Topic: ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread - page 258. (Read 710164 times)
Does anyone know of a way to "hack" the S3 so instead of say showing an HW value of 200 it takes that and the diff's, does the math and instead displays the HW % out to like x.xxx ?
Whew! This afternoon is one of the hottest if not the hottest period for my S3s which have been hashing at 225M for the last 40 hours with the following data:
Tambient = 36C (97F)
Tdevice = 46C
Wattage at the wall = 380W
Hash Rate = 453 GH/s
HW = 0.015%
I am curious has anyone had any RMA issues with Bitmain ? i have provided them with the order ID and I am still having the hardest time getting RMA information from them. They have demanded I perform a test with something called a multimeter (which i do not own, i had to go purchase one) so i could test the chains. My s3 device pretty much bricked itself with a firmware upgrade. I cannot access the UI, the ip is not found (never changed from default). I used an ipsniffer, and still zilch....anyhow, i am curious to know how Bitmain has dealt with RMA requests from others. Thanks
still have coupons. what to do with it?
Make a gift to someone until they are still valid...yea, at least you will make them save 0.075BTC.
not that they will mine a lot more when they'll ship in september.
still have coupons. what to do with it?
Make a gift to someone until they are still valid... I just flashed a B5 to the newest firmware, defaulted to 237 instead of 218.75, and at 237 I was getting really bad hash-rate at ~100GHs 
Had to set it to the default 218.75 to get her back at ~440GHs.
Was sad to see 225 was not listed in the frequency drop-down.
I though I saw it but your right, it's not there. Curious as to why though when 225 is supposed to be default to the S3+ or w/e. Had to set it to the default 218.75 to get her back at ~440GHs.Was sad to see 225 was not listed in the frequency drop-down.
Curious if this new FW will even be on the S3+. No that it matters since at the current price point and projected release date and the diff increases between now and then it could easily be a wash.
There are 262 pages not easy to read them all.
My S3 will be in my hands tomorrow. What I would like to learn is whether I can use a Butterfly labs 50GH/s Power Supply on Antminer S3 ?
I have already bought a 600W PSU with two 6 pin cables because I'm not going to overclock.
But if Butterfly labs PSU works with S3 I will give the new one back.
If anybody can give an idea I appreciate...
My S3 will be in my hands tomorrow. What I would like to learn is whether I can use a Butterfly labs 50GH/s Power Supply on Antminer S3 ?
I have already bought a 600W PSU with two 6 pin cables because I'm not going to overclock.
But if Butterfly labs PSU works with S3 I will give the new one back.
If anybody can give an idea I appreciate...
Please do not use BFL Single SC power supply units to power your S3s or any device for that matter. There's a good reason why a whole lot of BFL preorder victims (including me) refrained from using them and opted to use ATX PSUs instead. The workmanship and the quality of their components are substandard to say the least. They're known to produce some spectacular fireworks. Hopefully, the following videos would dissuade you from proceeding with your plan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGVYHYfzEq4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iabWK8EIgc
I just flashed a B5 to the newest firmware, defaulted to 237 instead of 218.75, and at 237 I was getting really bad hash-rate at ~100GHs Had to set it to the default 218.75 to get her back at ~440GHs.
Was sad to see 225 was not listed in the frequency drop-down.
Had to set it to the default 218.75 to get her back at ~440GHs.Was sad to see 225 was not listed in the frequency drop-down.
still have coupons. what to do with it?
Just got done flashing all four to the new firmware, hope all holds up well. If not, I go my backup I made.
Which BTW, can backups be used as rollbacks ?
Ex. Say new FW hates me, can I use backup to go back or do I need to get a new DL from the Bitmain site ?
Which BTW, can backups be used as rollbacks ?
Ex. Say new FW hates me, can I use backup to go back or do I need to get a new DL from the Bitmain site ?
Obviously I haven't been able to read all 260 pages of this thread, but I read some of the initial posts concerning people being unsatisfied with their over clocking speed. I just wanted to say that I have 6 units that I ordered from Batch 4 and I was surprised at how much extra hashing power I ended up getting from setting my frequency to 250 MHz (I guess because I saw so many complaints initially).
Each over clocked unit hashes ~490 GH/s, sometimes over 500 GH/s. Not to mention, I am only using a single PCI on each hashing board.
Images:
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0373bdof49
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0de3bdpf03
http://awesomescreenshot.com/01c3bdq50e
Each over clocked unit hashes ~490 GH/s, sometimes over 500 GH/s. Not to mention, I am only using a single PCI on each hashing board.
Images:
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0373bdof49
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0de3bdpf03
http://awesomescreenshot.com/01c3bdq50e
Well, if you had read the pages, you'd have known to let your S3s run for 24 hours or so (instead of just an hour) to get them to settle in order to get a more accurate average hash rate.
Thx for the help guys, I'm flashing the new FW jus for ease of use should I ever need to DC. Just OC'd today no even 8 hrs ago via SSH lol
No point in me upgrading firmware then. I've tried every other frequency under the sun and I just get either disastrous instability or dead chips. But then I haven't tried 219 yet. Swear I must've got a dud unit or something as it seriously sucks that I can't even seem to hold it at the 440 gh/s the S3's are rated for...
i know how you feel, i got a pair from B2 and 1 is stable at default around 430ish, the other is a real lemon, doesn't matter what freq i try, it always fall back to around 390ish, reboot, new paste, switch the control board. but i least today i received another pair of units from B6 and these are stable at default for 440ish.
This seems to be the only change. Be sure to do a software reboot after you upgrade.
https://i.imgur.com/FxXQx9A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FxXQx9A.jpg
New Firmware is out. Anyone try it yet?
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
I tried it out and my ant decided to just sit back, relax and open up a beer at 100 gh/s. Rolled back and it's still just dicking about at 400gh/s instead. Maybe I did something wrong
after you upgrade it, you need to save and restart from the new Freq Tab, than you'll get your proper speed.
Still now sure if I want to flash, not too sure how let alone see what FW I even have right now.
you need to click on status that will show you information.
No point in me upgrading firmware then. I've tried every other frequency under the sun and I just get either disastrous instability or dead chips. But then I haven't tried 219 yet. Swear I must've got a dud unit or something as it seriously sucks that I can't even seem to hold it at the 440 gh/s the S3's are rated for...
Speaking of diff freq's, like 219, anyone report whats in the freq tab or ust the four basics ?Does the freq tab allow for custom freqs, as far as I can tell, there's 3 values needed.
Edit: Can someone still tell me how to check current FW version ?
Ty.
No point in me upgrading firmware then. I've tried every other frequency under the sun and I just get either disastrous instability or dead chips. But then I haven't tried 219 yet. Swear I must've got a dud unit or something as it seriously sucks that I can't even seem to hold it at the 440 gh/s the S3's are rated for...
New Firmware is out. Anyone try it yet?
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
I tried it out and my ant decided to just sit back, relax and open up a beer at 100 gh/s. Rolled back and it's still just dicking about at 400gh/s instead. Maybe I did something wrong
after you upgrade it, you need to save and restart from the new Freq Tab, than you'll get your proper speed.
Still now sure if I want to flash, not too sure how let alone see what FW I even have right now.
New Firmware is out. Anyone try it yet?
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
I tried it out and my ant decided to just sit back, relax and open up a beer at 100 gh/s. Rolled back and it's still just dicking about at 400gh/s instead. Maybe I did something wrong
after you upgrade it, you need to save and restart from the new Freq Tab, than you'll get your proper speed.
New Firmware is out. Anyone try it yet?
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/antMiner_S320140811.bin
I tried it out and my ant decided to just sit back, relax and open up a beer at 100 gh/s. Rolled back and it's still just dicking about at 400gh/s instead. Maybe I did something wrong
Mine did the same, rolling it back now..
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