No, you haven't fried your RGB controller or fans.
No, you haven't fried your RGB controller or fans.
I own an ASUS B450M TUF Gaming board with Asus AuraSync. I purchased Arctic P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB fans expecting compatibility—fun twist ahead! The initial issue was a mismatch in pin types: the fans had a newer RGB 3-pin, while my motherboard only supports a 4-pin. To resolve this, I bought an adapter that bridged the gap, and everything worked smoothly. After connecting them via the extension, I noticed a faint crack when the fans started up, followed by flashing lights. The RGB now appears distorted, likely due to the fan voltage mismatch. My board runs at 12V, but the fans operate on 5V. It seems the daisy-chain setup might have caused some LEDs to survive, but it’s possible the RGB controller itself was affected. Could have damaged it during installation? Or is only part of the circuitry fried?