My OC Panel is just a nifty-looking hardware monitor as well, for the same reasons.
I agree, there should be a manual of some sort. Apparent lack of functionality and absolute lack of official documentation makes me apprehensive about "upgrading" to the ROG Front Base - I seriously expect it to be just as gutless and poorly supported. At least the OC Panel was a "free" motherboard accessory, so I won't feel too bad about replacing it with a properly functional hardware monitor.
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