Razer Blade Stealth 2017 Wifi Card Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 5 steps
• WiFi Card
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and discharge the battery down to 25%.
• Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the eight, 3mm screws on the bottom cover of the laptop.
• Whenever you remove screws from the device, remember to save and label them.

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and discharge the battery down to 25%.

Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the eight, 3mm screws on the bottom cover of the laptop.

Whenever you remove screws from the device, remember to save and label them.

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Step 2

• Remove the bottom cover of the laptop by sliding it away from the hinge.
• Do not force the cover up!

Remove the bottom cover of the laptop by sliding it away from the hinge.

Do not force the cover up!

Step 3

• Use your fingernail to pry up and disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Use your fingernail to pry up and disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Step 4

• Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six, 5mm screws securing the battery.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six, 5mm screws securing the battery.

Step 5

• Remove any tape attached to the battery.
• Use the plastic spudger to pry out the battery.

Remove any tape attached to the battery.

Use the plastic spudger to pry out the battery.

Step 6

              WiFi Card               

• Remove any tape attached to the Wifi card.
• Use a plastic spudger to disconnect the two coaxial antennae connectors and expose the WiFi card.

Remove any tape attached to the Wifi card.

Use a plastic spudger to disconnect the two coaxial antennae connectors and expose the WiFi card.

Step 7

• Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single, 2 mm screw from the WiFi card.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single, 2 mm screw from the WiFi card.

Step 8

• Remove the WiFi card from the motherboard by sliding it out at an angle.

Remove the WiFi card from the motherboard by sliding it out at an angle.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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James Pulido - Nov 22, 2022

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It was unnecessary for me to remove the battery. Replaced the original Killer card with a WiFi 6E Wireless Card Intel AX210 NGW Bluetooth 5.3.