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Topic: ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread - page 393. (Read 710164 times)

sr. member
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Is this normal???



same on both S3. Both with default frequency: 218.75

why so many discarded??

strangely enough, yes, but SOMETIMES rebooting from the webgui (not by power cycle) helps somewhat. Also it seems that discarded shares ## are higher on ghash and btcguild than on eligius (personal observation on the same miner by rotating pools).

Maybe if i change frequency... i rebooted using webgui but still the same

boring that i get all the time a lot of discards.... i will try later to change frequency.

I will change to 212,50 later to see what happens.....

whats the speed on pool side ?
if its 430 or more then everything is ok

It says 873.29 GH/s for 2 S3 but anyways I don't think all those discards are normal
newbie
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I see a lot of you guys are reflashing your S3s. I downloaded the new image, but I can't figure out how to tell which version is currently running and if this is actually a new version. Any ideas?
newbie
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Received my S3's today and set them up this evening.  The first one has no lines in the 'ASIC status' but the second one has a single line in it's 2nd 'ASIC status':

00000000 00000000
00000000 000000-0

Both are running off an EVGA 1300 Gold PSU using two PCI-e cables each.

I took the lid off the second S3 and took the heat-sinks off and cleaned up all chips re-applied a small dot of thermal CPU paste, reassembled and the 'ASIC status' was initially all clear and then after a couple of reboots the line re-appeared in the 'ASIC status'.  Any suggestions?

The first S3 has ~421 and ~420 GHs running at stock frequency of 218.75.

The second S3 has ~475 and ~419 GHs running at same stock frequency.

They've only been running for half an hour.


you can reboot the second one with the gui reboot option.


 if the _ sticks  change the freq to 212.5

both of my miners won't mine well  at 218.75 they have 1 or 2  constant _   but both are good at 212.5



I changed the second S3 to operate at freq of 212.5 and still have a '-' in the ASIC status!!
sr. member
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anyone know what the top room temperature would be to operate these safely. I run spondoolies and sometimes the room temp gets 100F and there is no problems.  Not sure if these A3's will hold up to the same abuse, maybe I should not subject them to that abuse either Smiley
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Is this normal???



same on both S3. Both with default frequency: 218.75

why so many discarded??

strangely enough, yes, but SOMETIMES rebooting from the webgui (not by power cycle) helps somewhat. Also it seems that discarded shares ## are higher on ghash and btcguild than on eligius (personal observation on the same miner by rotating pools).

Maybe if i change frequency... i rebooted using webgui but still the same

boring that i get all the time a lot of discards.... i will try later to change frequency.

I will change to 212,50 later to see what happens.....

whats the speed on pool side ?
if its 430 or more then everything is ok
legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1000
Lots of people got their coupons, but has ANYONE received their refund? I got the auto email response for querying the Bitmain website a day ago but no refund yet.

Nope ... not yet ... but I guess they will leave it a couple of days to make sure you haven't replied (and therefore changed your mind) before they refund.



Same here.  Got a confirmation email yesterday with the amount and payment address so it looks like they are getting ready to process them.
sr. member
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Lots of people got their coupons, but has ANYONE received their refund? I got the auto email response for querying the Bitmain website a day ago but no refund yet.

Nope ... not yet ... but I guess they will leave it a couple of days to make sure you haven't replied (and therefore changed your mind) before they refund.

sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 251
Is this normal???



same on both S3. Both with default frequency: 218.75

why so many discarded??

strangely enough, yes, but SOMETIMES rebooting from the webgui (not by power cycle) helps somewhat. Also it seems that discarded shares ## are higher on ghash and btcguild than on eligius (personal observation on the same miner by rotating pools).

Maybe if i change frequency... i rebooted using webgui but still the same

boring that i get all the time a lot of discards.... i will try later to change frequency.

I will change to 212,50 later to see what happens.....
legendary
Activity: 1593
Merit: 1004
On a related note, I'm moving my entire operation to a DC next month, and have the most tolerant and patient wife in the world.
Did this 6 months ago and glad I did.
Details anywhere? Thinking about this myself, since I had an army of S3's in batch 1, and just ordered an army more in batch 4.
Good old-fashioned Google web searching, making some phone calls, talking to some people, going out and getting tours of data centers.

Ask them, "I need x kWh of power with minimal internet bandwidth requirements. How can you accommodate my needs ?"

I looked at a lot of places too.  I recommend choosing one where you have 24/7 unescorted access.  Usually this is smaller datacenters.  Also - know that if you say I want a 30 Amp circuit most will only let you use 80% of that or 24 amps.  Makes a big difference in calculating what you need.
full member
Activity: 207
Merit: 112
Just received 1/2 of my S3s order today. Apparently the other miner was last scanned in Hong Kong and DHL has since lost track of it.
I'm sure they'll find it, but...annoying.

As for the miner, I have all hour 6-pin connectors hooked up running from a 12V server breakout.
Fastest speeds so far have been 430GH at 218.75. Any frequency higher than that is detrimental to performance.

Is there really any need to use all four 6-pin inputs?

Anyawy, here's hoping DHL gets my second Ant here tomorrow!
legendary
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'The right to privacy matters'
Received my S3's today and set them up this evening.  The first one has no lines in the 'ASIC status' but the second one has a single line in it's 2nd 'ASIC status':

00000000 00000000
00000000 000000-0

Both are running off an EVGA 1300 Gold PSU using two PCI-e cables each.

I took the lid off the second S3 and took the heat-sinks off and cleaned up all chips re-applied a small dot of thermal CPU paste, reassembled and the 'ASIC status' was initially all clear and then after a couple of reboots the line re-appeared in the 'ASIC status'.  Any suggestions?

The first S3 has ~421 and ~420 GHs running at stock frequency of 218.75.

The second S3 has ~475 and ~419 GHs running at same stock frequency.

They've only been running for half an hour.


you can reboot the second one with the gui reboot option.


 if the _ sticks  change the freq to 212.5

both of my miners won't mine well  at 218.75 they have 1 or 2  constant _   but both are good at 212.5

newbie
Activity: 47
Merit: 0
Received my S3's today and set them up this evening.  The first one has no lines in the 'ASIC status' but the second one has a single line in it's 2nd 'ASIC status':

00000000 00000000
00000000 000000-0

Both are running off an EVGA 1300 Gold PSU using two PCI-e cables each.

I took the lid off the second S3 and took the heat-sinks off and cleaned up all chips re-applied a small dot of thermal CPU paste, reassembled and the 'ASIC status' was initially all clear and then after a couple of reboots the line re-appeared in the 'ASIC status'.  Any suggestions?

The first S3 has ~421 and ~420 GHs running at stock frequency of 218.75.

The second S3 has ~475 and ~419 GHs running at same stock frequency.

They've only been running for half an hour.
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 251
Is this normal???



same on both S3. Both with default frequency: 218.75

why so many discarded??

strangely enough, yes, but SOMETIMES rebooting from the webgui (not by power cycle) helps somewhat. Also it seems that discarded shares ## are higher on ghash and btcguild than on eligius (personal observation on the same miner by rotating pools).

Maybe if i change frequency... i rebooted using webgui but still the same
full member
Activity: 168
Merit: 100
at stock frequency 1 of my 4 S3's only hashes at 400Gh, anyone have this issue?

Yeah, I have one that is great at 440g using 218, but the other one I had to bump up to 225 to get it to 440.  Otherwise it would just sit around 415.

What size power supply and did you have to use 4 cables to go to 225?
legendary
Activity: 1050
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at stock frequency 1 of my 4 S3's only hashes at 400Gh, anyone have this issue?

Yeah, I have one that is great at 440g using 218, but the other one I had to bump up to 225 to get it to 440.  Otherwise it would just sit around 415.

did you have to use 4 pcie cables to bump it to 225?
member
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Lots of people got their coupons, but has ANYONE received their refund? I got the auto email response for querying the Bitmain website a day ago but no refund yet.
legendary
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Merit: 1001
at stock frequency 1 of my 4 S3's only hashes at 400Gh, anyone have this issue?

Yeah, I have one that is great at 440g using 218, but the other one I had to bump up to 225 to get it to 440.  Otherwise it would just sit around 415.
legendary
Activity: 1050
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at stock frequency 1 of my 4 S3's only hashes at 400Gh, anyone have this issue?
full member
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I placed an order for 2X Batch 4 S3s and paid in full... and my order does not show as receiving payment though the tx has confirmed many times and I have checked the address I sent it to and it is the same as in the email.

I have emailed and messaged them about this and no response.

PLEASE RESPOND I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY ORDER!
This often happens, it gets sorted out eventually.

I hope so... I could have ordered from Zoomhash but it is $570 a pop + shipping so... I am hoping I didn't just lose 1.3 BTC ordering direct.

Chill out Bitmain doesn't screw you. They ship fast and will update your order when they can.
hero member
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I placed an order for 2X Batch 4 S3s and paid in full... and my order does not show as receiving payment though the tx has confirmed many times and I have checked the address I sent it to and it is the same as in the email.

I have emailed and messaged them about this and no response.

PLEASE RESPOND I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY ORDER!
This often happens, it gets sorted out eventually.

I hope so... I could have ordered from Zoomhash but it is $570 a pop + shipping so... I am hoping I didn't just lose 1.3 BTC ordering direct.

With the frenzy on these boards today to buy from these guys, what makes you think you just lost your coin? I would chill until things get sorted out. Because if you can't afford to lose that money, you might not have needed to make that purchase in the first place.

Just the fact that the order says Expired on the site... I realize they are busy... so I am not freaking out about it... just concerned.

Never did I say I can't afford to lose anything... in fact... its pure profit off a $20 rental a few days ago that paid for these so they are essentially free and then some... a treat to myself for jumping on a hugely profitable coin launch yet again.

EDIT: And as i type that... email goes off... Bitmain confirming order and payment... EXCELLENT! Thanks for putting my mind at ease... I await my S3s eagerly and will love them as much as I did my S1s!
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