Use onboard profiles
An onboard profile is a set of settings stored in the memory of the device itself. Because it lives in the device, it keeps working when you plug the mouse into another computer that does not have Gearwise.
Gearwise also has its own profiles, which are kept on your computer. The two work together: this page is about the ones inside the device.
Which devices have onboard profiles
Logitech mice with onboard memory show numbered slots next to Onboard profile, at the right of the tab row. The number of slots depends on the model.
Devices without onboard profile slots do not show the numbers. Some of them can still store settings with Save to device; see Save to the device.
Switch the onboard profile
Select a number next to Onboard profile. The tooltip reads Onboard profile 1, Onboard profile 2 and so on.
The device switches to that slot, and the tabs show the settings stored in it: DPI stages, report rate, lighting and button assignments.
To switch slots from the mouse, put Cycle profiles on a button. See Remap buttons.
Save to the device
Select Save to device in the header. Its tooltip reads Write the current settings to the device's memory.
What it stores depends on the device:
| Brand | What Save to device does |
|---|---|
| Logitech | Writes the settings to the selected onboard profile slot. |
| SteelSeries | Tells the mouse to keep its current settings. |
| Corsair (older models) | Writes the DPI stages, lift-off distance and angle snapping of a mouse to its stored profile. |
On Logitech devices with onboard profiles, Gearwise also writes your changes to the selected slot on its own, about a second after you stop changing things.
WARNING
Writing to a device replaces the settings stored in that slot, including settings made earlier by the vendor's own software. Gearwise has no undo for the device memory. Before you experiment, note down the settings you want to keep, or export a Gearwise profile that holds them.
How onboard profiles and Gearwise profiles fit together
- The onboard profile is what the device does on its own, on any computer.
- The active Gearwise profile records what you change while Gearwise runs, and applies it again each time the device connects. Gearwise sends only the settings that differ, so it does not rewrite the device memory every time it starts.
Switching the onboard slot is not recorded in the Gearwise profile.