Merry Christmas! Looks like a good haul for you!

First, the pumps, and aqualis need a four pin aquabus cable or the USB cable in order for them to get power to the mps controllers. Control power for the PA2's comes from the PSU plug. So your first chore is to decide which you want a lot of devices plugged into USB ports on the MB, or wait for the new Aquabus Cables to arrive. Personally, I would get the new cables.

Specifically, the cables you need are #53122 Aquabus cable 4 pins (Four each), and #53124 Aquabus Y-Connector 4 pins (Six each). (I suggest getting an extra one of each above the ones I counted just in case one is bad, or you need the extra for something else. Waiting an extra week for a stupid cable is a real pain!)

First, pull the three wire cable for the PA2 off the Aquaero 5 (AQ5), install one plug of the Y connectors to the High speed Aquabus on the AQ5, connect one leg of the Y to the PA2 cable, yes, it fits only one way. Connect the other leg of the Yconnector to another Y connector, and then the other two Y connectors to each leg of that one. Now you should have 4 plug ends of the four pin Aquabus, connect one leg of them to each pump and the Aqualis Aquabus ports. You should have one four pin connector left over for the next toy to come later. You will have to use the straight 4 pin cables between the Aquacomputer component and the Y connectors.

All the above is confusing to read and write, but easy to plug in once it is in front of you.

Now for the real confusing part, you will need to connect each pump, and each PA2, to the MB via USB with the Aquabus cable disconnected in order to change the component ID number and to update the firmware if necessary. This isdone throug Aquasuite 2012 software. You have to change the ID number on one pump, and one PA2. I think the pumps should wind up with 11 and 12, and the PA2's as 51 and 52, but I might be wrong. You will see a tab for each device connected on the left side of tte AS 2012 software, hunt around bit and you will figure it out soon enough.

Good luck!

Yes, there is a small thing in BIOS called CPU fan.

I have an ASUS board myself, I use a three wire cable between the CPU fan connector on the MB, and "Tacho" connector on the AQ 5.

Set your system BIOS to shut down the system on CPU fan failure, and the AQ 5 alarm actions to turn off the Tacho signal on Alarm condition.

That way the AS 2012 software can shut down the computer if an Alarm condition ocurs. Alarms can be set for fan rpm failure, water level failure, pump/flow to low etc.

Just install that three wire cable between CPU fan connector on MB and Tacho signal connector on the AQ 5. The default settings of the AQ 5 and BIOS will let the system start and run while you wander around the AS 2012 and figure out which end is up.