Enstage Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hello all, So, I recently started a new build, the build has 12 of the Thermaltake Riing Plus 14 TT Premium Edition fans installed in different locations around the case (The Tower 900), 2 D5 pumps / reservoirs, and a Thermaltake VGA block. Currently, I have all the fans, pumps and blocks connected through 4 of the provided controllers, controllers 1, 2 and 4 are chained together, controller 3 is on top of the case for the fans that can't reach the other set of controllers. Currently, the software works as intended, I can set all the fans to whatever colours I'd like, etc. But, about 5-10 minutes into using the software, controllers 2 and 4 are blanked out and no longer accessible, and pretty much all the fans get their colours mixed up. The only way to get access to controllers 2 and 4 is to restart the PC, and then I have to put all my settings back in. I've checked all the switches on the back of each controller to ensure theres no ID clashes, and tried unplugging all cables and putting them back in the controllers -- nothing so far. Is there any reason for this? How can it be fixed? I also am exploring the possibility of using the premium controller so I can get everything synced with ASUS aura (or whatever it is), since I have other components controlled through there. But that only allows 9 fans, and since my motherboard only has a single addressable RGB header, I won't be able to connect all 12 (plus my pumps and GPU block) to it. Got a number of questions relating to this: Can the premium controllers be modded to support 15+ products? Could I possibly connect one of the provided controllers (or an actual internal USB hub) to the premium controller and run 4/5 fans of a single premium controller port (possibly at the expense of them not being individually controllable?) Can I somehow connect two of the premium controllers? (pretty confident this one is a no, since ASUS addressable headers only support up to 120 LEDs, and theres only a single port). Are there any other ways I could get all 15 of my Thermaltake products hooked up to ASUS Aura? Apologies for the long post, very appreciative of anyone who takes the time to help me out! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tack Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 do the power cables look like this on the ones that are disappearing. You should be able to feel a circuit board under the mesh or do they look like this without the sleeving Now to answer your other question you can split addressable RGB header with a just by making a Y cable. Now both ends of the Y would be reciving the same info so they would be doing the same thing but as long as you have the amps to power it all the cables will not know the difference as its a one way signal. So you could run 2 TT Sync controllers off one header but you may need to only pull signal from the motherboard and power direct from your psu 5v and ground as most motherboard only give about 2-4amps to the rgb header. My setup needed 8 amps for my addressable rgb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enstage Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Hey, Thanks for the response! The power cable (4 pin to molex) that was provided is the sleeved one (with the circuit board), I'm using this on each of the four controllers. Also, I'll definitely have a go at that mod, thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tack Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yeah the cables with the circuit board caused this to happen with my controllers once I changed out the power cable they worked fine. But if you try that and are still having this problem contact support and I am sure they will get some replacements heading your way. Enstage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enstage Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 OK, I will certainly have a try. Where did you get the cables without the circuit board? Is the 4 pin connector a standard connection (I didn't really have a good look, is it just a standard 4 pin fan header connection?) or is it proprietary? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tack Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 They came with the replacement controllers when I had this very same issue as seen here. Never ended up using the replacement controllers just the power cables and here I sit with no issues after replacing them. They are not proprietary just a standard floppy power connector. You can get them at almost any computer supply store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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