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If one Core is down, there is a LARGE chance it is hacked. There is a hack going around that disables the second core and has it mining for some hackers wallet. Skype me if you want to explore if the hack is on your box.    host.wanted
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Clearly...Reboot the machine until the "CoreFreqs" all have a value..... (The CoreVolts will also have a value at that point)

There are a number of folks that have had heat issues including re-thermal pasting their chips.

Where are you running this?  In a cool environment?

Also if your machine is out of warrantee, open it up and make sure your fans and radiators are clear of dust....


The core volts for CTA0 core 2 are showing as 0 because i have that core disabled,, If I dont disable the core the entire half of the machine wont hash, it just flashes all leds on and off in 2 second intervals, while the fan on that side revs up and down in unisom with the leds flashing, like its trying to boot up but caught in an infinite reboot,, in order to allow for core one to hash I must disable core 2,, after core 2 is disabled core 1 hashes normally with normal temps.

All 3 remaining cores are hashing 100% fine, powerstepping at 9,

I have long since opened my machine,, cleaned it many times,, never had a problem till I changed the thermal paste. And even now after changing the paste its fine. Just down the one core, which sucks.
I sold the unit today on ebay for a very cheap price. SO im over it, moving on,, Im gonna miss my terraminer though,, It was my first machine,,, first of many. Lots of growth these past 3 months.

Thanks for trying to offer some advice.
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Clearly...Reboot the machine until the "CoreFreqs" all have a value..... (The CoreVolts will also have a value at that point)

There are a number of folks that have had heat issues including re-thermal pasting their chips.

Where are you running this?  In a cool environment?

Also if your machine is out of warrantee, open it up and make sure your fans and radiators are clear of dust....
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Hello everyone,

I have been a terraminer owner for slightly over 3 months now, and it has been really solid this whole time,, until a week or two ago,,. I noticed that the temps had been getting higher and higher. CTA1 Core 2 was always the hottest. After browsing these forums I had found a thread about replacing the thermal paste, I had decided that my issue was likely the paste. I took the terraminer apart 1 core at a time, carefully cleaning all the old paste off with cotton balls and q tips with 99% Rubbing alcohol. (1 core at a time) after cleaning I applied Antec Nano Diamond, and carefully reassembled.

After going over everything carefully, I put the lid back on and fired it up.

At first all was well all core showing,, But then I noticed CTA0 core2 Temps were climbing fast it got to 110 and then the GUI statistics module for CTA0 Completely disappeared from the page, leaving CTA1 hashing away. I rebooted and then no asics were detected with status E code 10. I rebooted again and After a few minutes CTA1 started mining normally,, and the temps were even good, about 20 Degrees lower then they were before I had changed the paste, the hashrate was holding steady at 808 GHS and the temps were in the lower 70's.

So I began visually inspecting the machine while it was running, and I noticed that the leds on the CTA0 board would all flash on at the same time and then just go off, over and over like it was trying to boot up but not making it, the fan on the front of the machine also throttles up slightly when the lights flash on, and then down when the lights flash off,, and its an eternal loop,, like every three seconds,, normally the leds on the boards scroll from right to left if you're facing the front of the machine. The leds on CTA1 were normal,,,, The leds on CTA0 as I said all flash on and off at the same time once every 3 seconds.

So I looked at the PSU lights,, They are green,, both of them. So then for whatever reason, I pulled the black 3 pin plug from the waterblock on CTA0 core 2 (Upper Left corner of the machine),, and as soon as I did that the leds right half stayed lit, while the other half started scrolling normally,, CTA0 core 1 was now showing up on the GUI again. It started mining. Temps were again good actually even cooler than the other side running at 56 degrees celcius 403GHS,,,

At first I started thinking that the pump on CTA0 core 2 had gone bad,, so I switched it with the pump from CTA0 core 1 and then disabled Core 1 so That I could see if a different pump ould allow for CTA0 core 2 to fire up...... IT did not, same thing as before all leds on cycling from off to on evey 3 seconds with a slight throttling of the fan on that side.

That told me it wasnt the pump after all and that I have messed something up,,, but I cant find anything wrong,, and It seems odd that I can get CTA0 core one online by disconnecting core 2's pump ( which disables core 2),,, Ive tried everything,,, Power stepping,, Firmware rollback,, factory reset,,, same result everytime.


Currently its hashing at a total of 1214 GHS CTA0 core 1 404 GHS at 57 degrees normal fanspeed and pumpspeed,, and CTA1 810 GHS with both cores doing great with temp highs from 70 to 80 degrees celcius, normal fan and pumpspeeds as well.

So on the bright side for the most part the thermal paste change fixed my temperature issues for now,,, So each working core is basically performing again the way it did when I first got it,, andd of course the problem is that now I cant get CTA0 core 2 to work at all..

The pump speed does show for core 2 as 0 in the GUI, but then it doesnt show CTA0 core 2 anywhere,,,,

Anyhow does anyone know of a fix for this or is anyone familiar with this issue? Any help would be appreciated, Im offering .25 BTC to anyone that is able to lead me into solving this issue. Thanks.



I would have to say the chips are shutting down from getting to hot. Had the same happen to me after reapplying paste. I tried MX4 several time with different results each time. Tried thermal pads with no luck. Then I went with Liquid Pro and all is well. Hottest core now is 64°C.
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This is running power stepped down to 8, with the non functioning cores pump unplugged to disable it so that the other core on the board will hash,,
I can reattach the pump and post that status as well if you need it. Let me know, Im certainly glad for any help I can get.

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Hello everyone,

I have been a terraminer owner for slightly over 3 months now, and it has been really solid this whole time,, until a week or two ago,,. I noticed that the temps had been getting higher and higher. CTA1 Core 2 was always the hottest. After browsing these forums I had found a thread about replacing the thermal paste, I had decided that my issue was likely the paste. I took the terraminer apart 1 core at a time, carefully cleaning all the old paste off with cotton balls and q tips with 99% Rubbing alcohol. (1 core at a time) after cleaning I applied Antec Nano Diamond, and carefully reassembled.

After going over everything carefully, I put the lid back on and fired it up.

At first all was well all core showing,, But then I noticed CTA0 core2 Temps were climbing fast it got to 110 and then the GUI statistics module for CTA0 Completely disappeared from the page, leaving CTA1 hashing away. I rebooted and then no asics were detected with status E code 10. I rebooted again and After a few minutes CTA1 started mining normally,, and the temps were even good, about 20 Degrees lower then they were before I had changed the paste, the hashrate was holding steady at 808 GHS and the temps were in the lower 70's.

So I began visually inspecting the machine while it was running, and I noticed that the leds on the CTA0 board would all flash on at the same time and then just go off, over and over like it was trying to boot up but not making it, the fan on the front of the machine also throttles up slightly when the lights flash on, and then down when the lights flash off,, and its an eternal loop,, like every three seconds,, normally the leds on the boards scroll from right to left if you're facing the front of the machine. The leds on CTA1 were normal,,,, The leds on CTA0 as I said all flash on and off at the same time once every 3 seconds.

So I looked at the PSU lights,, They are green,, both of them. So then for whatever reason, I pulled the black 3 pin plug from the waterblock on CTA0 core 2 (Upper Left corner of the machine),, and as soon as I did that the leds right half stayed lit, while the other half started scrolling normally,, CTA0 core 1 was now showing up on the GUI again. It started mining. Temps were again good actually even cooler than the other side running at 56 degrees celcius 403GHS,,,

At first I started thinking that the pump on CTA0 core 2 had gone bad,, so I switched it with the pump from CTA0 core 1 and then disabled Core 1 so That I could see if a different pump ould allow for CTA0 core 2 to fire up...... IT did not, same thing as before all leds on cycling from off to on evey 3 seconds with a slight throttling of the fan on that side.

That told me it wasnt the pump after all and that I have messed something up,,, but I cant find anything wrong,, and It seems odd that I can get CTA0 core one online by disconnecting core 2's pump ( which disables core 2),,, Ive tried everything,,, Power stepping,, Firmware rollback,, factory reset,,, same result everytime.


Currently its hashing at a total of 1214 GHS CTA0 core 1 404 GHS at 57 degrees normal fanspeed and pumpspeed,, and CTA1 810 GHS with both cores doing great with temp highs from 70 to 80 degrees celcius, normal fan and pumpspeeds as well.

So on the bright side for the most part the thermal paste change fixed my temperature issues for now,,, So each working core is basically performing again the way it did when I first got it,, andd of course the problem is that now I cant get CTA0 core 2 to work at all..

The pump speed does show for core 2 as 0 in the GUI, but then it doesnt show CTA0 core 2 anywhere,,,,

Anyhow does anyone know of a fix for this or is anyone familiar with this issue? Any help would be appreciated, Im offering .25 BTC to anyone that is able to lead me into solving this issue. Thanks.

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