Pretty much everyone uses ATX psu or a spare connector from their computer to power these.  I power mine with the same ATX psu that one of my S3+ uses.

Maybe, but probably not.  I think more than just USB power needs to be cut.  There's something with how the U3 is put together that it's power and usb circuitry overlap in a less than desirable way (sorry, I'm not a hardware tech, but one did explain it to me once) that lead to needing to plug/unplug to get the machine going again.

Post to the S5 thread or to a thread that supports that cgminer fork.  It's been posted several times (and is in capital letters in the thread topic) that this thread is for the OFFICIAL release of cgminer.

Since it's not an S3 it doesn't belong in this thread at all.  The person who posted it contributed nothing to the conversation.

I've got a few nanofury usb sticks and every now and then they'll pop a share that beats my S3+, but it's pretty rare.

My work desktop has a USB 2.0 port with a lightning bolt by it that provides 1.0 amps.  It's a cool feature, but I've never seen a hub to offer it.

Congrats on the solo solve!  Great vanity address, too.  Did you generate it or use a service?

Agree, 4 of their usb sticks would equal the hash of a U3 and draw much less power and actually be reliable.

I have an old laptop I use for just this task - I change it's IP address to match the miner so I don't have to mess with my good network computers, then change the IP on the miner.  Once you do that and 'save and apply' you'll no longer have access to it on the laptop, but you should be able to bring it up on your regular computer.

That's assuming it works perfectly 24/7, which they don't.

Expect to struggle with getting it running.

Expect to burn up the factory psu.

Expect to restart in and unplug it, sometimes several times per day, just to keep it running.

Expect it to not work for random reasons.

Expect it to work just fine, then you go and tweak one setting or change a cable, then it won't work at all or only at 50% speed.

Save your money for anything but a U3, they are crap.  If someone gives you one it's worth playing with, but don't pay money for one and expect to see that money back, let alone a profit.

Besides the heat, I'd never do it because I want my battery to last more than an hour.  It dies fast enough as is it.  Add to that mining plus constant wifi use and kiss that battery goodbye.

He wouldn't come out to solve a stupid little quibble like this, otherwise people would expect him to pop up and solve every problem that people couldn't reach consensus on right away.

If you use the stock power supply and anything other than default frequecy/voltage they will melt down.  It's been well documented in this thread.

Check out the load on each one, you can see that difference immediately.

The miner status page update alone is worth the software upgrade.

It's been asked before, and the answer is no.  If Kano doesn't chime in with the details search the thread and it should pop up.

I have not seen him posting, and he usually posts around as much as you do. 

Vacation maybe?  It's that time of year if he's in the northern hemisphere.

Needs more pci-e connectors...

So you tape 3 S5s together and call it a new machine?  Color me unimpressed.  Sidehack got much better efficiency out of these chips; Bitmain isn't even trying.

The look similar, but correlation does not equate to causation.

Whoever labeled "mean" on those graphs does not grasp basic mathematics, however.  The mean should be a vertical line:

This campaign pays every ~Monday.  If you're not getting the payment you expected check the post counts and it's probably because your posts lack quality to be counted for the campaign.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in the drop in price, we're back below $264 and dropping as I type.  I was hoping we could set the bar at $290 and hold it there for a while.

You think people in communist countries have any rights, let alone basic human rights?

How cute.