Corsair Commander Pro + Lian Li Lancool One Digital (front RGB).

Hi all,

 

Seems it's quite some time since I posted on the forums :)

 

Anyways, I was re-doing my computer build, well partially. Got a new case (Lian Li Lancool One Digital), Corsair H150i Pro and the Corsair Commander Pro.

 

Now, probably a stupid thought, I thought I could connect the front addressable RGB on the Lian Li case to the Corsair Commander Pro. But the connector is different. I took a few screenshots of everything, maybe someone has an idea.

 

Lian Li RGB connector side #1: https://imgur.com/BLWlYBs

Lian Li RGB connector side #2: https://imgur.com/11qcZ4I

Lian Li RGB connector side #3: https://imgur.com/p5XRPtB

 

Lian Li onboard RGB connector #1: https://imgur.com/qxXmngt

Lian Li onboard RGB connector #2: https://imgur.com/HyMjY38

 

Corsair Commander Pro LED connectors: https://imgur.com/e7Q4jg2

 

According to the Lian Li manual the addressable RGB LED can be connected to the onboard case connector. In this case you can switch RGB LED effects by pressing the button on the case.

 

Also they say that you can connect it straight to your motherboard's RGB LED connection header (which my mobo, Taichi X99, does not have).

 

Here is a quote from a review site:

Lian Li includes an RGB LED bar that sits just behind the front panel's plastic shroud. The LED bar has a connection that enables you to plug it into your motherboard and control the light effects and colors in software, if your motherboard supports RGB-device light syncing and has the appropriate "addressable RGB" header for light strips. If your board doesn't offer support, then you can manually manipulate the lighting controller mounted behind motherboard tray in a limited fashion via the "LED" pushbutton on the top I/O panel.

 

So I thought if I purchase the Corsair Commander Pro, I would be able to control the Addressable RGB LED? But the connector does not fit.

 

Does anyone have any experience with this by any chance?

 

Sidenote; I also included a screenshot of the manual with the Adressable RGB LED.

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Regards

If Following Spec.... no they dont work together.. but there maybe ways around it...

 

first it's worth the read here to to bring you up to speed on whats going on in the Corsair Ecosystem these days

 

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=173880.

 

as for ways around it... there are a few guys on here that are willing to fiddle the system,.. i have made them aware of this thread ;)

Ho Zotty,

 

Thank you for your fast and detailed answer!

 

Yeah, I checked that page (afterwards; when I installed it).

I thought all those Addressable RGB's were the same to be hones (sorry, new to this whole RGB thing).

 

I noticed Corsair uses Molex 50-57-9404 connector for the RGB LED's.

Maybe this is compatible?

 

Anyways, I will await the answer of the other "guys" ;-)

 

Thank you once again.

No Worries dude :)

 

DevBiker will no doubt pop up soon. cables and connectors and fiddling with pinouts is his thing lol.. he'll point you in the right direction if it can be done... he is in Texas so will be snoring at the moment..

just checked your system specs.... CRT..... you must be as 'Vet' as me lol... a man from the IDE generation maybe?..back when air flow wasn't a thing.... lol

So ... the Lian Li "native" connectors are JST connectors. Based on the manual link that you included, it has an adapter for the Asus Aura Sync/MSI Mystic Lighting connector that's on a lot of (recent) motherboards - z370 and newer. This should be a 4-position connector with 1 position blocked off (Pin 3).

 

With the part numbers listed in my post about making cables, you can make one. Or you can purchase one here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372499030952.

I am terribly sorry guys! I never received a confirmation of any follow-up posts!

 

@Zotty

Oops, old profile. Didn't visit the forums that often anymore. Let alone update my profile. ;-)

 

 

@DevBiker

Thanks for the detailed answer! Highly appreciated. Since I am not that handy myself I think I will just purchase the cable. Though, I am wondering about one thing. The connector side (with the 3 pins sticking out) seems a bit bigger than the one which is connected to the Lian Li RGB led strip imho.

 

Or do I connect it to the PCB instead? I really think the one to the LED strip itself is more smaller (= tiny) than the pinned connector in the eBay link.

 

Sorry for the dumb questions. :S

 

 

//edit

 

https://imgur.com/Pa3tcI6

https://imgur.com/0qd9kB5

 

https://imgur.com/vT1iv6K

https://imgur.com/A8qEcLc

 

Posting images directly didn't work... So added them as links.

So ... that adapter is for the Asus Aura/MSI Mystic Light cable. Based on the manual (bottom of the page), the LianLi comes with an adapter for Aura/Mystic Light motherboards. You'd use that to connect to the Corsair => Aura Adapter.

 

So ... it'd be

Corsair/Aura Adapter => Aura/JST Adapter => JST Connection on Lian Li.

I am terribly sorry guys! I never received a confirmation of any follow-up posts!

 

@Zotty

Oops, old profile. Didn't visit the forums that often anymore. Let alone update my profile. ;-).

 

LOL. . Should have left it... crt brings back memory's lol