A Look Inside

Upgrading the system is a fairly straightforward process. To start, you will need to remove the four screws holding the bottom plate to the chassis. Once done, you can lift the plate off, which will give you access to the second M.2 NVMe slot, which is a nice inclusion over the more typical 2.5-inch HDD bay only. To move the HDD / SSD tray out of the way, you will need to remove two screws in the outer corners along with the screws securing the NVMe SSD connector.


With all of that removed, you can lift the inner plate, but be careful as a fan and the power plug are connected to the mainboard underneath. Once you disconnect the fan and power plug, the inner plate can be removed. You now have access to the M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi module, and DDR5 SODIMMs.


A closer look reveals the Wi-Fi module to be Intel's AX200NGW which is a 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 offering with support for Bluetooth 5.2. Back on track, removing the mainboard requires removing the M.2 Wi-Fi module which is simple enough, just unscrew the standoff and it will come out easily. Then, with the Wi-Fi module gently moved out of the way, you can pull the mainboard from the chassis.


With the mainboard out, you can get a better look at the sizable heatsink used to keep the AMD Ryzen 7840HS cool, along with the CMOS battery, which is in the middle right next to the CPU fan header. All that remains is a closer look at the memory and SSD, which are both from Crucial. The 32 GB memory kit is a 2x 16 GB dual channel kit rated for 5600 MHz CL46 at 1.1 volts. Storage is handled by the Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB NVMe SSD.

Overall, the system is easy enough to take apart for general maintenance or upgrades.