Topic: The quest for the Antminer S5 Ribbon Data cable. (Read 8371 times)
I am really glad I ran across this post. I have 2 s5s. the controller board went bad on one. I simply turned them both on their side toward each other, then connected the data cables and the fan on the bad s5 to the controller board of the good controller board and walla!!!! 4 boards running at 59C and clocked at 400mhz. Thanks a great deal guys. Probably never would have tried that without seeing this post.
If anyone needs extra long data cables (~12"), I have a couple hundred of them.
awesome sent you a PM :-)
dont really want to go through soldering again
If anyone needs extra long data cables (~12"), I have a couple hundred of them.
Ok just an update
the 3rd blade works great, clocked at 450 i get temp of 62 and 1,838.90gh/s the other blades run at 52,55 but have a stock fan in the cube
so im looking for a stock fan and awaiting cube end plates to mount it in I expect that will help temps lots, have to make a spacer as the second sink to hold the cube square i expect, & plan on attaching it directly to the first cube and using that plastic side as the new Siamese twin cubes side thats exposed
I didnt run it longer than a few minutes to try the hash speed after boot
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what are the max safe operating temps? I always try keep it under 60 if possible
the 3rd blade works great, clocked at 450 i get temp of 62 and 1,838.90gh/s the other blades run at 52,55 but have a stock fan in the cube
so im looking for a stock fan and awaiting cube end plates to mount it in I expect that will help temps lots, have to make a spacer as the second sink to hold the cube square i expect, & plan on attaching it directly to the first cube and using that plastic side as the new Siamese twin cubes side thats exposed
I didnt run it longer than a few minutes to try the hash speed after boot
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what are the max safe operating temps? I always try keep it under 60 if possible
ohh thats awesome thanks
i made a diy mount for my one blade and extended the data cable, wish they had sold longer ones,
however cooling is not enough, also had to use a second supply as my 1440w only puts out that on 220vac
shuts down when it goes into hashing routine
so now Im looking for `some used end plates so i can use a spare 120mm fan I have to cool the blade
I`m going to buy another cube sometime soon but trying to work with what I have for now
nothing fancy for a diy
i made a diy mount for my one blade and extended the data cable, wish they had sold longer ones,
however cooling is not enough, also had to use a second supply as my 1440w only puts out that on 220vac
shuts down when it goes into hashing routine
so now Im looking for `some used end plates so i can use a spare 120mm fan I have to cool the blade
I`m going to buy another cube sometime soon but trying to work with what I have for now
nothing fancy for a diy
whats the speed on an S5+ blade?
will it work on the S5 controller or do you need the S5+ or S7 controller for it?
I actually have a question about the S7 controller, some come with 3 connectors and I have seen some full of them,
can you just populate the connector sockets (if you know what part it is)to add more or are there smd parts needed too?
will it work on the S5 controller or do you need the S5+ or S7 controller for it?
I actually have a question about the S7 controller, some come with 3 connectors and I have seen some full of them,
can you just populate the connector sockets (if you know what part it is)to add more or are there smd parts needed too?
S5+ single cube is 2500 GHs (one blade about 850 Ghs)
It works with S5 controller and with S7 controller with 9 sockets.
Works with S5 software and with S5+ software
With S5+ software and S7 controller you can put together 3x S5+ cubes in one single unit. 7500Ghs
whats the speed on an S5+ blade?
will it work on the S5 controller or do you need the S5+ or S7 controller for it?
I actually have a question about the S7 controller, some come with 3 connectors and I have seen some full of them,
can you just populate the connector sockets (if you know what part it is)to add more or are there smd parts needed too?
will it work on the S5 controller or do you need the S5+ or S7 controller for it?
I actually have a question about the S7 controller, some come with 3 connectors and I have seen some full of them,
can you just populate the connector sockets (if you know what part it is)to add more or are there smd parts needed too?
or buy from me S5+ single cube and (re)use your S5 controller.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-give-awayfree-30-x-100-usd-bitmain-coupon-858962 ☆ Offer your price ☆
Latest bitmain S5 software still works with 4 blade, i use it with S5+ 3 blades at freq 325 and with S7 controller
I sent you a PM
& Thanks for the clarification on the FW, it saves me flashing it
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Bitmain will not sell the cables to u. I asked a long time ago and they replied about them being custom cabled so im guessing that means basically they are all premade and they ordered the entire batch of cables for every s5 that could ever be made and some so they cant start new orders for only a handful of cables which i personally agree with 100% because they buy in bulk to get the huge discounts on either premade cables or the parts to make the cables themselves but i highly doubt they made them in their factory and its likely they outsourced it to another factory near by. But i can splice all the cables with some digikey ribon cables i have to extend them but thats annoying for sure. I need them for the water cooling kits for s5's.
On another note....i also want the firmware modded to stop the waste bitmain said they will fix but its been weeks since they emailed me that reply so i might need to shoot them another email and ask about the status. Basically the miner will run full tilt with or without connection to the internet. That is wasteful especially if your network goes down randomly without warning for a period of time but also since it runs full tilt 24/7 no matter what i noticed the 80 degrees cuttoff doesnt work. I left the fan slightly unhooked by mistake when i reassembled it and plugged the miner up to my laptop not to the network and when to config it and add a second pool to the miner and i noticed i could feel radiating heat and when i looked at the status page the fan was at zero rpm (my fault completely) but the temps were at 94 degrees c. Thats 14 degrees past the auto cutoff for mining so it should have stopped then waited for it to cool off then start again over and over but since it runs full tilt 24/7 it makes the auto shut off stop working and keeps it running. Now this was only after about a minute of it being booted up so i got extremely lucky but im hesitant to move the miner to another location after finding this out because what if a pump dies or if a fan dies?? It will end up like asicminer prismas all over again. Bitmain said this was going to be fixed for sure but its a hugeeee risk and im not sure others know about this yet because whos stupid enough to accidentally test the auto protection thing for overheatting?? Well damnit!!! This guy is! Ur welcome! Lol jk but ya bitmain said its a built in feature to test the boards out for when network is reattached however long down the road but thats a stupid feature in my opinion. It only wastes the electricity the miners saved and people with comcast know that comcast cuts network connections in md at least without warning sometimes or they reboot stuff that takes 15-20 mins to come back up and authenticate with the main comcast servers so this wastes alot of power especially during a rain storm or just a standard internet outage. Ne one else notice this?? I havent seen other posts about it.
On another note....i also want the firmware modded to stop the waste bitmain said they will fix but its been weeks since they emailed me that reply so i might need to shoot them another email and ask about the status. Basically the miner will run full tilt with or without connection to the internet. That is wasteful especially if your network goes down randomly without warning for a period of time but also since it runs full tilt 24/7 no matter what i noticed the 80 degrees cuttoff doesnt work. I left the fan slightly unhooked by mistake when i reassembled it and plugged the miner up to my laptop not to the network and when to config it and add a second pool to the miner and i noticed i could feel radiating heat and when i looked at the status page the fan was at zero rpm (my fault completely) but the temps were at 94 degrees c. Thats 14 degrees past the auto cutoff for mining so it should have stopped then waited for it to cool off then start again over and over but since it runs full tilt 24/7 it makes the auto shut off stop working and keeps it running. Now this was only after about a minute of it being booted up so i got extremely lucky but im hesitant to move the miner to another location after finding this out because what if a pump dies or if a fan dies?? It will end up like asicminer prismas all over again. Bitmain said this was going to be fixed for sure but its a hugeeee risk and im not sure others know about this yet because whos stupid enough to accidentally test the auto protection thing for overheatting?? Well damnit!!! This guy is! Ur welcome! Lol jk but ya bitmain said its a built in feature to test the boards out for when network is reattached however long down the road but thats a stupid feature in my opinion. It only wastes the electricity the miners saved and people with comcast know that comcast cuts network connections in md at least without warning sometimes or they reboot stuff that takes 15-20 mins to come back up and authenticate with the main comcast servers so this wastes alot of power especially during a rain storm or just a standard internet outage. Ne one else notice this?? I havent seen other posts about it.
My S7 does this....... running full-tilt when connection is lost.
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they also gave me a good deal on hash board with heatsink and pci-e Y cables for the project
if your looking try the contact page and send a mail
they also gave me a good deal on hash board with heatsink and pci-e Y cables for the project
if your looking try the contact page and send a mail
or buy from me S5+ single cube and (re)use your S5 controller.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-give-awayfree-30-x-100-usd-bitmain-coupon-858962 ☆ Offer your price ☆
Latest bitmain S5 software still works with 4 blade, i use it with S5+ 3 blades at freq 325 and with S7 controller
Im about to add a third hash board too I'd expect the file is still good to use? thanks btw Tupsu!
also on the topic about data cables if anyones still looking
http://bitcoinware.net/products/18pin-signal-cables-for-antminer-s5-s5-s7-with-length-of-120mm
not longer than stock but its a source for some looking
they also gave me a good deal on hash board with heatsink and pci-e Y cables for the project
if your looking try the contact page and send a mail
also on the topic about data cables if anyones still looking
http://bitcoinware.net/products/18pin-signal-cables-for-antminer-s5-s5-s7-with-length-of-120mm
not longer than stock but its a source for some looking
they also gave me a good deal on hash board with heatsink and pci-e Y cables for the project
if your looking try the contact page and send a mail
Can you send me the file again? maybe the old link it's broken. I tried to make the upgrade without the others blade (3 y 4), can be this the problem?
Link is not broken. I used downloaded file.
All right i never done this before, so I've to select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu and choose which one? I mean to the files, in my menu appears: Backup/Restore ; Flash New Firmware Image (and you already said that's not image file)
select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu, then Flash New Firmware Image and use this file SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Hi again
I tried this morning the upgrade and i got this: "tar:invalide magic tar: short read"
That error message were shown immediately and said "Upgrade Failed"
Please help
I downloaded and tried to upgade now, all works.
You can not unpack the file, before upgrade.
Can you send me the file again? maybe the old link it's broken. I tried to make the upgrade without the others blade (3 y 4), can be this the problem?
All right i never done this before, so I've to select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu and choose which one? I mean to the files, in my menu appears: Backup/Restore ; Flash New Firmware Image (and you already said that's not image file)
select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu, then Flash New Firmware Image and use this file SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Hi again
I tried this morning the upgrade and i got this: "tar:invalide magic tar: short read"
That error message were shown immediately and said "Upgrade Failed"
Please help
I downloaded and tried to upgade now, all works.
You can not unpack the file, before upgrade.
All right i never done this before, so I've to select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu and choose which one? I mean to the files, in my menu appears: Backup/Restore ; Flash New Firmware Image (and you already said that's not image file)
select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu, then Flash New Firmware Image and use this file SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Hi again
I tried this morning the upgrade and i got this: "tar:invalide magic tar: short read"
That error message were shown immediately and said "Upgrade Failed"
Please help
All right i never done this before, so I've to select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu and choose which one? I mean to the files, in my menu appears: Backup/Restore ; Flash New Firmware Image (and you already said that's not image file)
select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu, then Flash New Firmware Image and use this file SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
How do you create the image? I took the files that you posted before but doesn't work for me. I need to connect 4 blades with one control board
This works for me with 3 and 4 blade
SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
www.perearstike.ee/S5/fan.cntr/SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Thanks for the link, but I meant to the .imgc file yoy have it? Or can I just copy the 4 files over any SD to put it on the control board? I'm asking because I've read from Bitmain that I meed a soft (like HD Raw Copy) to create the image
This is not img file.
Just update your software.
All right i never done this before, so I've to select "Upgrade" on the miner's menu and choose which one? I mean to the files, in my menu appears: Backup/Restore ; Flash New Firmware Image (and you already said that's not image file)
How do you create the image? I took the files that you posted before but doesn't work for me. I need to connect 4 blades with one control board
This works for me with 3 and 4 blade
SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
www.perearstike.ee/S5/fan.cntr/SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Thanks for the link, but I meant to the .imgc file yoy have it? Or can I just copy the 4 files over any SD to put it on the control board? I'm asking because I've read from Bitmain that I meed a soft (like HD Raw Copy) to create the image
This is not img file.
Just update your software.
How do you create the image? I took the files that you posted before but doesn't work for me. I need to connect 4 blades with one control board
This works for me with 3 and 4 blade
SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
www.perearstike.ee/S5/fan.cntr/SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Thanks for the link, but I meant to the .imgc file yoy have it? Or can I just copy the 4 files over any SD to put it on the control board? I'm asking because I've read from Bitmain that I meed a soft (like HD Raw Copy) to create the image
How do you create the image? I took the files that you posted before but doesn't work for me. I need to connect 4 blades with one control board
This works for me with 3 and 4 blade
SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
www.perearstike.ee/S5/fan.cntr/SD-S5-20150715-fan_ctrl.tar.gz
Thanks for the link. I'm about to have to run a few S5s with 4 boards and I was worried that I might run into problems with the software because of a few things I've read. I'll try reflashing with this software if the stock one gives me any grief.
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