Upgrading Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop. Memory and Add HDD.

I have a brand new Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 gaming laptop I am going to open up and do some upgrades. Model 15ACH6

----When doing a project like this, always use good quality tools and protect yourself from static electricity. Dale.

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Tools Used:
#0 & #1 Magnetic Tip Phillips Screwdriver.
Blue Triangle Plastic Spudger Tool

Black Nylon Pencil Tool:

Parts Installed:
Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR4 Memory Kit 2x8GB 3200MHz
WD Blue 2.5" SATA HDD, Any 2.5" SATA HDD or SATA SSD Can be used.

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[luminousP]

Thank you so so SO much for this visual guide! I was terrified of changing out my RAM my self, and this simple and straightforward guide was exactly what I needed. I got everything in, no issues, didn't forget to disconnect the battery and everything went smoothly. I had to rewind a couple times to see how you got the stick out, but I was fine overall.

It's just as you say--don't touch anything that you don't need to, keep metal away from the internals, be careful and you'll get it done.

Again, thank you so much for posting this!

[Prm_Mr.Engineer]

I pressed the Ram a little too hard and it touched the Motherboard and (and I forgot to remove the battery also had a metal cooling plate on the ram) a small smoke came out, it was worth a small soldering piece. Fortunately, it just got a little dark and nothing else happened. I wrote this to remind you to be careful when supplementing Ram. My computer almost died.

[stakkd]

saved this video a while back to use as a tutorial for when i get new ram, i have the same laptop, and right now i'm about to install 32gb of ddr4 ram with this guide

[patrickbella]

I had the same laptop for months and decided to add 1TB of HDD on mine. This video made it so much easier to do the upgrade! Thank you for uploading this!

[madamx]

Just bought this laptop recently and found this video, it was a great help - I upgraded the RAM to 16GB and added an 1 TB HDD and i love it. Just like your customer I just wanted to put lots of music on the hdd since i'm learning to DJ these days. It's working beautifully so far!

[toffe]

This made me buy more RAM for my laptop and this guide made me feel like a master technician (I nearly had a panic attack each step of the process) thanks for the helpful video!

[KyudoKun]

I'm currently using the same laptop and I'm gonna save this video on my playlist so that once I decided to upgrade this laptop I'm gonna rewatch this as a guide in order for me to install the new components correctly. Thanks for making this video, there's no other tutorial like this on Youtube.

[chefjefe]

Thanks for this video. I just bought my son the same computer, and I did the same upgrades: 8 more Gigs of DDR 3200, and a 2.5" HD. Your video was just what I needed.

[rilladilla]

Just bought this laptop and couldn't find any videos on upgrading it. Then found yours and it answered every question I had. Thanks so much!

[AhdiTheGreat]

Never taken apart a computer or even built one. This helped me a lot. Appreciate your work.

[carterjames]

I’ve never taken a computer apart before and this video helped so much! Thank you so much!

[soulvagabond]

This was my first time ever upgrading a laptop. Thanks for helping me not blow it up 👍

[jimmyengstrom]

Thanks to your video I was able to easily add a 8G stick of RAM and 1TB SSD SATA HD to my sons's Lenova Gaming 3 Laptop. Great tutorial!

[anoobisyoutube]

You truly are the best! I installed my SSD following your instructions and it works flawlessly. thank you so much for everything you've done

[dabajabaza]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Now I feel way more confident ordering the parts and upgrading this same laptop but with a 3060.

[S.C.]

This video was tons of help, I put it off for almost a year but i upgraded the RAM. I was also terrified of doing it myself lol. Now i am more confident & ready to do the SDD now. If only I could find another Caddy.

[samtheclitman]

Installed m.2 2280 on mine, used a spare screw and some foam pads to level it out. Had no issues for 6 months now

[mikeunixgamer]

Hey Mr Grandpa I just want to ask you something I am falling up your idea and I just want to know what type of ribbon cord I need to find for that hard drive because I'm a thorough search to find that one should I find it on eBay or Amazon.😊

[stuartstuartstuartstuart]

You're the man. Was going to take my new laptop to a store to get this done but changed my mind after your tutorial. Successfully installed RAM and can play MUCH better performing games. Thanks!

[nickochioneantony]

Hey tech grandpa, thankyou for the step by step tutorial upgrade for this specific laptop... It really improved my confidence to do the upgrade myself!

I really hesitant to open and place back the ram heatsink, but you make the process so seamless and easy, thanks again.