I manually removed mine too.
😄 I now have the Corsair fan controller which I manually activate and deactivate when I need to.
There's nothing inherently bad about the AI Suite II software that doesn't exist with ANY fan controller out there. It's a trade off. That's why knowing how to manually control it helps accomplish your goals.
Asus Maximus V Extreme BIOS 1903, see specs above avatar.
Asus G73 jh A1 laptop, BIOS 213, vBIOS OD2, 8 GB Ram, 240 GB Intel SSD, 180 GB Intel SSD. Win 7 Pro. Purchased new from PowerNotebooks.com in May 2010.
(both have 1920X1080 hd screens, mine above, hers below )
Asus G73 Sw XR1 laptop 8 GB Ram, 160 GB Intel SSD, 80 GB Intel SSD. Purchased used >Ebay 1/10/13, Did clean install of Windows 7