Corsair iCue Link flashing Red? Here's the fix

If you've got issues with your Corsair iCue Link system flashing red inexplicably then you'll love this fix. If your fans keep going red for no reason and it's driving you mad then here's a solution.

As usual it's a firmware fix. Corsair has noted in its forum that there's a known issue with false positives being reported due to what it says is over current protection. But a firmware update will fix it:

Note that the firmware version will probably change in future, but this is the fix now.

This is one of several videos I've crafted on the Corsair iCue Link system, so be sure to check out the others as well:

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Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB AIO

Corsair QX120 RGB kit

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[FrostedEFT]

Thank you so much!! I have been distracted by these stupid red lights on my brand new pc I built on Saturday (sept 9th) I was eager to find a video like this, you have no clue that amount of searching through forums and YouTube and nothing worked, but this was like a dream come true. Now I can see my rgb I paid 200 dollars for, Keep up the good work and again thank you so much for this video.

[OcelotUwU]

Just went through a headache and so many forums for this same problem my partner was having with her PC after buying new fans and having to purchase another PCIE cable. Found deep on a corsair forum that a user posted stating to "End any MSI task" because upon booting up PC and launching ICUE we were notified of the firmware update 1.6.336 [Corsair forums show this is the live fix for the blinking red] but once we click update, the download never started, the link hub and fans no longer showed up on ICUE until restarting PC. So we just end task on any other 3rd party RGB process and then proceeded to update on ICUE. IT WORKED!! Going to see how long it'll run and if the blinking went away but we were finally able to update firmware.

[DestructoXX]

I needed this video a week ago.
I never understood why it happened.
I thought it was my motherboard.

[Saltchan]

My iCue doesnt have a firmware option like yours

[njBom]

I was close to buy a new cpu or motherboard!!! I've mounted a new setup a week ago and I was panic 😅 Thank you so much!!! 😊😊😊

[pxaialexi]

Mine doesn’t even have the firmware tab, just software. Still trying to find a solution

[TheJoker-gusn]

I've had this problem for months and every update has not fixed it for me

[aknc]

the problem still persists, you look at the live updates for corsair and it says its been fixed but there are still ALOT of people out there like me experiencing this issue.

[trevuhh]

I'm so confused. Where can I find this 1.3.328 version to download?

[yaboibeelzebahb]

I experienced this issue for the first time just last night. Not only the flashing lights, but my iCue link fans were all suddenly running near max. A fresh boot got rid of the lighting issue, but my fans now seem unresponsive to changes in the BIOS or commander pro. So.. that isn’t great.

[Acconda]

I heard the connector they provide is stupidly large and awkward to fit in cases and corsair want you to send extra of the 90 degree cable ? crazy

[oisivete]

Thanks, you did help fixing my issue 🙂

[CasualGamer]

I noticed mine only does it when I have Game Boost turned on. Maybe it’s a temp warning because my new CPU runs hotter than my old one?

[Buttzyy]

I am having the same issue when loading up a game the fans turn to red but RAM is fine... I am unable to force a firmware update on the link system HUB it just has "update now" which I press and the download just disappears

[Iamfrankcastle]

Can’t find the software file link the link in the description doesn’t have the file link anymore

[Nuggie]

This issue just happened to me today while building a computer for someone, lights were flashing red and it told me my pump had failed, temps were fine and after unplugging things everything else seemed fined even the pumped showed up in the bios as working. They way I got around the problem was by using a seprate fan controller for the corsair fans and pump and another for the fans rgb. Once I tried that everything booted up just fine and the red lights disappeard. Im guessing it either thought it was pulling to much power or it was, and just adding a seprate controller seemed to fix the issue. Idk if this would work for anyone else but feel free to let me know

[An_Enraged_Pig]

I cant update my firmware. The bar does fill up

[Z_rippeR]

i have same problem i make the update and NOOOTHIIING i just contact support for warranty

[Supergreen]

Not seeing the link or zip file to fix my cooler?

[Hazard]

Mine is just red I fixed the flashing issues on my own but now it just turns red and I’m not sure what to do