Razer Blade 15" (2018) Hard Drive Replacement

Unplug all cables, fully shut down your laptop, and close the lid.

Rotate your laptop so the screen hinge is farthest from you.

Use a Torx T5 driver to remove the ten 3.8 mm-long screws securing the back cover.

Apply a suction handle to the right edge of the back cover, between the middle screws and the screws closest to you.

Pull up on the suction handle to create a small gap between the back cover and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

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.

Insert your pick up to 10 mm (0.4 in) deep.

Slide your opening pick around the bottom right corner of the back cover to free it from the frame.

Slide your opening pick along the front edge and around the front left corner of the back cover to free it from the frame.

Remove the back cover.

Lay the back cover down on its rubber feet to avoid damaging the gray thermal pads on its underside.

Apply a heated iOpener to the battery cable tape for one minute.

Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to peel the battery cable tape away from the cable.

Use the point of a spudger to press on alternating sides of the battery connector and walk it out of its socket.

Grab the pull tab on the hard drive press connector, just below the right fan.

Pull up and disconnect the connector from its socket.

Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the hard drive mounts:

Three 3.2 mm screws

One 5.2 mm screw

Lift the hard drive straight up to remove it.

Flip the hard drive over.

Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the two mounts to the hard drive.

Remove both mounts from the hard drive.

Remove the SATA cable adapter from the hard drive.