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legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
December 21, 2015, 08:32:34 AM
#55
Bitmain's support SUCKS big time !!!

I received the S5+ (7.7T SUPPOSEDLY) at the beginning of September and I immediately opened a support ticket (5th of Sep.) because the results I got with the miner were AWFUL !
I was waiting for 10+ days for a single reply, and each time their reply was asking me "did you do this, did you do that" although I explained in details what I've done, so they were obviously just stalling.
This took like 3 months of Q & A , going into circle with the same questions over and over , to finally notice that beginning December they CLOSED the ticket like it's been solved!!! I re-opened the ticket 10 days ago - and guess what - NO reply yet !!!

They didn't offer ANY solution for the whole time !!!
They tried to put the blame on the PSU's, so I bought 3 new 1600w PSU's  !!! For nothing !!!
I'm still getting like more than 70.000 HW errors per day showing 6.5T at the max Angry

THE WORST COMPANY WITH THE WORST SUPPORT !!! *E*V*E*R* ! ! !

one simple question what is your freq setting?
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
October 17, 2015, 08:15:48 PM
#54
any known issues with bitmain site

It is currently down.  Reason and how long are not currently known.

I'm guessing updating batches.   Possible price increase with the BTC jump.  We will see.
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
Dark Passenger Bitcoin miner 2013,Bitcoin node
October 17, 2015, 08:07:55 PM
#53
any known issues with bitmain site
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
October 11, 2015, 11:11:43 AM
#52
here is a single cable head if this is how your cables are  and you have 9 plugged into the 3 boards how can you or how did you measure your voltage?





this is a two head pcie cable  one is loose one is plugged into the board if you measure the empty end you get a true full load measurement which is 11.96 in my case

legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
October 11, 2015, 10:45:24 AM
#51
I ve s7 but not work well. Instead of 4.86 , work at 4.45
http://prntscr.com/8pu4r8

Did you try soft reboot?
Can you measure voltage at input to miner?
Yes i did. 12 v. Psu is ok.
The bwst hash is 4450 with .04-.08 errors


how did you do your power measurements?

was the cable you measured under full load?

this is really important to do.

I have a photo of what I mean


each cable is 2 headed so one is plugged into the s-7 the other is not used but allows be to measure the cable under full load  all my cables show 11.94 to 11.96  what does your under load cable show?




member
Activity: 82
Merit: 10
October 11, 2015, 04:10:46 AM
#50
I ve s7 but not work well. Instead of 4.86 , work at 4.45
http://prntscr.com/8pu4r8

Did you try soft reboot?
Can you measure voltage at input to miner?
Yes i did. 12 v. Psu is ok.
The bwst hash is 4450 with .04-.08 errors
hero member
Activity: 700
Merit: 501
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=905210.msg
October 10, 2015, 11:59:13 AM
#49
I ve s7 but not work well. Instead of 4.86 , work at 4.45
http://prntscr.com/8pu4r8

Did you try soft reboot?
Can you measure voltage at input to miner?
member
Activity: 82
Merit: 10
October 10, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
#48
I ve s7 but not work well. Instead of 4.86 , work at 4.45
http://prntscr.com/8pu4r8
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
October 08, 2015, 04:38:50 PM
#47
my warranty parts are and have been limbo from the 23 of last month i would purchased the 2 defective hashing boards for my s 5+ than to go thru this waiting, this is not the bitmain of S1 days Grin Grin Grin Grin

They were on holiday for a while.  So make sure to include that in your timeline in your mind.

Also they likely are backed up after holiday.  I imagine they have a ton to do in a short time.
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
Dark Passenger Bitcoin miner 2013,Bitcoin node
October 08, 2015, 03:40:29 PM
#46
my warranty parts are and have been limbo from the 23 of last month i would purchased the 2 defective hashing boards for my s 5+ than to go thru this waiting, this is not the bitmain of S1 days Grin Grin Grin Grin
sr. member
Activity: 308
Merit: 250
Millionaires Club 47
April 25, 2015, 10:45:30 AM
#45
I've been waiting on service for 3 months now. Haven't received any replacement parts for any of my S4s yet.

I've also been waiting to get my promised compensation for a Batch 1 S4 PSU failure. Don't remember when they promised it exactly, but I'd say I've been waiting for close to 5 months now.
          IF ANYBODY  EVER WILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH  DEVICE  CONTACT....  MR.YOSHI IS THE BEST MAN AND SUPPORT TECHNICIAN I'VE EVER KNOW IN MY ALL LIFE.
VERY NICE ,PATIENCE. QUICK ,FRIENDLY .WHEN I'VE TALK WITH HIM I WAS THINK THAT I"M TALKING WITH MEMBER OF MY FAMILY .YES WE ARE ALL ONE BIG MINERS FAMILY
                                                      THANK YOU MR.YOSHI IF THE WORLD CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU  ARE WORLD CAN BE LIKE PEACEFUL MUSIC

He also has a good team.   You might want to take his email down.  I would imagine he would want you to go through the support system.

But yes Yoshi is a great guy, he's always treated me good.

Sorry .You're right  I will take down his e-mail .Yes they are a great team
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
April 25, 2015, 09:44:08 AM
#44
I've been waiting on service for 3 months now. Haven't received any replacement parts for any of my S4s yet.

I've also been waiting to get my promised compensation for a Batch 1 S4 PSU failure. Don't remember when they promised it exactly, but I'd say I've been waiting for close to 5 months now.
          IF ANYBODY  EVER WILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH  DEVICE  CONTACT....  MR.YOSHI IS THE BEST MAN AND SUPPORT TECHNICIAN I'VE EVER KNOW IN MY ALL LIFE.
VERY NICE ,PATIENCE. QUICK ,FRIENDLY .WHEN I'VE TALK WITH HIM I WAS THINK THAT I"M TALKING WITH MEMBER OF MY FAMILY .YES WE ARE ALL ONE BIG MINERS FAMILY
                                                      THANK YOU MR.YOSHI IF THE WORLD CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU  ARE WORLD CAN BE LIKE PEACEFUL MUSIC

He also has a good team.   You might want to take his email down.  I would imagine he would want you to go through the support system.

But yes Yoshi is a great guy, he's always treated me good.
sr. member
Activity: 308
Merit: 250
Millionaires Club 47
April 25, 2015, 09:07:03 AM
#43
I've been waiting on service for 3 months now. Haven't received any replacement parts for any of my S4s yet.

I've also been waiting to get my promised compensation for a Batch 1 S4 PSU failure. Don't remember when they promised it exactly, but I'd say I've been waiting for close to 5 months now.
         IF ANYBODY  EVER WILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH  DEVICE  CONTACT.  MR.YOSHI IS THE BEST MAN AND SUPPORT TECHNICIAN I'VE EVER KNOW IN MY ALL LIFE.
VERY NICE ,PATIENCE. QUICK ,FRIENDLY .WHEN I'VE TALK WITH HIM I WAS THINK THAT I"M TALKING WITH MEMBER OF MY FAMILY .YES WE ARE ALL ONE BIG MINERS FAMILY
                                                      THANK YOU MR.YOSHI IF THE WORLD CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU  ARE WORLD CAN BE LIKE PEACEFUL MUSIC
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
April 13, 2015, 04:50:00 PM
#42
You can use new S5 Hash PCB  ( 18 pin connector)   with S5 Control PCB  (16 pin connectors) Need only a 16 pin cable.

But what if I have S5 control PCB (18 pin connectors) and S5 hashing blades (16 pin connectors and 16 pin cables)? Can I use them together and if yes - than how?.. Bitmain was not able to give me an answer...

 You Need   S5 Control PCB   with 16 pin connectors. 
I have some spare ...
legendary
Activity: 2030
Merit: 1076
A humble Siberian miner
April 13, 2015, 04:41:27 AM
#41
You can use new S5 Hash PCB  ( 18 pin connector)   with S5 Control PCB  (16 pin connectors) Need only a 16 pin cable.

But what if I have S5 control PCB (18 pin connectors) and S5 hashing blades (16 pin connectors and 16 pin cables)? Can I use them together and if yes - than how?.. Bitmain was not able to give me an answer...
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
April 10, 2015, 06:10:21 PM
#40

I'm sure it depends on which board.   You should contact them to see if they have the model in stock.  They were very helpful when I needed one.  I cant remember how much but it was a fair price and plus shipping I believe.

They were very nice and very quick.  I was surprised how quick I do remember that Smiley.

You can use new S5 Hash PCB  ( 18 pin connector)   with S5 Control PCB  (16 pin connectors) Need only a 16 pin cable.
Picture of my water cooling S5 project

legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
April 10, 2015, 04:09:43 PM
#39
Will Bitmain sell extra control boards or hashing board for backup purpose? Always good to have spare part around. Especially hashing board and controller.

That's a great idea.  Would you reply here, after you've checked.  I'd like to know if they'll do that, and how much.

I'm sure it depends on which board.   You should contact them to see if they have the model in stock.  They were very helpful when I needed one.  I cant remember how much but it was a fair price and plus shipping I believe.

They were very nice and very quick.  I was surprised how quick I do remember that Smiley.
member
Activity: 68
Merit: 10
April 10, 2015, 01:22:52 PM
#38
Will Bitmain sell extra control boards or hashing board for backup purpose? Always good to have spare part around. Especially hashing board and controller.

That's a great idea.  Would you reply here, after you've checked.  I'd like to know if they'll do that, and how much.
sr. member
Activity: 461
Merit: 250
April 10, 2015, 08:21:55 AM
#37
Like opentoe said just ask for any replacement part that you need and they will respond accordingly. I think there are parts for S3/S3+, S4 and S5 and you can always ask for other device parts (S1 and S2). As far as I know they do not have S4 power supplies at the moment but that will change too. It is nice to see that this thread moved forward from flaming and trolling to concrete questions and solutions. Happy mining all.
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1000
April 09, 2015, 09:09:57 PM
#36
Will Bitmain sell extra control boards or hashing board for backup purpose? Always good to have spare part around. Especially hashing board and controller.

Email them or call and ask.  It's been my experience they will sell them for support reasons when they have the parts.   For example getting a S3 one at this point is slim.  But one they still make such as a S5 much better chance they will have the part to sell.

I once bought a S3 board when they were still new.  I lost power and it ofcourse bricked it, and I did not have parts to flash it.
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