Software and Extras -
Setting up the Sentinel Advance II is accomplished thought the use of the CM Storm utility. This handy little piece of software allows you to gain complete control over your new gaming mouse

From the time you open the software you can see how simple it is to configure individual profiles and even the default one to your liking. On the general screen you can set the DPI levels that are controlled by the twin buttons we talked about earlier. These adjustments can be set for the X and Y lasers independently or as a whole using a slider (which is probably a better idea). Unlike the original Advance which had only four levels the Advance II has a range from 200 all the way up to 8200 in 200 DPI increments. But other than that you can actually adjust [for each of the five profiles too] the sensitivity of the mouse, USB polling interval, OS sensitivity (the velocity) and of course double click speed. On the left of the screen you can set each of the eight buttons on the Sentinel Advance II.

On the Color Control tab you can do pretty much what you would expect. You can control the colors for the two major OLED banks. But not only can you change the colors but you can also change the way they work. You can set them to run all the time, breathe [slowly dim and brighten] flash on and off as you click the mouse, or turn them off if they get too annoying. Also on this page you can upload an image to personalize or “tag” your Sentinel Advance II. This is a pretty cool feature but it does take some getting used to. You need to do a few things first. Your image needs to be 32x32 at 72 DPI and should be black and white. Also if you want it to be landscape when looking at the bottom of the mouse you need to save the image at 90 degrees counter-clockwise of the way it should be viewed. You should also have to save the file as a BMP. But once you go through all that it is worth the effort.

You also have an option for a nine additional virtual buttons which are button combinations. With this you can setup combinations of mouse inputs to which are triggered with the use of the TX button on the side. You have to set button seven to the Storm Tactic setting to use this feature, but considering this will even work with macros and scripts it is a nice feature (it can be great for fighting games that have moves which require multiple key inputs). The next two tabs allow you to setup scripts and macros. These can then be assigned to buttons on the Sentinel Advance for easier use and to automated work. The library tab is just a place to view all of your saved scripts and macros and to assign them to individual profiles if that is what you want to do.

One last thing that is a pretty cool feature is the ability to export and import profiles you have setup. This allows for you to easily backup and restore profiles for your CM Storm Sentinel Advance II. The reason you can store these on the Sentinel is due to the 128kb of memory built into it. This means you do not have to run the software to have access to your favorite profiles (great for taking on the road). You can also edit the profile names and even associate images with each one inside the CM Storm software.

 The last page is pretty simple. It allows you to hit the CM support site and to look for and upload firmware patches to your Sentinel Advance II.