supermotolew Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 hi all im looking for some help on my new h100i im really starting to struggle . ive spent the last 2 days on here trying to solve the issue with no luck. corsair link shows pc info and temps but will not give me control over the pump or fans or show fan rpm info . the device is being shown as un recognized with no driver seemingly attached I have tried several installs and un installs I have tried all usb ports on the board and on the back and no luck. windows does one of 2 things 99 percent of the time gives a code 43 for the device and only once using the auto trouble shoot has the device worked giving me full control I lost this when I shut down and restarted back to un recognized. all device manager show is un known device the one time it did work it showed as a usb input device I think. but I cant replicate that . its really annoying having had it work once I really want all link has to offer back . oh my board is a rampage black edition thoughts please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Given up with this now its just getting worse now I cant remove or install the latest version of link it completely corrupt. Its really getting on my tits . Im sending the h100I back wiping my system drive and starting again with a different cooler its too stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G50EED Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Just remove Link and the USB cable connector. You can use your H100i without either. Connect the cooler's fans to your motherboard's CPU_FAN headers. You can control them with the motherboard. That's how my H100i is connected and it works wonderfully (I've got the Rampage IV Formula). It's a great cooler, you don't need to scrap it. The motherboard manual explains what fan profiles are available. I left mine at default and I'm perfectly happy that way. Maybe you will be, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Maybe your right just getting a little frustrated I really liked the software the 1 time I had it working :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 On your advice ive sat down had a beer and ordered a 15cm red y piece cable to run both fans from the MB header fingers crossed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 does the h100i pump run 100% all the time so I can unplug the rpm sensor to the unit and plug the rad fans right to the CPU master fan header ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G50EED Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yes it does run at 100% all of the time (around 2200 RPM ) but I recommend you connect the 1-wire lead to some other fan header so you will always be able to monitor the pump's RPM. Why did you order a y-cable? Your board has (2) CPU fan headers, doesn't it? My R4 Forumula has two: CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT. They're, for all intents and purposes, the same. You can control both with your motherboard (plug one of the H100's fans into each). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 does the h100i pump run 100% all the time so I can unplug the rpm sensor to the unit and plug the rad fans right to the CPU master fan header ? Yes, it runs all the time. If it didn't, you'd have no water flow. No, you shouldn't unplug the pump RPM lead. The system needs to know that at least the pump is running at boot for the above reason. If the pump isn't sending RPM signals, the BIOS will protect the CPU by shutting down because of a CPU Fan Error which, in this case is the pump, as that is the most important component. With proper airflow in a case, convection through that radiator with water circulating will allow a system to run, albeit with elevated temps, but not seriously elevated. With no water flow, your CPU is toast in short order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Yes it does run at 100% all of the time (around 2200 RPM ) but I recommend you connect the 1-wire lead to some other fan header so you will always be able to monitor the pump's RPM. Why did you order a y-cable? Your board has (2) CPU fan headers, doesn't it? My R4 Forumula has two: CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT. They're, for all intents and purposes, the same. You can control both with your motherboard (plug one of the H100's fans into each). thanks all ! agreed on the pump rpm being No1 I ordered the y piece to connect both fans to cpu fan or cpu opt leaving one free for the pump rpm. so now I will fit pump signal to the main CPU header and both fans to CPU-OPT header. thats the plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper69 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sounds like a plan. I'm seriously thinking of doing the same, I've had 2 now and neither has been detected by Windows nor Link. Still, at least the second one didn't have a red logo and the temps are lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 so now I will fit pump signal to the main CPU header and both fans to CPU-OPT header. thats the plan Ummmmm, then the fans won't be controlled by rising water temperature. There is a stream of energy that should not be broken: CPU heats the water block heat exchanger.Water block heat exchanger heats the water; cooling the CPU.Pump pushes hot water out of the heat exchanger and up to the radiator.Fans are signaled that the water is hot and cool the radiator, which cools the water.Cool water returns to the water block to extract more heat. Thinking that it is best/OK to link the CPU core temperatures directly to the fans isn't the way to go. CPU core temps rise and fall suddenly, while the water buffers that energy. If a long duration load ceases and the cores turn the fans down immediately, you end up with heat soak because there's hot water and a hot exchanger system that isn't being cooled back to a good starting point for the next load. Get the wrong cycle going and it could just get hotter. Let the system get rid of the stored heat energy on its own terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 The difference between 1000rpm and max rpm on h100i fans is literally like 2° under load. You could set fans to basically whatever rpm you want as long as they aren't off and it won't matter. Rad is so thin it doesn't need a lot of airflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocol48 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I agree, but the noise in mt 760T case on all fans max was noisy. I am pulling the air across the radiator down into the case. When I switched then to push out air, my case temp went up 10 degree C. The H100i fans were the source of the loudest noise. So, I just bought 2 pairs of Air Series SP120 PWM Quiet Edition, Low noise, High SP, and mounted 1 pair above & 1 pair below, and am pulling air. Now the all fans on max mode is as quiet as before when the all fans were in the Quiet mode. Now the quiet mode is very quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I am pulling the air across the radiator down into the case. When I switched then to push out air, my case temp went up 10 degree C. Did you turn enough other fans around to pull air into the case with a combined amount of CFM on those that equals or exceeds the radiator fans combined CFM that are now pushing out? Always try to maintain a small positive case pressure. It helps the airflow through the radiator, which has its own increased level of line resistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Ya 10°C jump from pulling down to pushing up I find very hard to believe. Unless your setup is like speed said and you have severely negative pressure when fans are pushing out of the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermotolew Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 running fans from board atm i have been using fanexpert in ASUS ai suite .im planning some heavy upgrades later this year i think then i will just run a custom water-cooling loop and save the h100ifor emergency and loop service time. small pain because i love the product just not the installation of the software or drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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