Teardown complete. I managed not to break a single clip on the back!
Attached FileQuestion: Should I reformat the M.2 SSD that I removed? It may have some personal data on it, but 99% of the docs were saved to my One Drive and not locally. I might have to buy something off Amazon to do this, or maybe stick it in my desktop's 2nd slot.
The components I am removing are interesting.
SSD: Intel 670p m.2 SSD, manufacture date October 2021 - 500 GB. A quality part although not particularly fast, esp. when it comes to write speeds. Still, uses 3D NAND and doesn't suck.
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Stick 1: SK Hynix PC3200 4GB
Stick 2: Micron PC3200 8GB
Attached FileIf only thing machine came with two matched sticks of Micron 8GB, I would be fine.
The system was configured with proper speed but mismatched brands and capacities.
One more thing. I found a piece of carpet fiber stuck in the adhesive tape on the back lid. I carefully removed this and applied the tape back. (some was already removed for this pic)
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