Introduction
Use this guide to remove or replace the heatsink in your Razer Blade 15" (2018).
You'll need replacement thermal pads to complete this repair.
Note: This guide refers to the left and right fans relative to the side of the laptop they're on while the screen is open and facing you, and not while the laptop is open and upside-down.
What you need
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Unplug all cables, fully shut down your laptop, and close the lid.
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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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Apply a heated iOpener to the battery cable tape for one minute.
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Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to peel the battery cable tape away from the cable.
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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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Use tweezers or your fingers to peel and remove the six screw covers from the heatsink.
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Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 4.7 mm screws securing the top left and bottom left edges of the heatsink.
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Use your Phillips screwdriver to fully loosen the eight captive screws securing the center of the heatsink.
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Use the flat end of your spudger to pry up the heatsink until it separates from the motherboard at the following locations:
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Between the bottom left corner of the left metal plate and the SSD
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The right edge of the right metal plate
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The top edge of the right metal plate, above the copper pipes
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Lift the right edge of the heatsink from the motherboard.
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Slide the heatsink to the right so the left screw tab slides out from under the screen cable.
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Remove the heatsink.
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Inspect the thermal pads for damage. Apply new pads if any tear or deform too much.
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Follow this guide to clean and reapply thermal paste to the CPU and GPU.
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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.
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.
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