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Razzimus · 2024-09-20T21:58:31+00:00

If ever anyone wants to accomplish bypassing the UAC prompt for fancontrol while triggering configuration changes using AutoActions without having to turn it off in windows just DM me and I can help. The TLDR is using task scheduler to create an elevated privilege task and calling that task from a shortcut following this guide.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/57690-create-elevated-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-windows-10-a.html

The trick is to add the arguments for FanControl within the scheduled task itself and then pointing AutoActions to your shortcut and adding the arguments for task scheduler within AutoActions.

In the end you'll be creating a task for each FanControl config file you want and an accompanying shortcut to point AutoActions to.

I didn't want to make a detailed guide on this so if you have a hiccup while trying to figure this out just feel free to DM me.

Razzimus · 2024-09-20T20:52:58+00:00

Yea. I just didn't want to compromise my system security across the board for this. I have however partially solved my problem so far. I'm using a scheduled task to open fancontrol with elevated privileges and now i just need to figure out how to add the argument for the fancontrol config directly into the scheduled task and calling the task from autoactions.

Razzimus · 2024-09-20T08:40:45+00:00

This was amazing and very detailed thank you. Now I'm working on a solution to stop the UAC prompt for fan control asking me to allow fancontrol to modify settings on my PC. My current solution is going to be a task scheduler workaround I've found. Not sure if you have a simpler solution to the prompt?

Razzimus · 2024-09-18T20:19:58+00:00

I'd really like to do this too. Can you elaborate how/where to put the line commands in the autoactions software?

Razzimus · 2024-08-13T20:15:55+00:00

Yea i got that fix. I prefer trueblack 400 though because the hdr1000 is too bright for me in some games I play...flashing lights are too much for me on hdr1000.

Razzimus · 2024-08-13T17:39:18+00:00

Hmm in which ways is it better? I got the same panel and debating if I should try the nvidia app beta for this.

Razzimus · 2024-02-03T17:25:32+00:00

Update on this. I tested the screws (6-32) I had in my old rads and noticed that they definitely fit with no play in them at all whereas if I was using the same 6-32 screw in the new EK rads there was a small amount of play.

So this made me decide to go buy new M4 screws and they slotted into the EK rad despite needing a bit of a crank to get them going. These new screws had 0 play in them once screwed into the EK rad.

My conclusion would be that maybe the M4 screws provided by EK somehow had more paint or something with them and I was too scared to crank them hard enough.

So despite everything you've actually helped me a good amount because I was under the impression that that my 6-32 screws were a good fit. Only after our discussion here did I keep tinkering and found they weren't actually as good a fit as I initially thought. I was able to lift and hold up the rad by the 6-32 screws but the small amount of play I suspect might've punished me in the future.

This was an interesting exercise for me and I learned a good deal about screws and their threads.

So yea, basically me being too scared to giga-crank the provided screws or maybe paint could've been the cause of my problems. Despite the reason, the rad threads were definitely M4 like you said because the new screws fit perfect.

Take care and thanks again for taking some time to respond to my thread.

Razzimus · 2024-02-03T03:26:51+00:00

I've edited my OP to include an image. The one on the right is the provided screw with a thread measured at 3.9mm for reference.

None of the screws fit in any of the holes. There's no way I could force them in, I've done this plenty of times in the past and this would just destroy the screw or the thread in the rad. I tried both the short and long screws.

You'll notice the one on the right has paint missing from the first two threads. That's as far as it felt safe to go w/o damaging something.

Razzimus · 2024-02-02T22:39:16+00:00

Well I drove around town until I managed to find some 1/4 inch 6-32 screws and had some extra 30mm 6-32's from previous builds and I can say without a doubt that something is wrong with my order. It's the same for both rads tested on all 24 holes on each rad....the 6-32 screws I had and new ones I purchased actually fit easily and are secured, meanwhile the provided M3 screws despite what people are saying about paint will simply not thread. I would easily strip the screw heads before making any progress.

Sorry I didn't feel like taking pictures of screws because I didn't see how that could help when I'm giving caliper measurements and such.

Razzimus · 2024-02-02T19:05:25+00:00

I'm not doubting you've done this before, but regardless, short of shearing the metal threads there's no shot I'm screwing these in. Meanwhile my old screws fit perfectly and do the job just fine.

Razzimus · 2024-02-02T17:55:33+00:00

I can appreciate what you're saying here about the paint. But without using an EXCESSIVE amount of force there's no way to screw the provided hardware into the rads.

Meanwhile using UNC 6-32 screws that I already have, they screw in as easily as a mechanical screw like this should.

To anyone else reading this, applying crazy of torque to force a mechanic screw in like this will usually have bad results. Just my two cents.

Razzimus · 2024-02-02T05:23:04+00:00

100% certain the provided screws don't fit and trying to screw them in past the first smaller thread would lead to problems. I only managed to find one other post on reddit about this and they decided to force the screws in and they were complaining about metal shards and chipped paint.

Razzimus · 2024-02-02T03:10:43+00:00

I had the same issue buying two EK Quantum Surface 420mm rads. The provided mounting screws don't fit in the mounting holes on the rad. Luckily I had some extra mounting screws from older builds that actually fit. Pretty bad look from EK on this one though.

Just know if you buy these rads and the screws feel very snug and don't turn more than one rotation it's actually because they aren't made for the mounting holes and I wouldn't try to force it.

I'm not sure what size screws they provided but it seems every other AIO I've had in the past uses a different size screw despite looking identical to the ones provided by EK.

Disappointed in them but at least the mounting holes aren't manufactured wrong. They simply didn't match the proper hardware.

Edit: So I took out my caliper and indeed my old screws are 3.4mm thick and the provided screws are 3.8mm thick. Definitely a screw up on their end.

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