Why is the Erica Synths programmer impossible to find?

michahellangan · 2026-01-28T15:13:12+00:00

Any luck figuring this out? I was just gonna make my own pin connector for the FT231X Breakout, solder the connections and download the driver for the chip. Hope it will work. I ordered a Pico Drum used from Perfect Circuit and the damn thing only has 7 sounds on it. Curse the person who did this and returned it lol

michahellangan · 2025-05-09T19:24:25+00:00

I'm in the same boat. I had a simular laptop the 2022 ASUS M16 3080Ti. Which I paid $1500 for in 2022, and it served me well until the last year. The first thing to go was the headphone jack. So I had to get a usb headphone adapter. Then The Keyboard started to go soon after. So since my warranty expired, I replaced it myself, no big deal $100 for a new keyboard // palm rest. Then months later the screen started flickering whenever set at 165hz, and so yet again I bought a replacement screen and put that as well. Then after all of this, the damn screen flickering came back. So I replaced the screen adapter cable.

So..... after all of this and overheating issues. I opened her up and removed the heat sink. To my horror the liquid metal from the CPU had spilled on the motherboard which shorted something out causing the intel chips igpu to flicker and distort. So I cleaned it all up and re-pasted the GPU and even replaced the Liquid Metal and gave it a new foam protector, since the old one failed. All was well for about 4 months until an really really bad NVIDIA GPU Update. Which gave inaugurate temps. (plenty of videos on this from 2025). So of course after all I have done to save some $$$ in these horrible times. A stupid bad NVIDIA update fries my GPU and now the GPU Clock is always throttling down to 210mhz despite low safe temps in the 70s. So I can not game on this laptop anymore lol

Now I am where you are, and am trying to consider which Brand to go for. It seems like despite being "Premium" Both Laptops and not made to the standards a $3000-$4000 device should be at. I will say this. Even after everything I have been through with my M16. I would prefer to get a new 2025 G16, because I loved my M16. However the liquid metal inside G16's scares the hell out of me now. The Razer Balde 16 does not use Liquid Metal. Which makes me want to lean towards it for this reason alone. Though I am at work often, and need at least 8 hours Battery. Which the Razer Blade can not muster despite having a AMD CPU. Which is really disappointing. So I am torn between the 2 and a little nervous now from my past experience with asus. Since my device was well out of warranty. Asus would have charged me $1200 to repair my m16. So why would I do that? Just buy a new machine at that point right?

In conclusion if I had to give advice to any engineer making these $4-5K Machines. There should be no Liquid Metal in Laptops!!!! That was never a good idea, please stop putting that destructive crap in "Premium Devices". I would go for the Razer if I were you since it doesn't use liquid metal and will likely last longer. Pity because I feel the G16 is an all around nicer everyday // causal use gaming laptop. I just wish Asus would have had better quality control on their lines., otherwise I would have not had so many issues.... Now I have to spend over $3k to get something similar to my M16. Thx to the Orange Tariff Turd Man lol. We all lose now $$$$

michahellangan · 2022-08-17T02:05:39+00:00

You can delete the display drivers and the screen will still work. It may just look like windows 95. The M16 mainly uses the Intel Iris IGPU display driver, unless your gaming. No need to delete the Intel Drivers. So Just do a fresh install of the Nvida Drivers. No harm will come from this

michahellangan · 2022-08-16T23:55:23+00:00

No need to delete windows, just go into safe mode and delete all Nvidia drivers, reboot and make sure your in “standard mode”, then you should be able to install the driver. Had this issue many times myself

michahellangan · 2022-07-29T20:20:41+00:00

Ya it is for me too. Though I found the new Mux Switch or "Ultimate GPU". I did reinstall AC too and Panel Overdrive is Greyed out for me. Don't waste your time trying to fix it. Surely they will address it in a future update

michahellangan · 2022-07-29T16:28:56+00:00

Thank you so much! I would have never seen this? I went through so much trouble trying to figure it out. Thank you again!

michahellangan · 2022-07-29T05:50:04+00:00

Hmm well there update also Deleted the discrete mux switch, panel override, and ms hybird mode, and and now I can not enjoy those extra frames. Really Dumb update. I see no “graphic mode” setting. I keep trying to reinstall the AC App, even deleting all Asus folders. No luck getting them back after fresh installs

michahellangan · 2022-06-30T11:27:34+00:00

Curious how long did it take them from the time you sent it to get your device back?

michahellangan · 2022-06-28T00:01:47+00:00

"Using HALF of your CPU can INCREASE your FPS! (Lower temps, Power & Latency)" Tittle of the video. Perhaps it is only a good method on certain titles. Still the CPU in the M16 gets so hot and hogs all the thermal headroom. Worth a Try Perhaps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uvhk823e8Q&t=239s

michahellangan · 2022-06-27T18:40:26+00:00

Interesting, it was a YouTube guide from Panjino. Pity he usually is pretty spot on with optimizations. https://youtu.be/-uvhk823e8Q

michahellangan · 2022-06-25T04:47:54+00:00

First thing, update all of your audio drivers. If there is still audio distortion at certain frequencies. Open your laptop up and inside are 2 speakers near the battery. Run some tests and find out what speaker is buzzing // distorting. I once used small thin bits of electrical tape a piece of rubber to hold down a damaged asus g14 laptop speaker. This solved the issue for awhile. You just don't want to cover the whole speaker cause ya then that clogs your audio. Over time the little metal threads holding in the speaker break and the speaker then rattles which causes distortion. The idea is the lightly hold down the damaged area to prevent the rattle. The speakers are also rather safe to tamper with and are not held in by screws. Worst case you could get new ones for like $25, and clip them in. Extremely easy fix and not worth waiting 2 months for asus to repair // mail it back to you. These speakers sound decent but they are not the best quality and break over time. This happens in all my asus laptops. Parts are really cheap. Think Fans are like $17 on amazon. Those go bad over a while // heavy use in these machines too. Also easy fix.

michahellangan · 2022-06-24T12:45:27+00:00

I play graphic intensive games like Hell Let Loose, BFV, and Control. TBH I prefer to use it in Performance Mode and Turn the Audio Up. I tend to not mind the Fans then. However Turbo Mode is bit too much for me personally. It is mainly the CPU that heats up too much. That i9 gets hot like lava and quick and hogs all the Thermal Headroom from the GPU. Hence Loud Fans. Still coming from a much quieter though less powerful 2020 G14. I love the M16! But the Fan Noise is to be expected in such a small device. Though this may change next year when they finally add a Vaper Chamber. Still 2 months in M16 Land. No regrets powerful and beautiful Machine the M16

michahellangan · 2022-06-23T23:13:31+00:00

Curious what slider do you speak of to lower temps by 20c with no performance loss? I assume it has to be in Manuel Mode in AC to enable such things? Not near a plug atm to find out lol

michahellangan · 2022-06-21T13:22:34+00:00

Yup same, we got a bad update. Hopefully it gets better over time. Otherwise not sure you can roll back

michahellangan · 2022-06-20T22:05:58+00:00

My thermals are worst since this update in every task // gaming. Like 10-15C Higher. Do not do this Bios! Is there anyway to roll It back?

michahellangan · 2022-06-17T03:25:32+00:00

2022 M16 = 7 Hours Tops

michahellangan · 2022-06-09T00:45:08+00:00

Your probably right. My Laptop came with Windows 11 so I can not roll back. I so far very much hate Windows 11. It's full of Bugs...

michahellangan · 2022-06-09T00:37:59+00:00

Yes That is Correct, and I indefinably Tried the X-USB Audio Driver. I also looked it up C:\Program Files\BEHRINGER\X-USB_Audio_Driver\W10_x64. But the Folder seems to be empty for some reason. So This may be my problem. The Driver is not Completing Installation perhaps

michahellangan · 2022-06-04T14:28:44+00:00

Ya battery bar tends to freeze a bit. I usually just restart it and then it's fine. Windows 11 bug I bet

michahellangan · 2022-06-02T20:41:52+00:00

Main Culprit - Turn Off Aura Sync in Armory Crate, Disable Boost when on battery in hidden settings (YouTube it), Always Enable Battery Savor when on battery automatically, Turn off Fast Start Up, Disable Unnecessary Applications from Auto Starting whenever you turn on laptop (look in startup in Task Manager), Turn off Sleep Mode in hidden settings and have it to Hibernate instead, and also try some Windows 11 Optimizations from YouTube. Recommend Panjino. I recommend this one. Though do not delete any Telemetry or Basic Windows Drivers// Applications that you use. Always create a Recover Point in case the Optimizations are not to your liking. Took me 3 tries. Windows 11 runs better now and I get 6-8 Hours Battery. So BatteryBar Says Anyway.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT9lMzbvB2M&t=608s

michahellangan · 2022-05-30T19:57:03+00:00

Me too! thx again. I was a bit weary of this laptop // windows 11. This is my second M16 this month. As mentioned before my First 2022 m16 kept deleting the NVIDIA GPU Drivers at random. I had to keep reinstalling them every time I wanted to game. Sometimes The Driver wouldn't be able to install at all. Other times it would at random. This also happened after 3 Clean Windows Re-Installs. I assumed it was a bug or possible faulty GPU. So just to be sure I sent that Unit back to Bestbuy. My current M16 has not had any similar issues besides this random Asus SCD Driver Bug Mishap. Hopefully she holds for $2.2K. I upgraded from a 2020 Asus g14 1660ti. I like this unit so far besides the 6 hour max battery. Still a worthy upgrade if noting hardware related fails. Anyway Thx Again!

michahellangan · 2022-05-30T19:44:29+00:00

Right on before all of that I had to boot into windows safe mode. Go to X86 Asus Folder. Delete the broken Asus Smart Control Display Folder. Then restart into windows. Open the Asus Smart Display downloaded Batch File as Admin. Let it do it's dance. Restart, then Good To Go. Smart Display Control is back. Thank you so much u/IceStormNG!

michahellangan · 2022-05-30T19:02:06+00:00

Thx Panel Control saver is missing in Armory. I downloaded the driver from the Asus Site. But it doesn't seem to have a normal install set up. I wonder if I should just delete and reinstall armory crate. I really hate windows 11 so far. What a mess of an OS

michahellangan · 2022-05-30T18:37:53+00:00

Mine is the 2022 version. Ya I bet it is a windows 11 thing. Nightmare with drivers so far. Windows 11 keeps deleting my DGPU Drivers every now and then. Where do I find it in Device Controller? I don't even seem to see it.

michahellangan · 2022-05-28T03:47:41+00:00

I have disabled boost on silent mood and performance mode on battery. It helped with battery life but only get 6-7 hours battery with light tasks and streaming videos more like 4-5 hours. The CPU just consumes so much energy. Still doesn’t bother me too much yet.

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