Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wire Harness Replacement

Written By: Annika Grace Ford

Comments: 3

Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wire Harness Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

25 - 30 minutes

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace the wire harness in the Razer BlackWidow Chroma keyboard.

Tools

Step 1

Turn the keyboard over so that it is lying flat on its face.
Use the iFixit opening tool to pry the rubber feet off the keyboard.

Step 2

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the six screws on the back of the keyboard.
Use an opening tool as a wedge between the front and back panel to pry open the front panel.
If the front and back panel won't separate, DO NOT use excessive force. This may result in damaging the keyboard.
Instead, slide the opening tool across the keyboard in between the front and back panel. Go around the edges of the keyboard until the panels disconnect.
Flip the keyboard over so the keys are facing up.
Grabbing the left and right lips of the front panel, lift both ends up, removing the front panel.

Mine also had two clips on the left and right sides. Needed to run an opening tool over one side before I could open it

Justin - 25/03/21

In order to remove the keys at all you need to remove the led's as well, which have 4 pins and are awful to get out.. I would appreciate it if this guide had noted that before I started this repair..

David Cropp -

Step 3

Using a Philips #1 screwdriver, remove all ten screws found on the edges of the keyboard.
Two of the screws are found on either side of the main cable.

Step 4

Remove the wire harness.

this is only the bracket. there is a black wire soldered to the board and a plug. Could use a picture of where the black wire is soldered to. Plug is not hard to detach.

D K - 26/03/24