Help with MSI MAG FORGE 112R fan lights!

kadhem.b15d402e9

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Okay so, I bought a pre-built around 6 months ago, here are the specs:
-Mobo: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Pro
-CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (3.8GHz/4.7Ghz)
-Cooling solution: MSI MAG CORELIQUID P420 BLACK
-GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC - 10Gb
-RAM: XPG 32Gb 3200 MHz (8x4)
-Storage: 1 Tb Nvme
-Case: MSI MAG Forge 112R RGB
-PSU: Gigabyte GP-UD850GM 850W 80+ Gold Molaire



My case fan lights worked splendidly at first, they're daisy-chained, I can use the LED button on the case to cycle through a bunch of static colors, and some other rainbow-y patterns, all was good.

Some time after that, I tried to connect them to Armoury Crate to sync them with the RAM and Mobo lights, I failed many times until it eventually worked (the ASUS software is trash) I set it to Smart (colors change based on CPU Temp) It worked spledidly for a while, until it stopped working in one of the system sleep/wake cycles after a few weeks, and since then the case fans RGB's would set themselves to random colors at random times, the LED button stopped working, even when it's on, it doesn't cycle through presets.

Now basically, I turn on my PC, they're off (other lights work fine) after a few hours, they randomly turn on, and they're set to a very random lighting pattern, and cannot be controlled, be it by software or button. If I put PC to sleep, or reboot it, they're off again...
I tried to reinstall Armory Crate, tried to use OpenRGB, tried a lot of things, nothing worked..
HELP PLEASE!



(Armory Crate recognizing the Adressable RGB Header but not being able to control it)


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And, this is the current "random" fan lights...

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This is a shot of the ARGB Controller:
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This is a video from back when it used to work correctly (I was demonstrating to a friend how good the cooling is, as it didn't reach 70 degrees Celcius, where it would turn the lights to red, in a cpu-intensive area)

 
It looks like we have to buy an RGB splitter to fix this problem.
I have the same problem on my MSI MAG FORGE M100R. Just connect the RGB fans to the splitter and connect the splitter to the motherboard.
It seems to work!
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In MSI Mag Forge 112r, the case fans have one male and one female ARGB headers, so you don't even need a splitter. You can just daisy chain the ARGB headers of all fans and then connect it to the motherboard directly. My ARGB controller gave up 3 days ago and I solved it by doing the same.
 
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