MrBraydogg Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) PREVIOUSLY READ POSTS (I won't let @DevBiker down): https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?p=940351&p=940351 https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=178995 Prerequisites: Turn off fast startup in BIOS?: YES Turn off fast startup in WINDOWS?: YES DISABLE HXCI in BIOS? YES Does USBDeView show NoPRO connected with a green dot? YES NoPro Firmware wipe? YES Complete iCUE reinstall? YES Relevant Information: MOBO: ROG Crosshair Hero VI (ONE usb 2.0 header) Windows Version: 10 Home, Build 1909 iCUE Software Version: 3.23.66 Corsair Products: H115i PROLighting Node PROx3 LL120 RGB (connected to NoPRO) As previously stated, my current MOBO only has ONE USB2.0 internal header. Because of this, I need to use a USB2.0 Extender (That is the one I purchased). The H115i PRO IS detected by iCUE when either directly connected to the MOBO or the extender. The NoPRO on the other hand is detected by USBDeView when either directly connected to the MOBO or the extender, but fails to be detected by the iCUE software when connected to the extender. I'm at the point of believing that this is an oversight in iCUE software... Any more information/operations that you all would like me to try, I would gladly give a shot. Edited December 11, 2019 by MrBraydogg Youtube link made the post messy. Added windows and iCue versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Does iCUE detect the LNP when it's connected to the motherboard? Does iCUE detect the LNP when the cooler is not connected to the USB extender? (It's OK - the cooler will still work w/o the USB connection.) And ... here's what might be happening ... Did you know that the LNP's microcontroller is powered by USB? It is. Even without SATA power, if just the USB is plugged in, iCUE will pick up the LNP. But ... that's an unpowered hub. It only uses the power from the header, which is 500mA, between all of the ports on the hub. So each device on the hub gets less power. And the LNP isn't getting enough. The answers to the above questions will service to confirm this hypothesis (or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBraydogg Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Does iCUE detect the LNP when it's connected to the motherboard? Yes. Does iCUE detect the LNP when the cooler is not connected to the USB extender? (It's OK - the cooler will still work w/o the USB connection.) No, iCUE does not detect the LNP when its connected to the extender by itself. Did you know that the LNP's microcontroller is powered by USB? It is. Even without SATA power, if just the USB is plugged in, iCUE will pick up the LNP. But ... that's an unpowered hub. It only uses the power from the header, which is 500mA, between all of the ports on the hub. So each device on the hub gets less power. And the LNP isn't getting enough. The answers to the above questions will service to confirm this hypothesis (or not). This part is where i was going with my hypothesis as well... until I did some digging into USBDeView and found that the device is displaying an output of 50mA when connected to the extender... suffice to say that may be the problem. Then I plugged the LNP straight to the MOBO header, and USBDeView persisted to display LNP with an output of 50mA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBraydogg Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 DevB, in most of these senarios, is it common ground to use NZXT's device for my issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 DevB, in most of these senarios, is it common ground to use NZXT's device for my issue? Not sure if it's 'common ground' but lots of folks use it. I got it specifically because it's a powered hub. And I'm not sure how accurate the device power reading is in USBDeView or where it comes from. I do know that it's not necessarily the actual power draw for the device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBraydogg Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Not sure if it's 'common ground' but lots of folks use it. I got it specifically because it's a powered hub. And I'm not sure how accurate the device power reading is in USBDeView or where it comes from. I do know that it's not necessarily the actual power draw for the device. Just purchased that hub for myself. Considering everything is being detected properly I'm sure power draw is the issue. I will update & hopefully seal this post when its on my rig in two days :biggrin:. Thanks for your input DevB, & all the help you bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Looking forward to the update and hope all goes well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBraydogg Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Yes! Now using the powered NZXT internal usb hub and everything is working how it should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevBiker Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Yes! Now using the powered NZXT internal usb hub and everything is working how it should be! Excellent!! Glad to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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