If you can't use the new versions of Aura then the only thing that has worked for me is to use a REALLY OLD version that utilises the ASLedService otherwise the software can't see any LED headers or onboard LED's

The ONLY version that is working on my ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha is Lighting_Control_1_01_16 from the MB support page. ALL other versions fail as they do NOT use ASLedService.

@asus - perhaps removing a core service is not a good idea aye....