ASUS WMI could not initialize or has no sensors

[Meppyman]

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Trying to get this working with my ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING motherboard in Windows 11 and getting this when Fan Control starts: ASUS WMI could not initialize or has no sensors

When I try and run the PowerShell script I get the following:

Get-CimInstance : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Invoke-CimMethod'.
At line:1 char:11
+ $asushw = Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName ASUSHW Invok ...
+           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-CimInstance], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimInstanc
   eCommand

Not sure if there is some pre-requisite I need to get the ASUS WMI sensors installed. I am running AI Suite 3 on this PC, unsure if I need to install some other ASUS driver package for this to work or not?

[bigcats01]

Hi, I have the same issue. I was looking for help online and I see from here that newer ASUS boards dont have WMI? My board is a B550-F Gaming WiFi with latest BIOS and chipset drivers

[EyoSama]

Have not been able to get this to work on 2 different ASUS motherboards. Has anyone??

[GminerManiac]

Mine is Z590 Apex for intel, and my friend has B650 for AMD. Both still don't work. What should we do?

[bigcats01]

Per this thread it seems there is a different driver needed for newer Asus boards. Not sure if its same on newer Intel platforms...

[abcdehc]

cannot work on TUF B650M

[Demcrew]

Same issue here with an ASUS TUF Gaming Z690 PLUS D4

[vladimirgluten]

I get errors as well with an ROG Strix X670E-E.

I'm wondering if some of the issues with newer boards is due to the fact that AISuite doesn't have the fan control stuff built in anymore (Fan Expert I think it was called?)

Also, when I run that PS script I get this:

Get-CimInstance: C:\Users\thean\Desktop\asus.ps1:1 Line | 1 | $asushw = Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName ASUSHW | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Invalid class Invoke-CimMethod: C:\Users\thean\Desktop\asus.ps1:2 Line | 2 | Invoke-CimMethod $asushw -MethodName sensor_get_version | ~~~~~~~ | Cannot bind argument to parameter 'CimClass' because it is null.

[NolonQ]

This is still a problem in 2024

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PS C:\Windows\system32> $asushw = Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName ASUSHW PS C:\Windows\system32> Invoke-CimMethod $asushw -MethodName sensor_get_version Invoke-CimMethod : Method "sensor_get_version" not found At line:1 char:1

• Invoke-CimMethod $asushw -MethodName sensor_get_version

•   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (ASUSHW (Instanc...C14\ASUSWMI_0"):CimInstance) [Invoke-CimMethod], CimE
   xception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80041002,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.InvokeCimMethodCommand
  

[virtual812]

Per this thread it seems there is a different driver needed for newer Asus boards. Not sure if its same on newer Intel platforms...

I see X570 listed there as not working. I'm also getting this error.. `Invoke-CimMethod : Method "sensor_get_version" not found At C:\Users\v81\Desktop\test.ps1:2 char:1

• Invoke-CimMethod $asushw -MethodName sensor_get_version

•   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (ASUSHW (Instanc...C14\ASUSWMI_0"):CimInstance) [Invoke-CimMethod], CimE
   xception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80041002,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.InvokeCimMethodCommand`
  

[hubertsng]

Not 100% sure but instead of doing the power shell command, you may be able to use HWiNFO. Just checked my board and it states ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-I GAMING WIFI (Nuvoton NCT6799D) as the title of the motherboard sensors. I'm assuming NCT6799D is used instead of WMI.

[Luigi9212]

I have also the same problem on my ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha. I want to change to Fan Control because when I open AIDA64 the Fans are going crazy. Sometimes there are fans which are shutting down and other time they are going up I want to use my WigiDash.

[dusda]

Same problem here on an ASUS ProArt X870-E.

[tenicio]

+1 on no-go on ASUS ProArt X870-E.

[Drift91]

Entering the following in PowerShell

$asushw = Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName ASUSHW
Invoke-CimMethod $asushw -MethodName sensor_get_version

returns the error

Invoke-CimMethod: Method "sensor_get_version" not found

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Entering

Get-CimClass -Namespace root/wmi | Where-Object CimClassName -Match "ASUSHW" | select -ExpandProperty CimClassMethods

returns the following output:

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Name              ReturnType Parameters                  Qualifiers
----              ---------- ----------                  ----------
read_smbus_byte      Boolean {cmd, slave, data, Result}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
write_smbus_byte     Boolean {cmd, data, slave, Result}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
read_smbus_word      Boolean {cmd, slave, data, Result}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
write_smbus_word     Boolean {cmd, data, slave, Result}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
read_smbus_block     Boolean {cmd, slave, data, Result}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
write_smbus_block    Boolean {cmd, count, data, slave…}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun07        Boolean {wPort, bData}              {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun08        Boolean {bData, wPort}              {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun42        Boolean {wPort, wData}              {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun43        Boolean {wData, wPort}              {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun44        Boolean {wPort, dwData}             {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun45        Boolean {dwData, wPort}             {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun11        Boolean {Bus, Dev, Func, Reg…}      {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun12        Boolean {Bus, Dev, dwData, Func…}   {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun13        Boolean {Index, wIndexPort, Data}   {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun14        Boolean {Data, Index, wIndexPort}   {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun15        Boolean {Index, DataHi, DataLo}     {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun16        Boolean {DataHi, DataLo, Index}     {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun17        Boolean {Index, Eax, Ebx, Ecx…}     {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun28        Boolean {Index, Data}               {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun29        Boolean {Data, Index}               {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun19        Boolean {Index, LDN, Data}          {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun20        Boolean {Data, Index, LDN}          {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun21        Boolean {Bank, Index, Data}         {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun22        Boolean {Bank, Data, Index}         {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun46        Boolean {LdnIndexArray, DataArray}  {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun47        Boolean {LdnIndexDataArray}         {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun23        Boolean {BankIndexArray, DataArray} {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun24        Boolean {BankIndexDataArray}        {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun25        Boolean {BankIndexArray, DataArray} {Implemented, WmiMethodId}
asio_hw_fun26        Boolean {BankIndexDataArray}        {Implemented, WmiMethodId}

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Does this mean I have an older version of ASUSHW and my board is not supported? My board is an ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming.