Greetings chiller3333,

     I'm happy to see that you were able to upgrade your Aurora without issue.  However, I would strongly recommend reinstalling windows.  You may experience several incompatibilities with drivers such as the chipset.  Also, reinstalling windows will help the system run more efficiently.

Keep in mind that you will want to load the drivers that pertain to your new motherboard.

Thanks,

Gabe

I know. I also planned to do that but there's a lot of "more important" work that wants to be done atm.

I already recognized some driver incompatibilities....

1st sorry all for my horrible english it is not my natural languaje.

Ey dude, i have buy the same MOBO and i have some problems trying to make it work on my aurora:

Can u post a shot of the MIO board and how u plug that on the rampage iii gene?

How do u plug the Qconnector? ( the blue one for HD led, power and the speaker )

and the last one: how much reach the IOH temperatures?

Thx a lot for ur time

Hi,

first you must unmount the cables and assign them manually. (see manual)

Perhaps the photos may help:

On my Aurora (non ALX) the Lights will not work, I can not install the CommandCenter-Desktop, it says "installation package is not compatible with your computer".

My Aurora:

Intel Core i7 930 2,80GHz

12GB Corsair Dominator XMS

MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GB

3x Western Digital Caviar Green 2000GB

Crucial SSD C300 128GB, SATA 6Gb/s

Alienware AURORA R2

ASUS Rampage III Gene (BIOS Rev. 0805)

Hi,   first you must unmount the cables and assign them manually. (see manual) Perhaps the photos may help:     On my Aurora (non ALX) the Lights will not work, I can not install the CommandCenter-Desktop, it says "installation package is not compatible with your computer".       My Aurora:   Intel Core i7 930 2,80GHz     12GB Corsair Dominator XMS   MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GB     3x Western Digital Caviar Green 2000GB   Crucial SSD C300 128GB, SATA 6Gb/s     Alienware AURORA R2   ASUS Rampage III Gene (BIOS Rev. 0805)

Chris had said something like the ACC will first look for the MIO board. If it can not find the MIO board then it will look for the BIOS. He was told this by engineering and posted it way back when our systems first came out and some people tried swapping the boards.

So it would seem you can't get the ACC to install because it can not detect the MIO board. I would double check how you have everything installed because some people were able to go back and get ACC to detect the MIO board after Chris posted that information.

On my Aurora (non ALX) the Lights will not work, I can not install the CommandCenter-Desktop, it says "installation package is not compatible with your computer".

Do you have the MIO-Board connected to USB-1 on MB?

Is the orange light on the MIO-Board on?

Is the MIO-Board's "Blink" cable connect to MB's MB_CPU_Fan header?

...  What did I have to do to get the MIO Board work.   I connected it to one of the internal USB headers and the lights worked. The 4pin connector of the top lighting board had to be connected to one of the FAN connectors on the motherboard.   I was surprised cause everything worked instantly.

Thanks for the detailed posts.

However, so there is no confusion as people try to copy your example ... I'm pretty sure that cable goes from the MB's MB_CPU_FAN header to the MIO-Board's "BLlNK" header.  It's a 4-pin connector, but only 3 wires are connected. Seems it is used to tell the MIO-Board whether the machine (main MB) is ON, OFF, or SLEEP.

Do you have the MIO-Board connected to USB-1 on MB?   Is the orange light on the MIO-Board on?   Is the MIO-Board's "Blink" cable connect to MB's MB_CPU_Fan header?

The MIO-Board is connected to USB on Mainboard and the orange Light is on.

The "Blink" cable is connect to the "power" and "Led" Pins, as it was on the original Motherboard !!

The "MB_CPU_Fan" from the Mainboard goes to System-board lighting (MB_MIO).

Do you have the MIO-Board connected to USB-1 on MB?   Is the orange light on the MIO-Board on?   Is the MIO-Board's "Blink" cable connect to MB's MB_CPU_Fan header?

The MIO-Board is connected to USB on Mainboard and the orange Light is on.

The "Blink" cable is connect to the "power" and "Led" Pins, as it was on the original Motherboard !!

The "MB_CPU_Fan" from the Mainboard goes to System-board lighting (MB_MIO).

Possibly, but I don't think so.

Obviously, you have torn-down yours further than I have mine ... but I think it's more like this. If this is wrong, let me know.

P0GVP - Aurora Deimos/Aurora R2 Voltaire non-ALX Master I/O Board

On this version of the board, most header pin connectors and components for ALX functions are not soldered in.

Connects to MotherBoard:
MB USB1 - MIO-Board (one USB channel for MIO, one for FlexBay)
MB USB2 - Front-Top Panel (2 x USB 2.0 Ports)
Front_Panel - Front-Top Panel (Power Switch, Power Light, HDD Light)
Firewire - Front-Top Panel (1 Firewire port)
Audio - Front-Top Panel (analog heaphone and mic)
Chipset Fan
MB_CPU_Fan - MIO-Board "BLINK" Signal (Tells MIO-Board that MB power is on, off, or sleeping)

Connects to MIO Board:
MotherBoard (MB_USB)
MotherBoard (BLINK) Reads power status of MB
Top Lighting Board 26-pin (MB_MIO)
FlexBay (USB Card reader)
BlueTooth Module
All exterior lights
Large case fans (temp. sensors are on 3 large fans)

Connects to "Top Lighting Board"
CPU_Pump (Asetek Cooler) pump
Sys_Fan (Asetek Cooler) radiator or main system fan
Mem_Fan (small case fan in top for memory)
Arrow - "Rear of case" external white lighting with switch (to help view external connections)

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On the Aurora: The MIO-Board communicates through the motherboard's USB1 header connector. A 26 pin cable connects the MIO-board to the "Top Lighting Board" (CPU cooler, interior lights, and other devices are connected here). The MIO Board is powered by the larger 4 pin Molex power cable. The orange light is lit if it's getting power and powered up. Its actual mode of operation seems to be dependent on what it reads (the MB is doing) through the BLINK cable.

Hi, do you have the pinout for the front panel for the old Motherboard ? Switch and led pins.