1st, update bios on motherboard to 0904,
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/MAXIMUS-VII-HERO/MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-ASUS-0904.zipGet USB stick, and format to FAT32, extract the downloaded zip file and place file MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-ASUS-0904.CAP onto it, reboot into the bios with the usb stick still in machine.
Click Tool at top, then select Asus EZ Flash 2 Utility, once in there, select the usb stick drive on left, and then select the bios file (MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-ASUS-0904.CAP), and then procede with flashing the updated bios.
2nd make sure you check the back of the front base for a sticker, if it got the black V40 sticker on it, firmware doesn't need updating on the Front Base, if it a recent purchase, it will likely not need the firmware update.
3rd, go to
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=ROG%20Front%20Base and download latest drivers and software from there for your OS and then install.
Once all of this is done and you have rebooted, it will then be hit and miss whether or not the front base unit will actually function as it is supposed to do, eg fan control, overclock, audio etc, you might just get a pretty little display for the front panel to monitor the temps and fan speed from, like I did.
Good luck!!