Need help with RGB on new setup.

[Nando234]

Hi everyone.
I finally upgraded my PC a bit. Changed my generic case + A320 motherboard with Ryzen 5 4600g for
MB: Gigabyte A620M Gaming X
CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X + Coolermaster Masterliquid MK240K V2 RGB
Memory: 32 GB DDR5 RAM (2x16GB 4800 Crucial Basic)
Case: Corsair Airflow 4000D

I'm having trouble with the RGB on the 2 fans that come with the radiator.
They work, I'm writing this from the new PC. The thing is that the RGB on these fans is not working. No light at all.
I have the fans connected to a little hub for easier wire management.
The hub is ID-Cooling HA-02. It has ARGB slots for the same number of fans and the motherboard has a D_LED slot (Or LED_D, don't remember), which from what I know is for the ARGB.
No matter if I connect the ARGB from the fans to the hub, directly to the motherboard with the splitter that came with the radiator, or if I do not connect them at all. The lights do not turn on.

After searching in google I found that the RGB should still turn on even If I do not connect the ARGB cables. Still don't work.

I have all the software installed, including Gigabyte control center and there is a RGB Fusion section that should be allowing me to control the RGB and nothing happens.

Can you guys help me? Confirm me if I'm doing something wrong?
Right now the RGB are not on and they are connected to a ARGB splitter tha came with the coolermaster radiator.

[[☥] - CJ -]

I wonder if its possible that you blew the controller or the LEDs by connecting them to the wrong header

[Nando234]

Opprinnelig skrevet av ☥ - CJ -:

I wonder if its possible that you blew the controller or the LEDs by connecting them to the wrong header

I don't think so. Some motherboard have different designations for that header, so I searched and found that the D_Led was the one I should use. I used that one. Also, the HUB has a blocked pin in it's cable. I wont fit in the Led_C slot.
Stil. Do you know if it is true that it should light up the RGBs even if the ARGB is disconnected?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Hmmm.. if its powered youd think the LEDs would still function
is any kind of software required to control them?

Yeah, according to the manual there is a specific way to turn on/off the power for those headers, which may explain why the LEDs are not on.

"For how to turn on/off the lights of the LED strip, please navigate to the "Unique Features" page
of GIGABYTE's website"

Also, it appears both headers do not provide the same voltage from what im seeing, 1 is 5v the other is 12v, you likely want the 12v one which is the one on the bottom LED_C

Those D_LED1 and 2 headers are for 5v LED strips only so make sure you are using the correct header, double check what header you are supposed to connect the cooler LEDs into (Voltage, either 5v or 12v, most likely 12v but im unsure)

Using the wrong header OR putting them in the wrong orientation could damage the hub or the LEDs

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_a620m-gx-series_1102_e.pdf?v=b780b54385d6d39b90d6a3862d742bba Search for RGB and you'll find the correct section in the manual

After looking up that cooler it seems like you need the 12v header which would be LED_C.

It would likely just be easier to look up an installation video on Youtube just to be sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRpS3VnTDVM

There are ARROWS on the RGB cables, make sure they are aligned and you dont have the cables connected the wrong way, that could also be a reason they arent working.

And i was right, you do need to connect it to the 12v LED header not the 5v.

[_I_]

the argb leds are 5v (3pin)
while the rgb/rgbw headers are 12v (4-5pin)

they are not compatible with each other

Gigabyte A620M Gaming X
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/A620M-GAMING-X-rev-10/support#support-manual

d_led1 and d_led2 are argb 5v headers, 3pin

led_c is the rgb header is the 12v header
if you plug a argb (5v) into the rgb (12v) header, it will kill its controller

[Nando234]

Opprinnelig skrevet av ☥ - CJ -:

Hmmm.. if its powered youd think the LEDs would still function
is any kind of software required to control them?

Yeah, according to the manual there is a specific way to turn on/off the power for those headers, which may explain why the LEDs are not on.

"For how to turn on/off the lights of the LED strip, please navigate to the "Unique Features" page
of GIGABYTE's website"

Also, it appears both headers do not provide the same voltage from what im seeing, 1 is 5v the other is 12v, you likely want the 12v one which is the one on the bottom LED_C

Those D_LED1 and 2 headers are for 5v LED strips only so make sure you are using the correct header, double check what header you are supposed to connect the cooler LEDs into (Voltage, either 5v or 12v, most likely 12v but im unsure)

Using the wrong header OR putting them in the wrong orientation could damage the hub or the LEDs

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_a620m-gx-series_1102_e.pdf?v=b780b54385d6d39b90d6a3862d742bba Search for RGB and you'll find the correct section in the manual

After looking up that cooler it seems like you need the 12v header which would be LED_C.

It would likely just be easier to look up an installation video on Youtube just to be sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRpS3VnTDVM

There are ARROWS on the RGB cables, make sure they are aligned and you dont have the cables connected the wrong way, that could also be a reason they arent working.

And i was right, you do need to connect it to the 12v LED header not the 5v.

I will check it out now. I connected it to the D one because I read that is the one for ARGB. Also, the hub has one of the pins blocked, and it would correspond to the D header.

[_I_]

a 12v rgb strip can be plugged into a argb header, or even plugged into the correct header backwards without damaging anything, it just wont work

[Nando234]

Just made it work.
The 2 fans and the pump have 4 pin things.
The hub's connection to the motherboard, has 3.
The D_Led had 3 pins (2, one empty space and a 4th position with a pin).
The Led_C had 4 pins.
The hub would not connect to the Led_C because of the locked 3 pin position, only to the D_LED.
I used a splitter that came with the Coolermaster kit to connect both fans and the pump's RGB to the LED_C. Now it works.
And I can controll both fans at the same time.

I don't understand why manufacturers don't properly clarify what is each thing.
Maybe just to make people destroy their stuff in trial and error and make them have to buy more?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Glad you got it working either way
When in doubt about something, youtube tends to help, that and the products manual.