Lenovo B50 HDD, RAM, WiFi, CMOS Battery Replacement

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Lenovo B50 HDD, RAM, WiFi, CMOS Battery Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

How to disassemble the device and replace / upgrade Hard Disk Drive with SSD, SO-DIMM memory modules, WiFi / Wireless card M.2 aka NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor) and CMOS Battery (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS), Real-Time Clock (RTC)).

Tools

Parts

Lenovo B50, V110, IdeaPad 100, and IdeaPad 110 Battery - 5B10K02215

Step 1

Switch off the laptop, disconnect the AC adapter, and remove the battery.

Step 2

Remove the screws securing the Memory / HDD cover.
Slide the cover down and remove it.

Step 3

To pop up the memory module you’ll have to spread latches on both sides of the slot.
MEMORY
Speed 1600 MHz / PC3L-12800
Technology DDR3L SDRAM SODIMM
Max Supported Size 16 GB
Form Factor SO-DIMM 204-pin
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Step 4

Remove two screws securing the hard drive mounting bracked.
Slide the HDD to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard and remove it from the device.
Remove two screws on each side of the HDD to remove the mounting bracket.
Now you have to transfer the mounting bracket to the new HDD or SSD.

Step 5

Remove the screw and disconnect the two coaxial antenna cables from the WiFi card.
Pop it up and remove it from the slot.
Wireless N M.2, or Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) Card.