Lenovo ThinkPad T460s Disassembly and SSD, RAM Upgrade Options

In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble a Lenovo ThinkPad T460s to remove the bottom cover, SSD, RAM, hard drive, wireless card, cooling fan, speakers, and motherboard.

1. Remove the bottom cover

Remove all screws securing the bottom cover.

Pry up and remove the bottom cover.

With the bottom cover removed, you will be able to access the battery, SSD, RAM, wireless card, speakers, heat sink, and cooling fan.

2. Remove the battery

Remove all screws securing the battery and disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
Take out the battery from the laptop.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T460s comes with two batteries to get better battery life.

The battery is located beside the LCD hinge and has a capacity of 24Wh.

Battery specifications: 11.25V, 1920mAh, 24Wh, Lenovo P/N: SB10F46460, 00HW022.

This is another battery, located next to the memory module.

Battery specifications: 11.4V, 2130mAh, 26Wh Li-ion battery, Lenovo P/N: SB10J79002, 01AV405.

Compared to the two batteries, we found that the short battery has a larger capacity than the long battery.

3. Remove the RAM module

Separate the clips and take out the RAM module.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T460s has 8GB of RAM soldered to the motherboard.

The ThinkPad T460s comes with a Micron 8GB PC4-2133P memory module, which can be upgraded to 16GB if necessary.

4. Remove the SSD

Remove the screw securing the SSD and pull it out from its slot.

The ThinkPad T460s comes with a Toshiba 512GB M.2 SSD. The Lenovo part number is 04X4451.

5. Remove the wireless card

Remove the screw securing the wireless card and unplug the two antenna cables.
Remove the card from the slot.

The laptop comes with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260NGW wireless card. The card supports 802.11ac, dual-band, 2×2 Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.1.

6. Remove the heat sink and cooling fan

Loosen the six screws securing the heat sink and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

7. Remove the motherboard

Disconnect all cables and remove all screws securing the motherboard.
Lift and remove the motherboard from the laptop.

The back of the motherboard is covered with a layer of graphite sticker, which can prevent static electricity and also has a heat dissipation function.

Red: Intel Core i7-6600U 2.60 GHz Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) with Intel HD Graphics 520
Blue: NVIDIA GeForce 930M 2GB DDR3
Orange: 2GB DDR3 video memory

Red: Realtek ALC3245 sound card
Blue: ThinkEngine MEC1653-BA1 chip
Orange: ThinkEngine DB4178GS chip
Jade Green: Parade PS83378 USB 3.0 Driver chip

The ThinkPad T460s is equipped with 2GB of video memory, with 1GB located on the front side of the motherboard and the other 1GB on the back side of the motherboard.
Samsung SEC628 K4W4616 memory chip

This is 8GB of onboard memory. The model is Samsung SEC628 K4AAG16, with a capacity of 2GB.

NCP 81208 CPU power supply controller

Lenovo ThinkPad T460s internal parts