opening up the blade :/

[Swndlr]

i wanna open it up to see if theres dust inside to clean out and maybe get it running quieter and all that under load, but im scared to. ive never had to open a laptop before. any tips // notes // things not to do?

[Clyne]

Read your manual, it tells you how to not open it and not screw things up

[Excon]

Look up guides, have proper tools

[aduman]

Use a fan controlling software? You can make it quieter by setting up a custom profile.

[AlwaysFSX]

Remove ALL the screws before trying to take something off and don't force it.

[SlayerOfHellWyrm]

Take a picture of what screws go where, or draw a diagram. Seriously, the amount of times I've seen dents from people using the wrong length screws in certain places is stupid. I've seen screws poking through grills before. This also includes internal screws, as manufacturers tend to use only what's necessary, and if 1 will hold something down that has holes for say 2 or 4... they will often only use 1. Aside from that, look up guides on your model if you can, if you can't, look up guides for other laptops so you at least know what components are what before you poke around.

 

If something feels like it's taking too much force to remove, check there aren't any screws left in, or leave it be. HP's have this issue (though it doesn't apply is my guess, to the Razer Blade) where certain connectors need to come off before you can remove a part, but they were installed with like tweezers it seems, and you need needle nose pliers to get at it, before you can remove what you wanted too... yeah, I hate HP's.

 

Anyway, it's honestly not all that hard to figure out how to take a laptop apart, most don't have some weird method of removing things, it's .... somewhat standardized, in the sense that once you've done a few laptops, you can basically do them without a manual of any sort. Aka, they're like Bionicles, or any other Lego series.... they're different, but have the same, or very similar base, and once you know that, the rest is educated guesses/process of elimination.