Lenovo Ideacentre 3 - Upgrading RAM and adding SSD
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- In this video let's open the Ideacentre 3 desktop PC cabinet.
Lenovo Ideacentre 3 Teardown and Review
Motherboard, RAM upgrade, HDD upgrade, SSD adding
Ideacentre 3 repair accessories.
No PCIe slots on this? Damn, Lenovo is cost cutting to the extreme! This is just one of their mini PCs in a larger chassis. I was planning on getting one but thanks to your video, I won't now becuase the entire point of getting this was to have the freedom to plug in some PCIe cards.
It'd be nice to plug in one small GPU on this and maybe another pcie as there's a lot of wasted space in this.
And let me guess, the CPU isn't upgrdeable either because most likely it is BGA type, which means it's soldered on the motherboard. Not even all mini PCs have that, some have sockets.
i also come here for graphic card ,but i was shocked!!!!
Same for me this is totally loser tower
This PC is like laptop hardware converted to desktop. Processor does not seem to be upgradeble.
There is a M.2 NVME slot that could be upgraded to 4TB NVME SSD.
You have access to 2 SODIMM DDR4 slots that could be upgraded to 32GB (16GB x 2).
There are no PCIE slots. Graphics capability is only the integrated Intel UHD.
In less words...awful.
Guys i want to install a new graphics card in it and seens they're is no pcie slot so can i swap the motherboard without changing the cpu
Honestly i so regret buying this, better off going to a thrift store, getting a beat up desktop then adding in ram, ssd, and a gpu later, it would be cheaper than this with better upgradability and freedom. I hate companies now a days they want everything to be proprietary so you have to buy new machines every 3 years
Reading this laughing but dying in the inside with so much regret
I opened my Lenovo and I could not find anything that says PC Hard Drive. All I can find is the DVD reader but I'm stuffed if I can find a hard drive? I have the blue screen of death and not able to get into Windows. Makes no sense?
Excellent video - great spped, even as an American I can follow lol! Appreciate you
M.2 slot that’s great, I’ll remove and throw away the HDD Bracket! No PCI-e slot the only mayor downside!
Im working on one of these right now and it belongs in the trash can...
Just Lenovo's misleading marketing. It's really a USFF PC, like Dell or HP ones. So called thin client. The dishonesty is branding thin client as a fully-fledged PC.
What is the maximum amount of RAM supported ? is it 2 x 8gb sticks or 2 x 16gb sticks
I think 1 16, I have 20 gb rn
I got 16gb ram
it think the ideacentre can support up 36gigs
Where power supply? Can our change it?
split cable ..where it is available..what technical name...
Trying to install SSD and none of the screws that came with this thing works
what is it called so that i can buy another one on ebay, the usb part on the back of the usb to power it on?
Can I upgrade the cpu
If i want to Upgrade Graphic Card may i do
Nope. There is no pci-express slot at all, which means. you might use an external solution, more expansive for sure.
i have ideacentr but my ssd 899 gb and 4 gb ram can i put 2x 8 gb ?
Yes you can I got it
Can we add graphics card??
No option for it Sameer!
Where's the benefit if a desktop when it comes with laptop components inside? Like just buy a laptop and get the same performance with added portability and battery backup when power cuts occur
It's Waste Garbage Desktop . No Scope of upgrading . They taken off all the Desktop thing and just given Big Box with tiny components of which no uses
😇🤣😂😂
I regret having the very same pc
If the motherboard crashes can I replace it with a generic one from Gigabyte / MSI etc.. ? Is it a standard size?
That won't be possible "as-is". It needs a hack but be aware of limited ventilation in this cabinet for a generic MB. Warranty will be void obviously.
it will support XPG 40G nvme ssd
Iska BiOS nvme ssd ko detecte kar payenga kya ? Muje ssd me windows install karke boot karna hai...
SSD Gets detected in BIOS and windows boot works with SSD
@@supremehaven thank you for the response. ♥️
Is this AMD Athlone variant??
nice video...just asking if can upgrade my pc to 16gb up to 32gb ram? what model of ram to buy to upgrade my pc...
my pc is just like your pc...hope you will help me...thanks in advane
DDR4 laptop RAM. 3200 MHz will work. For this PC, 16gb is more than sufficient. 32gb won't add much value with this configuration.
Ok thanks 👍
Is this plug and play? No need to boot the computer? Help please
@@warlybagalay You will need Windows 10 or Linux to be loaded. It has sleep option if you don't want to boot everytime.
Hello can i upgrade psu power supply to 550 watt becz i want to upgrade gpu tp rtx 3050
Pls reply
Can i put the motherboard in another case and can i add gpu?
No, because that motherboard is designed to be on that case, and vice versa. It is the same with many Dell and HP too.
will warranty will be void if we open the cabinet and add sdd with own
Hello Pratik - There is no sticker/sealing that prevents us from opening. However, if Lenovo feels added component created any mess, they modify warranty coverage. Open the box only if you don't bother about warranty or you are willing to be adventurous! Creator of this video is not responsible for any damage created due to mishandling :-)
Bhai nayi cpu ke sath ched chad mat karo , kahin idhar udhar ho gaya to pura circuit udd jayega
As the power supply is very poor (180watt probably), can i upgrade it?
Yes, you can. Check the voltage rating.
@@supremehaven how to upgrade power suppy of ideacentre 3i, can you make a video, i want to add a GPU
This specific model doesn't have desktop-like PSU, it uses the laptop one. And no PCI slots either.
Anyone that considers trying to stick in DDR5 Ram modules into an IdeaCentre 3, (IC3) all the various versions of it of the world had best be very careful.
Even though the processor specs may say that they are DDR5 compatible and even the Motherboard specs say that DDR5 Ram is compatible, it all depends how Lenovo have set the BIOS up. What they want.
Lenovo themselves offer after sale UDIMM 288-pin - 4800 MHz / PC4-38400 DDR5 Ram modules and say they are for "Select PC's". Top secret which ones of cause.
Not very helpful there Lenovo.
Though I have found out elsewhere they are for these Lenovo PC's: ThinkCentre M80s Gen 3; M80t Gen 3; M90s Gen 3; M90t Gen 3; ThinkCentre neo 70.
Looks like Lenovo originally sold those particular PC's of theirs (Above) with DDR5 Ram as standard, straight out of the box.
Now it is POSSIBLE that DDR5 ram will work in some IC3's, someone out there may have stuck some DDR5's in and found out that they do work, but if so they don't seem to be letting anyone know.
Contacting Lenovo would have someone that end look up the specs for the model quoted that just say that in the latter versions of IdeaCentre 3's that they are DDR4's. (IC3's been around for ages, even seen some stated as being fitted with DDR3's).
Getting hold of a Lenovo tech person who actually has themselves tested out if DDR5 ram works would be a difficult thing to achieve.
The IdeaCentre 3's with 12th Gen Intel processors have sold well around the world and continue to. Maybe tens of thousands sold.
You would think that someone out of that lot or one of these online tech outfits, 'Tom's Hardware' and such like would have tried out whether DDR5 ram works or not.
Obviously to give it a better chance of success NOT have the existing DDR4 module left in with 1x DDR5 module stuck in to its side.
We hear that some motherboards can actually do that, well, test that out as well at the same time, take note swanky online tech outfits who on the whole give out the impression they know almost everything.
Why you should tune in to their website more than any other.
YET they do not know these things. And when it could be of benefit to 10,000+ particular model range of computers, ie IC3 users do not even consider spending 20 mins on finding out. They are never as clever as they like to make out they are.
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I will not risk it on mine, a IdeaCentre 3 07iab7 that came with just 4gb of DDR4 ram.
4gb is just not enough with Windows 11, I found out the fitted integrated Intel graphics UHD 710 has a dedicated video memory of 128mb and shared system ram up to 2033mb.
(Others in that range have UHD 730's and even UHD 770's).
So no way can its full video memory capacity of 2033mb be achieved with just 4gb fitted. From being booted up just sitting there using no extra resources other than about 70mb for an opened Task Manager to actually be able to monitor the ram usage, the lowest I have seen is about 2950mb.
So with even a browser launched watching RUclips or a PC video game launched, the full ability of the integrated graphics can not be used.
8gb is minimum really, as we see in the above video another 4gb of DDR4 ram was added. A bit of false economy though as new 4gb and 8gb are of near similar price.
An 8gb for a few rupees more or similar currency slotted where the existing 4gb is would have been better, with the 4gb moved over, however 'unbalanced' it is.
It would be more beneficial having 8gb in duel mode and another 4gb in single mode. 12gb in total for an extra 8gb of ram at US$20, seen them for that. Yes 4gb ram can be picked up used for US$6.
Paying US$20 to give a better user experience is worth considering.
I would say better userbenchmark (online benchmarking outfit), test results would be obtained. AND >>then
Please do see the last bit of this continued part.
>>>>>The guy is hardly going to be an EXPERT on all things 'IdeaCentre 3's' (IC3), so there is no particular point in asking him questions about a particular IC3 model, he has only got the one he has and decided to do a helpful video on fitting more ram and or come to that even with this lengthy amount of a message I have taken the time & effort to compose also ask me things either.
(Best we don't lose the ability to create written articles ourselves, that people either want to read or not), explaining things a bit more. They at least have a choice.
What we can come up with, if the effort is put in, is likely to be of more help to folk than a brief message. I blame twitter for this. Stunting folks creative ability to write much more than one line of anything and in turn if they themselves do only bother writing a line it could be about all they ever want to read.
There is PLENTY of empty white space to write in.
Anyway, if anyone does slip a DDR5 ram in to a IC3 of any particular model, that to me would be interesting to find out. I don't particularly advise it.
Someone taking the risk, and it would be a risk, fiddling about doing anything to a computer other than turning it on/off has its risks of damage. Likely won't damage it, we don't for sure know for sure. When it comes to even US$300 of computers, let alone more expensive ones be careful
Maybe if someone have a DDR5 desktop as well. Or is one of these PC testers, doing reviews, it can be found out. Better than buying a DDR5 stick on the off chance it may work.
If anyone does find out, these RUclips videos talking about IdeaCentre 3's will be a good place to give out that information.
This is what we want, more definite info about these matters not what a clever clogs off hand thinks it is, based on no actual fact and proof.
IF DDR5 Ram does actually physically works in IC3's, any version Let us all know and PROOVE it. What is no good is, "Oh I don't think it will" comment based on what?.
It does not matter if Lenovo do themselves say that up to 3200Mhz of DDR4 ram will fit and work, they do not say that 4800Mhz of DDR5 ram will not.
They don't particularly say it will. But they have not the sense to officially say that it does NOT.
And those employees of theirs that do not personally know for sure by way of themselves having tested it, would if bothered to be contacted, as a matter of policy stick to the written down line of the DDR4 3200Mhz specs.
They would not stick their neck out. And unless someone has physically tried it themselves at Lenovo or elsewhere they do not know. They may surmise that a DDR5 ram would not work because of whatever particularly convinces them that it does not work.
Yes we know Lenovo seem to down tune in the BIOS their pc's abilities. There being in the top end DDR4 ram, ie Crucial DDR4 pro's ram a Intel XMP 2.0 support ability.
Now Lenovo seem to see the Intel XMP 2.0 ability built in to many of Intel's motherboards. One of which is likely to be in a IC3, Lenovo see it as 'overclocking' and from what I have gathered disable that in the BIOS.
People would have to check for themselves in their particular BIOS to see if that XMP 2.0 was there and can be engaged. Though fiddling about in the BIOS especially for the inexperienced is a careful consideration.
Of cause paying the odd bit more for some DDR4 ram with Intel XMP 2.0 that the usual ram modules do not have, could be a good idea.
Future proofing yourself if later on another computer was obtained that could utilise the Intel XMP 2.0 Ram, especially if ones present computer, (and I don't like saying this!), completely packs up!!. Blimey, dreadful. A calamity.
Having a knackered up computer that obviously you can't use, BUT if components >>can>they
I added 2 8gb chips it’s works.
Can I update 4tb hdd in this machine
Please reply its urgent
Please sir
No, I believe the maximum is either 1tb or 2tb, I would recommend checking the manual or checking with lenovo
ur background music is killing population
I got ripped off disk dur removed the original
Can u add a gpu
no you cant
@@vishalmaurya6692 ty very much
Which processor does it equip?
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U. Full details in this video ruclips.net/video/KRSsvqEyjYA/видео.html
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Oh my god what a blunder no option for GPU and the motherboard is from messosoic period and look at that loser CPU cooler
Wth is this