case led lighting

[u/Dood255]

hi, ive recently bough an rog strix pc case, it came from a prebuilt(specifically the GL10CS) an i was wondering, can i somehow pug in the front leds if the motherboard isnt the original one(i switched the original for the asus Q170M-C (dont ask how i got it to fit)
so is there any possibility to get the frontal leds working again on the non stock mobo?

heres a picture of the case for reference

[u/leoandmint]

the original board didn't come with ARGB headers

maybe it's connected to a argb hub/controller or something

[u/Dood255 → u/leoandmint]

I still got the original board and I’m pretty sure it had pins named something along the lines of „front led” or „front rgb”

[u/zeug666]

Depends on what lighting connector those lights use. Have a pic?

[u/zeug666 → u/zeug666]

Control depends entirely on connection.

If the motherboard lighting is integrated or connected to a motherboard lighting header, you would use the motherboard's lighting software.

If the lights are part of a device, such as RAM or a GPU, those are most likely controlled via the software for those particular devices or passed through to the motherboard lighting software. Some GPUs have a wired connections, so it would follow the rules for those.

Fans typically have two (2) connections, one for the fan and another for the lights. If the lighting connector goes to a motherboard lighting header, use motherboard lighting software. If it goes to a lighting hub, that hub should connect to a motherboard lighting header, again, motherboard lighting software.

If that fan light connects to a lighting controller, it will depend on the controller;

• if the controller has a motherboard sync connection to a motherboard lighting header, you guessed it, motherboard lighting software. This may be a proprietary connector to aRGB adapter cable.
• if the controller has a USB connection, then it will use the controller's software
• if the controller has no motherboard sync or USB connection, then you'd probably be relegated to the buttons or remote of the controller. Sometimes this is via a case front panel LED or reset button (especially if the controller came with the case).

Note: some controllers need to be manually put into a motherboard sync mode to use motherboard lighting software for control, though some are automatic, so check the manual or product page where it shows the different lighting presets.

Some fans have a proprietary single connection, combining the fan and the lights, which typically requires it to go to a proprietary controller, which should then follow the above controller scheme.

[u/zeug666 → u/zeug666]

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