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Lenovo ThinkPad X270 Disassembly and RAM, SSD, and HDD upgrade options

The left and right sides of the motherboard are respectively welded with many ports, including an RJ45 jack, an SD card reader, a SIM card slot, a USB 3.0 port, a headset/microphone jack, a USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 3) port, an HDMI port, a USB 3.0 port.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 ports

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 ports

After removing the protective film on the back of the motherboard, you can see some control chips, and the most notable are two ThinkEngine chips. The main purpose of the chip is to convert the power supply of the entire laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 ThinkEngine chips

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 chips

Intel’s Core i7-7500 processor is directly soldered to the motherboard. The chip’s surface is covered with a protective film; after tearing the protective film, you can see the chip model code.Lenovo ThinkPad X270 processor

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 processor

Intel Core i7-7500 processor
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 processor

It features a dual heatpipe, single turbo fan design with copper tubing to ensure cooling efficiency and AVC’s 5V, 0.5A turbo fan.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 cooling fan

After removing the motherboards, battery, and mechanical hard drives, all that remains is the screen, keyboard, touchpad, and fingerprint reader. The white plastic plate behind the laptop keyboard is the spacer used to fix the motherboard.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 palm rest

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 white plastic panel

ThinkPad X270 palm rest and keyboard
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 palm rest

After removing the screw securing the LCD hinges, it is easy to separate the screen and the palm rest.
ThinkPad X270 display assembly
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 display assembly

ThinkPad X270 keyboard, the keyboard you can find at our laptop parts store.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 keyboard

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 keyboard

Remove the screws securing the touchpad and fingerprint module, then remove the touchpad and fingerprint module.
Lenovo ThinkPad X270 touch pad

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 touch pad

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 touch pad

Lenovo ThinkPad X270 internal picture

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Cooling Fan for Lenovo ThinkPad X270 – 01HW912 01HW913 01HW914
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Genuine Keyboard for Lenovo ThinkPad X270 – 01EN548 01EN586 01EP024 01EP062

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David Tian

David is the editor @ MyFixGuide. He loves technology, especially good at laptops and mobile phones. In his free time, he loves to take apart the latest mobile phones and laptops.

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2 Comments

  1. Hello, I recently got a Lenovo ThinkPad x270 with 8GB RAM, but I’m wondering if this model has soldered memory and one slot. I don’t ever hear of a computer running memory in a single channel. So if I get 16GB RAM, will that also run in a single channel?
    Thanks

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