kratom_sandler Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) Hi all, first time posting here. I want to start by thanking all previous posters for the copious amount of info available on here! Here is the problem I'm having For clarity I will post all that I have just purchased 1x Crystal 570x Case (with 3x SP120 which I am not going to use) 2x QL 140mm fans [placed in front] (had to purchase as 2 singles due to amazon availability) 3x LL 120mm fans [placed two in the top and one in the back] 4x Vengeance Pro RGB RAM 3000Mhz (4x8GB) 1x Lightning Node Pro w/ 4x RGB strips 1x Commander Pro 1x Void Pro 1x K70 MK2 After reading as much as I could, I see that I am supposed to connect all fans and pwm cables to the CoPro in correct order. I connected all 5 fans in order and then connected the led cable from that respective RGB LED hub to LED 1 in the CoPro. When I do this, my first four fans light up and spin fine, but my back fan spins, no LED. I even tried separating The QLs onto one rgb led hub and the LLs onto a second hub and still have the same problem. The ONLY way I have gotten all 5 fans to light up is by plugging them into one hub in random order, but when I do this, I can tell that not all of my LEDs are lighting up on all fans, one of my QLs only appears to be using half of its LEDs while the rest appear to be fully lit. I am at a loss on how to fix this. I am also hearing that I might need to be using a Lightning Node Core for the QL fans, which I did not receive on account of having to buy two singles. I'm a bit upset at the thought of having to buy yet another piece of equipment after dropping like $1000 on corsair products, but would like to know if this is necessary. And if so, are there any available to purchase individually? I do not see any available anywhere on the internet. I am happy to answer any follow up questions anyone might have (to the best of my ability, I am only about 6 months into the PC world) :) Thanks in advance! Edited December 17, 2019 by kratom_sandler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 The fans really should be on separate channels. You'll need 2 RGB Fan LED Hubs - these usually come in the multipacks of LL, HD, and SP fans but you didn't get any multipacks. So you'll have to get them from Corsair.com (https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Custom-Cooling/Accessories/CORSAIR-RGB-Fan-LED-Hub/p/CO-8950020). You can then put the QL fans on one channel/hub and the LL fans on the other channel/hub. [Quick note ... you can get away with putting them all on one hub and configuring them as QL fans ... it'll work ... but effects will be off and configuration will be a bit wonky. But it will work ]. Oh ... wait one ... you have an RGB Fan LED Hub that came with the case!!! Remove the fans and the push-button fan controller!! Then you just need one more hub! Your Commander Pro will have 2 of the RGB Fan LED Hub cables to connect the fan hubs. They are 2-wire/3-pin female to female cables. Make sure you hold on to them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratom_sandler Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 So I do have 2 rgb hubs. I have the one that came with my case and the one that came with my triple pack of LLs. One thing I'm unsure on is when I do use 2 separate hubs, I know I would of course put my first 2 QLs on ports 1 and 2 for the first hub. On my SECOND hub, due I need to plug fans 3 4 and 5 into ports 1 2 and 3? or 3 4 and 5? Thank you for your reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On the hubs, you always plug them in to port 1-2-3-4-5-6 ... in order. It doesn't matter how many hubs you have or how many fans are on each of them. Always in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratom_sandler Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Please forgive my ignorance lmao, but for clarity, you are saying that I should plug the 3 fans on the second hub into ports 1 2 and 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Please forgive my ignorance lmao, but for clarity, you are saying that I should plug the 3 fans on the second hub into ports 1 2 and 3? Yes. On any RGB Fan LED Hub or Lighting Node Core, always start with 1 and connect them in order. Do not skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratom_sandler Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thank you my friend! For some reason I feel like I tried that already but maybe not. It's a little late so I will try this tomorrow and I'll follow up then. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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