Introduction
Use this guide to remove or replace the left fan in your Razer Blade 15" (2018).
Note: This guide refers to the "left" fan as the one on your left-hand side when the screen is open and facing you.
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Rotate your laptop so the screen hinge is farthest from you.
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Use a Torx T5 driver to remove the ten 3.8 mm-long screws securing the back cover.
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Apply a suction handle to the right edge of the back cover, between the middle screws and the screws closest to you.
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Pull up on the suction handle to create a small gap between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Angle your opening pick upward, away from the frame. Keep it angled upward as long as it's between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert your pick up to 10 mm (0.4 in) deep.
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Slide your opening pick around the bottom right corner of the back cover to free it from the frame.
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Slide your opening pick along the front edge and around the front left corner of the back cover to free it from the frame.
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Remove the back cover.
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Lay the back cover down on its rubber feet to avoid damaging the gray thermal pads on its underside.
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Use the point of a spudger to press on alternating sides of the battery connector and walk it out of its socket.
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The antenna cables look very similar. Label one of them with a piece of tape or marker. Do the same to its socket on the Wi-Fi card.
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Insert one arm of angled tweezers under the metal neck of each antenna cable and pry up to disconnect it.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to move the antenna cables to the left, away from the charging connector.
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Use your spudger to push on alternating sides of the charging port connector to "walk" it out of its socket.
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Use your fingers to grab the rubber sleeve around the left fan cable and pull the connector straight out of its socket.
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Lift the left side of the fan.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to guide the antenna and screen cables out from the tabs on the left fan.
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Remove the fan.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
