question for addressable RGB electronically literate individual

[larryccf]

okay, i'm nearly illiterate re electronics. I had bought a Silverstone addressable RGB fan, and even though it was plugged into a RBG port of the proper voltage, about 25% of the LEDs fried while i was watching or tweaking it with MSI's Mystic Light software, which controlled the color and flash pattern on the silverstone unit pretty decently. I don't know if my mobo fried it or it was faulty, but after the initial LEDs fried, the rest worked fine. I returned it (thank you amazon) and ordered a Corsair HD140 with addressable LED loops around the frame

I go to the MSI mobo manual, to find the JCorsair connector and it indicates it controls or powers the Corsair Fan/LED hub, but with a notation that both fans and LEDs cannot be operated simultaneously - so i assume they're referring to controlling them with MSI's software, but reading at the Corsair web, they show a video with the fan/led hub controlling both the fan speeds and LEDs with Corsair's software, so i assume it's a software thing.

I only bought one fan, i don't want to have to install a bank of equipment to run the LEDs on one fan

the Corsair LEDs have a separate cable with their own plug, and they are 5v. The MSI has a 5V port on the board for 5V addressable RGB LEDs

is there any reason i can't just plug the corsair fan into it

here's the text from MSI's manual re the 5V port

" The JRAINBOW1 connector supports up to 72 LEDs WS2812B Individually Addressable RGB LED strips (5V/Data/Ground) with the maximum power rating of 3A (5V). "

Obviously it's refering to LED strips, but 5V is 5V - can 3 amps damage the fan's LED's?? BTW, the fan's LEDs show a .47A draw

 

[larryccf]

never mind - i found the answer - you do have to order and install a bank of equipment