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How to Upgrade Razer Blade SSD

By Michael | Last Updated

Many people choose Razer Blade, the cutting-edge gaming laptop, to play games like a pro. Razer Blade develops a series of gaming laptop to meet the unique gaming needs, including Razer Blade 14/15/16/17/18. If your Razer Blade runs slowly and offers a poor experience in playing larger games, you can try to upgrade Razer Blade SSD so as to significantly improve its performance and storage capacity. In this article, you can get a complete guide to upgrade Razer Blade SSD.

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Part 1: What to Prepare for Razer Blade SSD Upgrade

To upgrade the Razer Blade gaming laptop, you need to make preparations:

  • 1. Choose the right SSD: Purchase an M2 SSD that is compatible with your specific Razer Blade model. You need to make sure the SSD is supported on your laptop. And the size is larger than that of your original SSD.
  • 2. A T5 screwdriver or Philips screwdriver.
  • 3. The USB to M2 SSD adapter.
  • 4. The disk cloning software, like iSunshare CloneGo, to perform SSD cloning so that it is no need to reinstall Windows after SSD replacement.

Part 2: Step-by-step Guide to Upgrade Razer Blade SSD

After everything is ready, you can go to upgrade the Razer Blade SSD with a larger one. If you want to same working and gaming environment in the larger SSD, it is recommended to clone everything in the original SSD, including Windows systems, settings, applications and other files etc. After the disk cloning, you can directly boot from the larger SSD with no data loss and no system installation.

When it comes to clone SSD to a larger SSD, iSunshare CloneGo is highly recommended. This Windows cloning software is designed to help users do 1:1 Windows/disk cloning. You can finish the disk cloning process within simple clicks.

Step 1: Clone the Razer Blade SSD to a Larger SSD

1. Get iSunshare CloneGo downloaded and installed on your computer. After that, connect the new SSD to your computer and finish the initialization.

2. Run the software and choose Disk Clone option on the left pane.

3. Set your Razer Blade SSD as the source disk and the new SSD as the target disk.

set source disk and target disk

4. Hit the Start button and confirm your operation. After that, wait patiently before the process ends.

confirm disk cloning

Tips: If there are two SSD slots in the Razer Blade laptop, you can copy only the Windows system to the larger SSD. And save the other content in the original SSD. This can also improve your laptop performance and get a better gaming experience.

Step 2: Install the New SSD

1. Power off the laptop and disconnect it from any power source to avoid electrical damage during the upgrade process.

2. Remove the Razer Blade laptop back over with the proper screwdriver.

3. Find where the SSD lies. If there are two or more slots in the laptop, you can directly insert the new SSD into the empty slot. If there is only one slot in the laptop, you can screw out the old SSD and place the new SSD into it.

4. Unfasten the SSD and then screw in the laptop back over.

install new SSD

Step 3: Boot the Razer Blade Laptop from the New SSD

Lastly, you can power on the laptop and then boot into the Windows from the new SSD. If there is two or more SSD in the laptop, you can set the new SSD as the first boot option in the boot menu. After that, you can run the same Windows from the new SSD with a faster speed. Besides, you can open Disk Management to extend the SSD volume with more space.

Part 3: FAQs on Razer Blade SSD Upgrade

1. Is Razer Blade SSD Upgradable?

Yes, of course. You can upgrade the storage on the Razer Blade 14/15/16/17/18 series.

2. What SSD does Razer Blade use?

The size of SSD on Razer Blade laptop is M2 x L3 x D5.

3. How many SSD slots does Razer Blade 14/15 have?

Generally, there are two SSD slots on Razer Blade laptop, which can help users upgrade the storage.

Conclusions:

In this article, you can learn the specific steps to upgrade the SSD in Razer Blade laptop. If you do not want to reinstall the Windows 11/10 system, you can clone the system or whole disk to the new SSD with the help of iSunshare CloneGo.

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