Maximizing Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 AMD

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I bought a Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 AMD (released on August 2022) end of December 2023, it’s second hand with mint condition and standard specification (AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U Processor with Radeon Graph…
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Benny Istanto

Published

January 26, 2024

I bought a Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 AMD (released on August 2022) end of December 2023, it’s second hand with mint condition and standard specification (AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U Processor with Radeon Graphics, 256GB nvme and 16GB RAM, FHD 14”).

This is my second-owned Thinkpad after the T480, and same as before I also did some upgrades on my T14. Here’s the list of the components:

  1. T14 Gen 2: 14″, 3840×2160, IPS, 500 nits, 100% Adobe RGB, Anti-glare from https://www.myfixguide.com/store/screen-for-thinkpad-t14/
  2. 40pin UHD cable from https://www.myfixguide.com/store/lcd-cable-for-t14-gen2/
  3. 4TB NVMe SSD from https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p3-plus/CT4000P3PSSD8
  4. 32GB RAM DDR4 SODIMM 3200MHz from https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/memory/cmsx32gx4m1a3200c22/corsair-high-performance-vengeance-memory-kit-cmsx32gx4m1a3200c22
  5. WWAN card and the antenna from https://thinkparts.com/products/-4970

I did all the installation myself by following the awesome guideline and use Pro Tech Toolkit https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307 from IFIXIT.

See some of the picture below:

[caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3333”]Remove the old screen and install the WWAN antenna Remove the old screen and install the WWAN antenna [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3333”]Install the new screen Install the new screen [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3333”]Put the memory in the free slot Put the memory in the free slot [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3333”]Replace the old SSD with new one, and put the WWAN card in place and antenna cable too Replace the old SSD with new one, and put the WWAN card in place and antenna cable too [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“4032”]This is the machine with upgrades This is the machine with upgrades [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3024”]Look, the Cellular connection is available now Look, the Cellular connection is available now [/caption] [caption id=“” align=“alignnone” width=“3024”]The new 4K screen is on and I just need to install the bezel 😎 The new 4K screen is on and I just need to install the bezel 😎 [/caption]

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