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Topic: Sapphire 5850 dummy plugs? (Read 10356 times)
One interesting thing to note... dummy plugs are usually NOT required if you run a single card system with no monitor attached.
I realize that but I'm adding a second card
and we all know what happens in WINBLOWS
With current btc to dollars it really hurts to get screwed so bad for 3 resistors on a $1 plug
didn't mind a little for time & postage but $50 hurts especially not getting anything
One interesting thing to note... dummy plugs are usually NOT required if you run a single card system with no monitor attached.
I realize that but I'm adding a second card
and we all know what happens in WINBLOWS
With current btc to dollars it really hurts to get screwed so bad for 3 resistors on a $1 plug
didn't mind a little for time & postage but $50 hurts especially not getting anything
One interesting thing to note... dummy plugs are usually NOT required if you run a single card system with no monitor attached.
Just go to radio shack and get the 68 ohm 1/2 watt resistors, a 5-pak is $1.19 USD. It only takes 3 to bend and stick in . . sooper easy works like a charm! I just did it today! Good luk!
Damn, that sucks. Hope you get this issue resolved somehow.
Having read this I am glad I decided not to buy from this guy. I instead ended up searching on ebay and ran across some guy who runs this site: cablesaurus.com
I ordered two dummy cables from him for a reasonable BTC price and I just received them today.
I'm wondering if the admin of that site is on this forum....
Having read this I am glad I decided not to buy from this guy. I instead ended up searching on ebay and ran across some guy who runs this site: cablesaurus.com
I ordered two dummy cables from him for a reasonable BTC price and I just received them today.
I'm wondering if the admin of that site is on this forum....
I'm selling dummy plugs for .8 BTC each or 6 for 4BTC. Free shipping in US.
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Do either of you give discounts for buying more than one at a time? I imagine shipping would be a fixed cost...
.8 BTC or 6 for 4BTC.. Shipping is free in US .5BTC Canada should do unless you order > 24...
Dafishman
how about no shipping period
anyone ever get what they ordered from this guy ??
three wks now and a couple bit coins later
no delivery ... no pm ... took the money & ran
So do you need one dummy plug for each card? Someone else said you can just do 1st card for 1/2 and the 3rd card for 3/4.
You only need dummy plugs for secondary displays/cards. What I mean by that is that there will be one card that is always active as the system display card. That one does not get turned off by the drivers when no monitor is connected to it.
I dunno about 3rd card for 3/4..I never tried it with 3 cards. I do use two cards per system so I use the dummy plug on the second card.
So do you need one dummy plug for each card? Someone else said you can just do 1st card for 1/2 and the 3rd card for 3/4.
How do you know if the dummy plug is working or not?
You'll be able to see the second card as a valid OpenCL device without having to plug a monitor into it.
How do you know if the dummy plug is working or not?
So why does everyone use three resistors when I hear that just one works fine? Or is that the reason that elcasey's card blew - he was just using one, so it was an uneven resistance load on the card between the three channels?
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
3 resistors is needed when you use a DVI-VGA adapter. 1 resister is needed if you plug the resistor directly into the graphics card.
Here is the guide to the 3 resistor dummy plug.
http://www.overclock.net/folding-home-guides-tutorials/384733-30-second-dummy-plug.html
Not true. You only need 1 resistor in either case. HDMI plugs have analogue outputs as well as digital ones. The converter just converts the connection type from HDMI to standard VGA.
All you are doing is putting a resistor across the Red or the Green or the Blue channel (or all 3 if you use 3 resistors). These are the same channels at the HDMI output as the VGA output on the converter.
So why does everyone use three resistors when I hear that just one works fine? Or is that the reason that elcasey's card blew - he was just using one, so it was an uneven resistance load on the card between the three channels?
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
3 resistors is needed when you use a DVI-VGA adapter. 1 resister is needed if you plug the resistor directly into the graphics card.
Here is the guide to the 3 resistor dummy plug.
http://www.overclock.net/folding-home-guides-tutorials/384733-30-second-dummy-plug.html
You sure about that? I never had to attach a dummy monitor *shrug*
I did in Windows XP to get BFI_INT to work, but this may not be the same for all Windows OS if others haven't needed to.
there is no way to just tweak Windows registry to ensure catalyst thats monitor was plugged-in and card must be operational ?
anyone there with Catalyst inner space knowledge can confirm/disagree with that ? or someone with DDK/disasm/debug skills
or by card BIOS adjusting ?[RBE ?]
anyone there with Catalyst inner space knowledge can confirm/disagree with that ? or someone with DDK/disasm/debug skills
or by card BIOS adjusting ?[RBE ?]
this thread took an interesting turn. I never figured out why it wouldn't work.
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
Did you read my original post?
If you're using Windows you have to 'attach' the dummy monitor in the properties tab, so that Windows will use it.
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
i.e. In Windows just the dummy plug isn't enough.
I saw your post, that probably would have fixed it but I already have both my rigs headless through SSH - not going back now!
You sure about that? I never had to attach a dummy monitor *shrug*
this thread took an interesting turn. I never figured out why it wouldn't work.
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
Did you read my original post?
If you're using Windows you have to 'attach' the dummy monitor in the properties tab, so that Windows will use it.
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
i.e. In Windows just the dummy plug isn't enough.
Ha, that it did. I hate when someone asks a question and all the replies are basically "Works For Me (TM)". But I guess that's exactly what we did, as well as shameless advertising.
this thread took an interesting turn. I never figured out why it wouldn't work.
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
oh well. on linux now and loving it!
I only used one resistor on the DVI plug attached to the card. I use three on the VGA side of a dummy plug. Maybe one would work, maybe it wouldn't. The information I had said to use three, so I use three. If resistors were $4/ea. it might matter a little more, but they're like $0.89 for 5.
So why does everyone use three resistors when I hear that just one works fine? Or is that the reason that elcasey's card blew - he was just using one, so it was an uneven resistance load on the card between the three channels?
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
People are putting resistors across all 3 channels, but they don't need to. I'm running 3 x HD5870, one with a monitor and 2 with 1 x resistor across 1 channel.
So why does everyone use three resistors when I hear that just one works fine? Or is that the reason that elcasey's card blew - he was just using one, so it was an uneven resistance load on the card between the three channels?
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
It shouldn't make a difference whether you do it on DVI or VGA - they use the same wires, VGA just extends and reorganizes them.
If you're using Windows you have to 'attach' the dummy monitor in the properties tab, so that Windows will use it.
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
Careful with DVI dummy plugs, if you short one of the resistors it can blow the video card itself. The VGA guys are far safer, at worst you're out just the adapter.
The 4 pins and earth 'cross' are the analogue output from the HDMI port. You are putting a resistor across the same pins, so it doesn't matter if you do it on a VGA plug or on the HDMI port. As long as there is a resistor across the R, G or B channel, Windows thinks you've got a monitor attached.
oh boy, you just killed a bitcoin-dummy-plug industry in its infancy, how cruel.
HAHAHA!
Just trying to help, and you know some people are always going to think that's too complex or dangerous for them, or are just plain lazy (nothing wrong with being lazy if you're willing [and able] to pay someone else not to be!).You guys can feel free to send me money to make these for you!
Dummy plugs go for around $4.50 (including resistor cost), shipping + materials (padded envelope) is $9. So we're looking at $13.50 my cost for shipping one of these to Estonia.
So if you're up for one for 2BTC, I'm willing to do it. I'll ship one out within 1 business day of receipt of payment. Just PM me on here for payment details and to confirm that you've sent payment.
If you can find someone to make one and ship from Europe I think it'd probably be a much better deal, but I'm happy to help. I just can't let it cost me money, as I'm sure you understand.
So if you're up for one for 2BTC, I'm willing to do it. I'll ship one out within 1 business day of receipt of payment. Just PM me on here for payment details and to confirm that you've sent payment.
If you can find someone to make one and ship from Europe I think it'd probably be a much better deal, but I'm happy to help. I just can't let it cost me money, as I'm sure you understand.
This is what I'm using now on 2 other cards - no problems whatsoever.
oh boy, you just killed a bitcoin-dummy-plug industry in its infancy, how cruel.
If there's still some interest in a few days I will figure out how much dummy plugs and resistors cost me and ship a few (worldwide).
I would just like to confirm that shorting the DVI connector on the card itself can destroy the card. Because it happened to me. Sapphire 5770, used a single 68Ohm resistor, card showed up in Catalyst and poclbm, seemed to be working fine ... and then I had to reboot for an unrelated reason. Win 7 would hard lock within 60 seconds of login. Even the reset button didn't work (which I didn't even think was possible). Pulled the card, works fine. Just got a replacement after ~2 weeks. How much money did that cost me, losing ~178MH/s for 2 weeks? So it's not worth it, boys.
I used this 5 Second Dummy Plug guide. It seemed like sound reasoning, but don't bet on it.
This is what I'm using now on 2 other cards - no problems whatsoever.
PM if interested in dummy plugs, I think I have 2 or 3 extras. 75 Ohm is the "ideal" resistor, apparently, but my local Radio Shack only stocks 68s and they seem to work fine. It's not hard to make them and 5 resistors cost a buck.
I would just like to confirm that shorting the DVI connector on the card itself can destroy the card. Because it happened to me. Sapphire 5770, used a single 68Ohm resistor, card showed up in Catalyst and poclbm, seemed to be working fine ... and then I had to reboot for an unrelated reason. Win 7 would hard lock within 60 seconds of login. Even the reset button didn't work (which I didn't even think was possible). Pulled the card, works fine. Just got a replacement after ~2 weeks. How much money did that cost me, losing ~178MH/s for 2 weeks? So it's not worth it, boys.
I used this 5 Second Dummy Plug guide. It seemed like sound reasoning, but don't bet on it.
This is what I'm using now on 2 other cards - no problems whatsoever.
PM if interested in dummy plugs, I think I have 2 or 3 extras. 75 Ohm is the "ideal" resistor, apparently, but my local Radio Shack only stocks 68s and they seem to work fine. It's not hard to make them and 5 resistors cost a buck.
Is anybody shipping these to Europe?
I insulate between resistors. No Worries!
Dafishman
Dafishman
O_O That did it! I didnt know you had to enable the cards displays. Thank you!!
If you're using Windows you have to 'attach' the dummy monitor in the properties tab, so that Windows will use it.
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
This is the dummy plug I'm using:
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11
Careful with DVI dummy plugs, if you short one of the resistors it can blow the video card itself. The VGA guys are far safer, at worst you're out just the adapter.
Ive got some trouble in relation to this too, Ive got 68 ohm resistors and dummy plugs for my cards, but in the guiminer only one of the cards is shown to be able to mine. Im running Windows XP Pro (because I had it laying around) and the newest catalyst/OpenCL. One card will mine, but the other three arent an option even with dummy plugs. I plugged in my 2nd monitor to the 2nd card, and still no display output. Im NOT running these in crossfire, but Ive got 4 Sapphire 5850s in this machine, and only one works. Is this an XP thing? In the device manager all 4 cards show up, and all show to be in different PCI-E slots. Im not sure what Im doing wrong...
I'm selling dummy plugs for .8 BTC each or 6 for 4BTC. Free shipping in US.
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Do either of you give discounts for buying more than one at a time? I imagine shipping would be a fixed cost...
.8 BTC or 6 for 4BTC.. Shipping is free in US .5BTC Canada should do unless you order > 24...
Dafishman
I'm selling dummy plugs for .8 BTC each or 6 for 4BTC. Free shipping in US.
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
I have lots of dummy plugs for sale. These are GUARANTEED to work with Sapphire 5850, as I own three of those cards, and it works for me.
0.90BTC each, 4BTC for 5. FREE shipping inside USA.
Send BTC to 1PRDZgoowhGrpziLfsspBhQbaihndwoH1u
PM me for your address and how much BTC you sent me.
0.90BTC each, 4BTC for 5. FREE shipping inside USA.
Send BTC to 1PRDZgoowhGrpziLfsspBhQbaihndwoH1u
PM me for your address and how much BTC you sent me.
Do either of you give discounts for buying more than one at a time? I imagine shipping would be a fixed cost...
Anybody here still selling dummy plugs?
I am selling the resistors to build dummy plugs for bitcoins. Well at least at the current exchange rate... less then .4 btc shipped.
http://cryptoanarchy.us/
I am also shipping to Canada for the same price, .99 cents in BTC. So currently 3 resistors shipped is around .35btc plus you can add a bumper sticker for about .2 btc.
I will ship to Canada. Just send an extra .5BTC.
Excellent. I don't need the plugs right now but maybe in a week or two when I can find a second cheap 5870 (motherboard doesn't support crossfire -hence need for dummy plugs). I'll PM you then if that's alright with you.
Cheers!
No problem. Let me know when you are ready.
Dafishman
dummy plug with 3 resistors 75 ohm works fine on my sapphir xtreme 5850
I will ship to Canada. Just send an extra .5BTC.
Excellent. I don't need the plugs right now but maybe in a week or two when I can find a second cheap 5870 (motherboard doesn't support crossfire -hence need for dummy plugs). I'll PM you then if that's alright with you.
Cheers!
I will ship to Canada. Just send an extra .5BTC.
Anyone here willing to ship to Canada?
I have lots of dummy plugs for sale. These are GUARANTEED to work with Sapphire 5850, as I own three of those cards, and it works for me.
0.90BTC each, 4BTC for 5. FREE shipping inside USA.
Send BTC to 1PRDZgoowhGrpziLfsspBhQbaihndwoH1u
PM me for your address and how much BTC you sent me.
0.90BTC each, 4BTC for 5. FREE shipping inside USA.
Send BTC to 1PRDZgoowhGrpziLfsspBhQbaihndwoH1u
PM me for your address and how much BTC you sent me.
I'm selling dummy plugs for .8 BTC each or 6 for 4BTC. Free shipping in US.
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
Send Coins to 12h4UCpyxpEzKcQZMifXNyEAqRM17i4JY1
PM me with your mailing address and amount sent
lol. a price war for dummy plugs is about to start
got a report of someone else not being able to get their plug working w/ a gigabyte 5850.
anyone else?
anyone else?
Anybody here still selling dummy plugs?
I am selling the resistors to build dummy plugs for bitcoins. Well at least at the current exchange rate... less then .4 btc shipped.
http://crptoanarchy.us/
Link doesn't work.
Anybody here still selling dummy plugs?
I am selling the resistors to build dummy plugs for bitcoins. Well at least at the current exchange rate... less then .4 btc shipped.
http://crptoanarchy.us/
I'd like complete dummy plugs..call me lazy if you will
Anybody here still selling dummy plugs?
I am selling the resistors to build dummy plugs for bitcoins. Well at least at the current exchange rate... less then .4 btc shipped.
http://cryptoanarchy.us/
Anybody here still selling dummy plugs?
right. I'm trying to avoid doing that every time I start up the PC.
Craig
Craig
dummy plugs are there to emulate a monitor if you didnt figure that out.
u can always just plug a monitor in
start up miner
then unplug it
u can always just plug a monitor in
start up miner
then unplug it
Hey all,
Has anyone else been having problems with getting dummy plugs to work with their Sapphire 5850s?
I've just about given up on them as I should be doing everything right! 74.8 ohm resistors, I've tried 3 resistors and 1 resistor, I've even tried adding solder to the leads to assist in connection.
nothing. I've tried all 3 adapters (DVI TO VGA) to no avail... plugging in a monitor works, though! strange!
Craig
Has anyone else been having problems with getting dummy plugs to work with their Sapphire 5850s?
I've just about given up on them as I should be doing everything right! 74.8 ohm resistors, I've tried 3 resistors and 1 resistor, I've even tried adding solder to the leads to assist in connection.
nothing. I've tried all 3 adapters (DVI TO VGA) to no avail... plugging in a monitor works, though! strange!
Craig
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