On Saturday, 21 September 2024 16:41:22 AEST Brian May wrote: > > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004982734351.html > > > > Looks like the ports are on the motherboard so with only a single USB-C > > port your only option for getting it going is to use the proprietary dock > > that apparently offers the same functionality with a different connector. > > > > But the motherboard is cheap and easy to replace. > > Hmm. Interesting point. > > But I think I have a more expensive motherboard.
Do you need a more expensive motherboard? > Looking at my invoice, the relevant specs are: > > * 20L7CTO1WW > * Intel Core i7-8550U Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) > * NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GDDR5 2G > * 16GB ram. > > I believe that the 2nd ram is in a slot, so I can just swap that. https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/9306q1/t480s_ram_upgrade_question/ According to Reddit there are some complexities in that, so you want to check the details. If you get a MB with 8G soldered and have an 8G module and they work together then it should be fine. > But I suspect the nvidia card is soldered in (???). So I am guessing, > probably need something like: > > https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005002421572488.html Why do you want a NVidia card? > I opened up the computer and took photos of the motherboard, > unfortunately I don't seem to see anything that looks like a part > number. I suspect that might be on the other side... So not really sure > which motherboard I need. The part number on the outside of the case should uniquely identify the motherboard. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
