Question how can i connect the rgb hub to mobo

[MRPRDX]

so i've done a little bit of search and figured out that the reason that my aio rgb doesn't show up in armony crate is that my aio rgb should be connected to the mobo with a 4 pin connector that i can nowhere find it in my pc. what i can see is that my rgb hub is connected to the rgb controller and it's connector is different from what i think it's supposed to be.

my rbg cable that is connected from my rgb hub to rgb controller :
https://ibb.co/mRMMCC0

4 pin connector that i can't find in my pc:
https://ibb.co/BGCxKNx

 

[Zerk2012]

so i've done a little bit of search and figured out that the reason that my aio rgb doesn't show up in armony crate is that my aio rgb should be connected to the mobo with a 4 pin connector that i can nowhere find it in my pc. what i can see is that my rgb hub is connected to the rgb controller and it's connector is different from what i think it's supposed to be.

my rbg cable that is connected from my rgb hub to rgb controller :
https://ibb.co/mRMMCC0

4 pin connector that i can't find in my pc:
https://ibb.co/BGCxKNx

What motherboard do you have?

 

[MRPRDX]

What motherboard do you have?

z590 a wifi gaming

 

[Zerk2012]

z590 a wifi gaming

This board?
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z590-a-gaming-wifi/p/N82E16813119371

https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/13-119-371-V81.jpg

Top right side (4 pin RGB header in the picture) the little arrow on the connector goes where it says 12V

 

[MRPRDX]

This board?
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z590-a-gaming-wifi/p/N82E16813119371

https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/13-119-371-V81.jpg

Top right side (4 pin RGB header in the picture) the little arrow on the connector goes where it says 12V

i already know that , but as i mentioned in the thread i can't find any type of cable that can be plugged into that 4 pin connector.
this is the connector that i can find nowhere in the pc :
https://ibb.co/BGCxKNx

 

[MRPRDX]

i already know that , but as i mentioned in the thread i can't find any type of cable that can be plugged into that 4 pin connector.
this is the connector that i can find nowhere in the pc :
https://ibb.co/BGCxKNx

the only type of cable that can be found im my pc is this:
https://ibb.co/mRMMCC0

 

[Paperdoc]

I'm confused. Your photo shows a FEMALE connector with 4 HOLES on the end of a cable. Is it THAT you want to plug into something on the mobo? OR, are you looking for a mobo connector that IS that one with 4 holes?

Normally a cable FROM the RGB Controller that is intended to plug into a mobo header IS the female one in your photo, and that would go to the male (with 4 pins) that Zerk2012 pointed out.

 

[MRPRDX]

This board?
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z590-a-gaming-wifi/p/N82E16813119371

https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/13-119-371-V81.jpg

Top right side (4 pin RGB header in the picture) the little arrow on the connector goes where it says 12V

I'm confused. Your photo shows a FEMALE connector with 4 HOLES on the end of a cable. Is it THAT you want to plug into something on the mobo? OR, are you looking for a mobo connector that IS that one with 4 holes?

Normally a cable FROM the RGB Controller that is intended to plug into a mobo header IS the female one in your photo, and that would go to the male (with 4 pins) that Zerk2012 pointed out.

yes, I can't find this "female" connector anywhere in my pc and from what I read in the internet this connector should be connected to rgb header on the mobo but as I said the only connector I can find is the one that is straightly connected to rgb controller and it's a 3-pin connector.
also btw my aio is castle 240mm V2

 

[MRPRDX]

I'm confused. Your photo shows a FEMALE connector with 4 HOLES on the end of a cable. Is it THAT you want to plug into something on the mobo? OR, are you looking for a mobo connector that IS that one with 4 holes?

Normally a cable FROM the RGB Controller that is intended to plug into a mobo header IS the female one in your photo, and that would go to the male (with 4 pins) that Zerk2012 pointed out.

I only can find these connectors in my pc :
https://www.superlightingled.com/3-...812-ws2811-led-light-strip-1-pair-p-2699.html

 

[Paperdoc]

OK, now that we know the AIO system, I can see the problem. That system comes with TWO Hubs. ONE of them has FOUR ports on it to plug in the rad FANS - specifically, their MOTORS. The other has FIVE ports on it - a different style - and these are for the LIGHTING connectors from the two rad fans AND the pump unit. The cable from the pump goes into the END port labelled "OUT". All of the ports on this Hub, and the mating connectors on the fan and pump cables, are of the type in your last photo. That is a locking connector design that is NOT normally used on any mobo.

Now, that lighting Hub has two options for how it is powered and controlled. For this it comes with TWO different cables. You use only one to connect from a cable coming out of the other END of this Hub. One of these - see key item 9 in the AIO instruction sheet - is a cable with a three-button manual control box in the middle and ending in a connector that plugs into a SATA power output connector from the PSU. When you use this cable, power for LIGHTS is drawn from the PSU, and control of their displays is done only by the three manual buttons.

The OTHER possible cable to use instead - see key item 12 - has no box in its middle but has TWO different connectors on one end. Those two are for use with either one type of standard mobo male lighting header or another, depending on what your mobo has. But here's the thing you need to get right. The AIO system's lights are of the 3-pin ADDR RGB type, so you MUST use the correct mobo lighting header. Your mobo has BOTH types of lighting headers. The one pointed out above is a FOUR-pin header at top front labelled "RGB Header". Do NOT try to use this! Instead, you also have three headers each with THREE pins and labelled "ADDR GEN2_x", and one of these is also at the mobo top front near the 4-pin one. (The other two 3-pin ones are at the bottom edge). That alternative cable from your Hub has ONE of its connectors somewhat like you showed in your earlier photo except that it looks like it had four holes but one is blocked off, and THAT is what you plug into that mobo male THREE-pin lighting header. It can only plug in one way. When you connect this way, power AND control of your AIO units' LIGHTS is supplied though that cable and Hub from the mobo header. Then you use the mobo's lighting utility tool called Aura Sync (part of Armoury Crate) to configure your light displays.

 

[Zerk2012]

I only can find these connectors in my pc :
https://www.superlightingled.com/3-...812-ws2811-led-light-strip-1-pair-p-2699.html

Even with the down vote I will still help.
You did not get everything included with the cooler including instructions?
Look at the 1:55 mark and 5:55 mark of the video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-BtNv0uyfk

 

[MRPRDX]

Even with the down vote I will still help.
You did not get everything included with the cooler including instructions?
Look at the 1:55 mark and 5:55 mark of the video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-BtNv0uyfk

thanks for the detailed video, now I think I can understand it better. I didn't build the pc myself and the store that I bought the parts from built it for me
I think the store that I got my pc from has stolen some of the extra things like this extension

 

[MRPRDX]

OK, now that we know the AIO system, I can see the problem. That system comes with TWO Hubs. ONE of them has FOUR ports on it to plug in the rad FANS - specifically, their MOTORS. The other has FIVE ports on it - a different style - and these are for the LIGHTING connectors from the two rad fans AND the pump unit. The cable from the pump goes into the END port labelled "OUT". All of the ports on this Hub, and the mating connectors on the fan and pump cables, are of the type in your last photo. That is a locking connector design that is NOT normally used on any mobo.

Now, that lighting Hub has two options for how it is powered and controlled. For this it comes with TWO different cables. You use only one to connect from a cable coming out of the other END of this Hub. One of these - see key item 9 in the AIO instruction sheet - is a cable with a three-button manual control box in the middle and ending in a connector that plugs into a SATA power output connector from the PSU. When you use this cable, power for LIGHTS is drawn from the PSU, and control of their displays is done only by the three manual buttons.

The OTHER possible cable to use instead - see key item 12 - has no box in its middle but has TWO different connectors on one end. Those two are for use with either one type of standard mobo male lighting header or another, depending on what your mobo has. But here's the thing you need to get right. The AIO system's lights are of the 3-pin ADDR RGB type, so you MUST use the correct mobo lighting header. Your mobo has BOTH types of lighting headers. The one pointed out above is a FOUR-pin header at top front labelled "RGB Header". Do NOT try to use this! Instead, you also have three headers each with THREE pins and labelled "ADDR GEN2_x", and one of these is also at the mobo top front near the 4-pin one. (The other two 3-pin ones are at the bottom edge). That alternative cable from your Hub has ONE of its connectors somewhat like you showed in your earlier photo except that it looks like it had four holes but one is blocked off, and THAT is what you plug into that mobo male THREE-pin lighting header. It can only plug in one way. When you connect this way, power AND control of your AIO units' LIGHTS is supplied though that cable and Hub from the mobo header. Then you use the mobo's lighting utility tool called Aura Sync (part of Armoury Crate) to configure your light displays.

exactly and I can't find this 3pin connector anywhere in my pc because the pc builder has used the "controller" method and has stolen the 3pin connector from the box!

 

[Paperdoc]

Three possible paths tp get the cable you need. It must have a locking 3-pin male (with pins inside a shroud) connector on one end, and a standard (4-1) pin female (with holes) connector on the other. It MAY have a second connector on one end if it is the original part from your AIO system kit.

1. Go back to the store that assembled the unit and ask for the missing cable. They may have it.
2. Contact Gamer Storm, the maker of that AIO system, and ask if they can supply that exact cable as a part missing from your system.
3. Get a couple of extension cables - one with a locking 3-pin male connector on an end, and another with a female (4-1) pin standard ARGB connector. Contact Gamer Storm Tech Support to have them tell you the exact use of the pins of that cable that is supposed to plug into your Hub. There are three - a Ground, a +5 VDC line, and a digital signal line. The standard (4-12) female connector is set up with the hole on one end BY ITSELF is GROUND, the hole at the OTHER end is +5 VDC, and the hole next to that is the Digital Signal. See your AIO instruction sheet for the diagram. Cut and splice cables to custom-make the connection cable you need.

 

[MRPRDX]

thanks for your help