary. I don’t have admin rights so I was wondering if I deplete the battery would it be the same thing?
@cortomaltese3004 жыл бұрын
Great and informative video. Thank you for it. I am having difficulty unscrewing the secondary SSD slot's screw. I am using the Ifixit Pro-tech toolkit but I couldn't find any matching one that is able to remove the secondary SSD screw. I tried a couple of similar ones but it didn't budge. Could you mind telling me which screw type you used to remove the SSD? Thank you.
@cubbafa3 жыл бұрын
Any idea how to clean up the fans
@lsherVnl4 жыл бұрын
What is that black (It is white in this video cause of light reflect) circle object on top of the battery (the one that two black and red wires are connected to)? It was displaced in my x1gen2 causing some noisy sounds while tapping on the laptop. The object was attached with a magnetic force to a white circle beneath it I think!
@BrettMoore664 жыл бұрын
Any chance you could show me how to replace the mouse touch pad ? Mine is wearing out and I dont want anyone else to touch it during a pandemic. Happy to do myself but Im always nervous pulling things apart if I have not seen it done before. Thanks.
@blasien14 жыл бұрын
👍
@jcage193 жыл бұрын
Any chance you know where the lcd backlight fuse is?
@NikosRentas4 жыл бұрын
Is Samsung the only chip maker that has 32gb singles? I'm thinking to buy it upgrade up to 64 GB ... Thoughts ?
@digitalBrink4 жыл бұрын
@Nikos Rentas: I haven't seen any SO-DIMM sticks that are 64GB in size. The official max-memory as reported by Lenovo for this laptop is 64GB, so if 64GB was your cap anyway, I would just get a 2x32GB setup to take better advantages of a multi-channel setup.
@broben874 жыл бұрын
My x1 extreme currently has a blown speaker.. how do you replace the speakers?
@yotty974 жыл бұрын
This is so confusing. I have every single screw driver under the sun, and yet none of them seem to fit the screws to detach the SSD. DO you know the name and size of that screw driver type?
@breng3264 жыл бұрын
Hi, just happened to stumble upon your channel, and I also happen to have an X1 Extreme Gen 2, and I was wondering if you were able to locate a place where you can buy a replacement battery? I can't seem to find any online.
@bodics3334 жыл бұрын
How to connect 2.5 hdd inward?
@hansintakt52284 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know where one can actually buy a replacement battery? Due to bad battery life i want to be sure i get one in time^^
@001snapshot4 жыл бұрын
the only thing you took off was the base cover. Based on your title..i was expecting a full teardown.
@tontiv5 жыл бұрын
nice one! what's the ram and ssd lenovo used?
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom! The drive used is an Samsung NVMe drive (Model MZ-VLB512B, PN: MZVLB512HBJQ-000L7). So far this NVMe drive has been really fast for me, so I'm not disappointed (CrystalDiskMark reported 3463/2766 sequential read). The RAM didn't have any manufacturer markings on it (that I could see - maybe under the sticker?) and when I looked at CPUz, it didn't report any manufacturer information on it - but doing a quick search on the part number for memory chips themselves showed them to be Micron based (the chips are labeled as 9KJ45 D9WSM). I also found the sticks on Alibaba based on the FRU on the sticker, but based on that it seems they are just "generic" sticks (yufan770909.en.alibaba.com/product/62186774575-0/01AG876_Laptop_Memory.html). Hopefully this helps!
@tontiv5 жыл бұрын
@@digitalBrink thanks bro!
@Abdelx25 жыл бұрын
Whats the battery life like? I'm deciding between getting this and the xps 15.
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
@Abd El Rahman El-Seidy, unfortunately, I can't give you a definitive answer right now on this. I've been running battery tests on this machine the last week and half - and am still running them, testing the battery under various conditions. I plan on making a detail battery analysis video which will hopefully cover the most useful scenarios and what type of battery life you can expect to see. That being said, from what I've seen so far (and what Windows has reported), in dGPU mode you can at expect to about 4 hours of usage unless you're using it for some hardcore gaming. Be sure to subscribe to get notified as soon as my battery analysis video comes out! #ShamelessPlug
@Abdelx25 жыл бұрын
@@digitalBrink aight thanks!!
@hullahupp5 жыл бұрын
Abd El Rahman El-Seidy Most people report: With middle or high brightness and middle battery safe mode 4-6h. With low brightness, best battery safe mode and maybe undervolting over 10h possible. Reports vary though. Probably because exact brightness and FHD vs 4K is not mentioned and who does work 6h without pause?
@hullahupp5 жыл бұрын
Abd El Rahman El-Seidy If you buy it, tell us your battery experience! ;-) Note that Dell XPS is Consumer. Dell Precision 5530 is workstation and to be compared with X1 Extreme / P1.
@Abdelx25 жыл бұрын
@@hullahupp will do!
@yannickhs71004 жыл бұрын
I’m looking to replace my X1 gen2 keyboard (from azerty to qwertz) I know I’m in to move everything out which will take some time, do you know what keyboard the X1 extreme has?
@FPSAnarchy3 жыл бұрын
Did u do it
@yannickhs71003 жыл бұрын
@@FPSAnarchy no ended up finding another laptop
@nikhilrohilla35944 жыл бұрын
From where Can I buy genuine battery? :D
@catgirl_eva5 жыл бұрын
But more importantly, how does FFXIV run on there?
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
Hi Evangeline! I don't actually play FFXIV, but have been running the Shadowbringers benchmark tool (na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/index.html) as part of some tests I'm running on the machine, - so the rendering from that is all I can speak to. That being said, the demo has been running pretty well for me. I've currently set the benchmark settings to "Laptop (High)", and been running it at the maximum resolution for my particular setup (1080p). On the Intel UHD 630 chipset, the framerate seems a bit choppy to me at times, especially when on battery and at the lower battery performance modes. On the 1650, the benchmark seems to run really smooth, and the graphics look great. The only other thing I've noticed is the screen tearing; on the UHD chipset, the screen tearing has gotten pretty bad at times. On the 1650, I've only noticed it every once in a while, but it's still there. I'm sure there are some settings I could adjust in the nVidia control panel (maybe enable triple buffering or something), but I haven't messed with any of those settings; this was my experience out of the box.
@catgirl_eva5 жыл бұрын
Good to know that the 1650 handles it well! I should finally be getting my X1 Extreme tomorrow (also 1080p). Screen tearing is unfortunately a problem with the FFXIV benchmark tools, since Vsync isn't available in them for some odd reason. In the actual game itself, that screen tearing isn't really an issue, provided one's hardware is able to run the game at a high enough framerate.
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
@@catgirl_eva Thank you for the information on the FFXIV benchmarks! You definitely saved me some time trying to figure out why the screen tearing was occurring. Be sure to update me when you get your machine on how the real game runs!
@catgirl_eva5 жыл бұрын
@@digitalBrink Update time! I got my X1E2 yesterday afternoon and it's absolutely amazing! Of course, in running it through its paces, I played a bit of Final Fantasy XIV. No screen tearing at all. I'm running at 1080p with the graphics preset at Maximum. Framerate seems to hover between 53 and 55fps. Not sure about thermals while playing that game in particular, but I can say that the fan does become audible. However, it's not loud enough to be any more than a nuisance.
@digitalBrink5 жыл бұрын
@Evangeline, thats awesome! I'm glad the tearing issue is isolated to just the benchmark. I didn't see any issues while playing Forza 4, but wasn't sure since I hadn't done enough testing. Also, did you notice any differences with the framerate between having the laptop plugged in vs on battery?
@joloriquelme4 жыл бұрын
This notebook has a serious keyboard problem. Don’t buy it. Watch this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdmhd9iXsNmpf58.html P1 Gen 2 also affected.