With the corsair ML 140 pro RGB and also the LL pro, you cannot use Asus Aura to control them as far as I know, but if using Corsair link and the "lighting node pro", can you turn off the LED's ? For example at night fans spinning but the LED's turned off. Is this possible with these fans or are the LED's permanently on? Thanks.
Corsair ML 140 Pro LED control
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If you buy the 3 pack it comes with a small hub and manual led control buttons on a short cable so yes then you can click them off.
For full software control I think you need the Corsair commander hub thingy...
Thanks for the reply. no way I would want to manually switch them off every time! For example on Aura it just has an "on/off" button at the top, which is perfect. I cannot see that on the corsair software. Maybe you could make a profile with the fans at 0% brightness and switch to that. But a bit of a faff compared to Aura which is 1 click for on/off all LED's. I do like the ML140 fans but looks like I might have to get some Aura compatible ones instead. Unless anyone can confirm that it is easy to switch the ML140 LED's on and off.
Unless something has changed you buy the triple pack and it includes the ‘lighting node’. The node is (or was on the original ML HD120s) 3 buttons to do colour, mode and speed. You could run the wire through the case and then just hit the mode button on the remote next to you until they are off at night basically.
No commander required, the commander is to have free control over colours and effects I believe...The new pro version seems like it’s an update but do some reading up and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
These:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...3-fan-pack-includes-controller-fg-063-cs.html
Or these:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...-lighting-node-triple-fan-pack-fg-06g-cs.html
Just seems odd to me why it is so difficult to turn the LED's off!! Surely this would be something that a lot of people would want to do, becuause the LED's are nice when you want them on, but if for example you want to sleep and leave computer on in same room, you would obviously want to turn the LED's off. Why have corsair not given the option to turn the LED''s off with software?! What about making a profile with all brightness at 0% and using that?
You’re not understanding these fans mate, the LED is controlled by a separate cable to the fan pin so your choices to turn it off are above...
1. Press a button next to you - is that so hard?
2. Spend some money on the controller (Corsair) to do it via software. The option is there if you get your wallet.
It’s not hard to turn them off you just need to realise they are RGB separates from the fan power and the hardware only talks to specific other hardware (Corsair made).
Sorry but compared to just installing an Aura compatible fan which you can then switch on / off with 1 click, they ARE "that hard" to turn off! Not hard as such but very expensive! Also I still do not see an on / off switch on the corsair software, if for example I did get all of the parts necessary (which I probably won't because it is 3 x the price of getting Aura compatible fans), how do you switch them on / off using the corsair software?
I do understand but this is a poor solution from corsair to be honest, Overall if I would need the 3 pack, the node pro, the fan hub AND the commander pro, just to control them normally, then I will just get some other Aura compatible fans!!
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Yes but that's just because you already paid for a product that has Aura... Many people consider that expensive too. It's just the nature of it: RGB is a luxury feature that offers zero functional benefit, so it costs extra. Of course companies have made sure that their kit is tied to its own ecosystem. If you don't like it, learn the pinouts and buy a soldering iron to rewire it all.
Well it is a standard feature on all motherboards from the last 2-3 years. Any motherboard except the absolute budget ones have RGB headers. I could accept the multi pack, which has 3 fans and the "node pro", that would be acceptable, but needing the commander, which is almost the same cost again, for basic functions like switching off the LED's, is just taking the **** really.
You aren’t making any sense, you keep saying because you bought an ASUS board your Corsair product should work? Of course not, if you really want that specific board software to work then buy compatible fans. RGB headers are for RGB modules not dynamic fans with multiple RGB LEDs, not the same thing.
It’s honestly not Corsair’s problem that you want another companies software to interface with completely independent hardware which is not of the same brand or compatible.
1 click vs 1 button press, I can’t see how it’s so tough, or just buy some fans which are designed to talk to your board.
I dont think you need commander. Node pro connects to usb header on your motherboard and you can control LED via software link or icue. Commander just gives you option to skip using node pro if you already have commander for fan control etc.
Thanks for reply, do you have the ML RGB fans and can you confirm how easy it is to switch off the LED's? I cannot see an "on/off" button on the software?
I would happily get the 3 pack of ML120 RGB, *if* all I would need is the 3 pack with the 3 fans + node pro and if it is reasonably easy to switch the LED's on / off.
It was ridiculously difficult to find an answer to this very simple question, but I think I have found it!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWj4vk3Yy80
at approx 3 mins he just presses a shortcut on keyboard to turn all leds off!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWj4vk3Yy80
at approx 3 mins he just presses a shortcut on keyboard to turn all leds off!