Wednesday, January 21, 2009

T60, T60p, T61 Memory Upgrade

These procedures describe removing and installing memory modules.

Following is the memory configuration:
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T60, T60p -- PC2-5300 CL5 DDR2 667MHZ 4GB maximum 2 200-pin sockets
T61 -- PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ 4GB maximum 2 200-pin sockets
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This model of Thinkpad has two memory slots located under the the palm rest.
- Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC adapter.
- Close the display and turn the laptop over.
- Remove the battery.
- Remove four screws that have a drawing of a memory chip.


- Turn the machine over and open the display cover.
- Carefully push on the palm rest and lift it away from the computer.


- Detach the connector from the palmrest to the motherboard.
- Install memory modules in the two slots at an angle and press down until it locks in place.


- Reverse the steps to re-install the palm rest and screws.
- Check that the machine recognizes the memory by pressing F1 to enter the BIOS right after powering on the Thinkpad.

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