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# Razer Blade 14 RZ09-0370

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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
Touchpad |  | Yes
Keyboard |  | Yes
GPU (AMD) | `1002:1638` | Yes
GPU (Nvidia) | `10de:249c` | Yes
Webcam | `13d3:56d5` | Yes
Bluetooth | `8087:0032` | Yes
Audio | `1022:15e3` | Partial
Wireless | `8086:2725` | Yes

This page contains information about the Razer Blade 14 RZ09-0370 (mid 2021) the first Razer Blade notebook to have an AMD Ryzen processor. Currently the information on this page corresponds to the RTX 3080 + QHD 165 Hz display version, but should apply to other versions.

## Installation

In order to boot into the installation it is important to disable modesetting by adding `nomodeset` to the kernel flags. Disabling only the nouveau modset using `nouveau.modeset=0` can work but is unstable.

### EFI Partition

The computer comes with an EFI partition from the factory that is used by Windows. The partition is only 100 MiB in size and can cause problems holding both a bootloader and Arch kernels. Please resize this partition, create a new EFI partition, or reformat the disk before installing.

## Accessibility

The appearance of the BIOS is pretty simple and not very colorful, so it might work well with OCR software.

The BIOS can be navigated via the keyboard. `Left` and `Right` to select the screen, `Up` and `Down` to select an item. `Enter` can be used to enter a menu or change an option. `+` and `-` can be used to change options directly without open a dialog. `F3` can be used to load defaults. `F4` save and exit.

The keyboard layout defaults to QWERTY in the BIOS even if the computer itself has a different keyboard layout. For example with the AZERTY version, keys such as `-` must be accessed using `Shift+)` instead of the regular `-` key.

Note: Blind users should request the help of a sighted person to change BIOS settings.

## Firmware

fwupd does not support this device.

Razer statement on the LVFS website: Updating firmware is only supported on Windows

### SecureBoot

The BIOS does not seem to support custom keys.

## Audio

The integrated speakers work perfectly. The microphone array works perfectly. The headphone jack produces a muffled (only high frequencies), low volume and apparently mono output. Tested with the 5.12 kernel.

## Backlight

The backlight controls do not work after installation and is caused by a bug in amdgpu driver. As suggested in the OpenSUSE forum, adding the `amdgpu.backlight=0` kernel parameter would solve the issue. To make systemd save and load brightness settings after restarts, one may need to enable `systemd-backlight@backlight:amdgpu_bl0.service`

## HDMI Port

The external HDMI is bound to the discrete NVIDIA GPU. Currently the only way to use it is by running both internal and external screens on the NVIDIA GPU. Reverse PRIME is currently unsupported for AMD igpus. Please refer to the main PRIME article for further information.

## RGB

Warning: OpenRGB is a unofficial software based on reverse engineered protocols, please read the documentation and the following warning before using it.

The keyboard RGB lights can be controlled using openrgb-gitAUR. The logo illumination can be controlled using logo-control.

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