Experimental Blade support
OpenBlade recognizes these laptops automatically. Try a current pre-release and help test support.
Hardware testing in OpenBlade is still in progress. Available controls are listed below.
Available controls
| Model | Controls |
|---|---|
| Blade 14 (2025), RZ09-0530 | Balanced, Silent, battery modes, Custom levels, keyboard and logo lighting, and 50–100% charge limits. |
| Blade 16 (2023), RZ09-0483 | Balanced, Silent, Performance, Custom with CPU Boost and High/High, fixed fan targets from 2,000–5,000 RPM, Max Fan, keyboard and logo lighting, and 50–100% charge limits. |
| Blade 14 (2023), RZ09-0482 | Balanced, Silent, Custom levels, fixed fan targets from 2,200–5,000 RPM, keyboard and logo lighting, and 50–100% charge limits. |
| Blade 18 (2023), RZ09-0484 | Balanced, Silent, Performance, Custom levels, Max Fan, keyboard and logo lighting, and 50–100% charge limits. |
| Blade 15 Base (Early 2020), RZ09-0328 | Balanced, Silent, Gaming, Custom levels, keyboard brightness, and Off, Spectrum, Breathing, or single-color Static lighting. |
Close Synapse before using these controls. Plugged In settings cover both barrel and USB-C power. Performance and fan controls run only after fresh model, power, controller, and current-state checks.
- The Blade 16 and Blade 18 use a uniform keyboard frame for Static. The Blade 15 Base uses one single-zone Static color. The Blade 14 models do not offer Static. Firmware idle fade can restore the built-in effect on the Blade 16 or 18; select Static again to repaint.
- The Blade 16 also offers whole-keyboard Ambient Awareness and Audio Meter. The Blade 15 Base offers random or single-color Breathing.
- Select Automatic fan control before turning on Max Fan. It is a separate Custom-mode switch on the Blade 16 and Blade 18.
- Charge limits use 1% steps. Selecting 100% turns protection off. The Blade 15 Base has no charge-limit control. Temporary full charge is not yet supported.
- OpenBlade reports HyperBoost as observed only on the Blade 16 and Blade 18. Turn it off in Synapse before changing performance controls.
Send a useful test report
- Install the complete pre-release. Note the version and detected model in About.
- Use About → Export diagnostics to save a baseline ZIP.
- Try one setting. Record the power source, starting setting, requested setting, time, and visible result.
- Return to the starting setting and check the result. Export diagnostics again.
- Review the ZIPs and attach them with your observations to the experimental support issue.
Stay with the laptop during sleep/resume testing so you can resume it and check the result. OpenBlade saves reports locally; you choose whether to share them.
If controls pause
Export diagnostics, then choose Resume experimental controls in the notice. OpenBlade checks the laptop and reads its current settings. After a successful check, choose the setting again; the previous request is not replayed. For lighting, select a lighting setting or change the active profile's lighting. Failed checks keep controls paused.
The protocol reference contains model-specific limits and upstream sources. See Privacy for diagnostic data and sharing.