I recently 'upgraded' my 'mining machine' from Windows 8 to Windows 10, and guess what? - My mining rig, consisting of 12 Bi-Fury ASICs no longer works!

Before I revert my machine to Windows 8, does anyone know of a Windows 10 driver that works with these chips?

I have loaded the latest version of Zadig (2.2), but even the latest version of WinUSB fails to initialise the devices (error 10)...

Any help or advice would be appreciated!

Cheers,

Steve

Problem solved! When shorting the contacts, I needed to 'dig in' to the solder a bit to get a good contact.
All 6 devices now have the latest firmware and all flashing the red 'diff1 solved' LED :-)

Thanks to ckolivas for the help

This has now been reported to the UK Police Cyber Crime Division

Brilliant! Thanks ckolivas.

Does this mean that 3 of my ASICs have older firmware? - Any idea why my ASICs won't go into disk mode when I short the contacts while plugging in?
I am using Windows 8 with the WinUSB drivers provided by Zadig.

The green LED comes on as soon as I plug it in. As I understand it, it should remain un-lit? I have tried various metal objects and wire to short the two contacts, but no luck with any of them... I am making sure I keep the contacts closed while plugging in and also I am leaving the contacts closed for quite a few seconds... every time, the green LED comes on immediately.

I have 6 of these ASICs... all of them display a solid green light when plugged in, but I have observed that 3 of them have a red flashing led and 3 don't!

Does anyone know the significance of the flashing red light? Does it indicate a problem, or does it simply mean that the chip is mining...?

Also, why would half of them do it, but the other half not?!?

I thought it might be a firmware thing, but to date, I have been unable to update the firmware, as shorting the two pads and plugging in does not appear to work for me... I get a solid green light every time (same for all chips). Apparently, the green light should stay off when shorting the pads and plugging in..

Any ideas folks?

(BTW, these are fantastic little devices - my 6 are hashing at 30.64 Gh/s at the moment, so I know they are all working ok!)

Warning came too late for me, I'm afraid... they have scammed me out of $400 worth of Bitcoin  Cry

All we can do is keep posting warnings about these crooks... I am also filing a report with the Cyber Crime Enforcement people - they will be able to track them down and hopefully get our money back... <fingers crossed>

*** DO NOT PURCHASE FROM WWW.BIFURYMINERS.COM - they are CRIMINALS running a SCAM to steal your BITCOINS ***

Warning came too late for me, I'm afraid... they have scammed me out of $400 worth of Bitcoin 

All we can do is keep posting warnings about these crooks... I am also filing a report with the Cyber Crime Enforcement people - they will be able to track them down and hopefully get our money back... <fingers crossed>

*** DO NOT PURCHASE FROM WWW.BIFURYMINERS.COM - they are CRIMINALS running a SCAM to steal your BITCOINS ***

Unfortunately, they made their site look just like the official cryptostore website so it all looked 'official'... and while the prices were low, they did seem credible at the time.

Just had this reply from the Public Domain Registry:

We have initiated a Domain Registration Verification against the reported domain.

Appropriate action will be taken based on the outcome of our investigation within the next 72 hours.

With regards to the information requested, Contact details associated with the domain are private and confidential information which cannot be disclosed to a third party other than Law Enforcement Agencies or without a court order.

It is advisable to report the incident with your local cyber law enforcement agency.

Feel free to contact us incase you have any queries.

Regards,
Abuse Mitigation Team
Public Domain Registry.

...now to find my local cyber law enforcement agency - is it here in the UK? USA? Australia? 

If anyone else has been scammed out of their bitcoins, please join in this thread - the more people involved, the better chance we have of bringing these criminals to justice!

WATCH THIS SPACE!

(any help or advice appreciated)

I have now posted an abuse report to http://privacyprotect.org/#request_domain_owner_contact_info

Hopefully, we can get the legal authorities to arrest these criminals and recover our funds (not holding my breath though)

I too fell for this scam (being new to bitcoin mining)...

They took $400 worth of bitcoins from me (0.51383328 at the time) when I placed my order of 3 x Bi-Fury ASICs + USB3.0 hub.

Someone must be able to track down these fraudsters... they have registered a website and a phone number, neither of which can be done totally anonymously.

The website appears to originate from Australia and the domain registration shows:

Domain Name: BIFURYMINERS.COM
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar URL: www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated Date: 13-Jan-2014
Creation Date: 13-Jan-2014
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 13-Jan-2015
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar IANA ID: 303
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: email@publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1-2013775952
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: PP-SP-001
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Registrant Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator 
Registrant City: Nobby Beach
Registrant State/Province: Queensland
Registrant Postal Code: QLD 4218
Registrant Country: AU
Registrant Phone: +45.36946676
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: email@privacyprotect.org
Registry Admin ID: PP-SP-001
Admin Name: Domain Admin
Admin Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Admin Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator 
Admin City: Nobby Beach
Admin State/Province: Queensland
Admin Postal Code: QLD 4218
Admin Country: AU
Admin Phone:
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: email@privacyprotect.org
Registry Tech ID: PP-SP-001
Tech Name: Domain Admin
Tech Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Tech Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator 
Tech City: Nobby Beach
Tech State/Province: Queensland
Tech Postal Code: QLD 4218
Tech Country: AU
Tech Phone:
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: email@privacyprotect.org
Name Server: ns1.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns2.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns3.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns4.qhoster.net
DNSSEC:Unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System:
http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>>Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-01-25T18:08:27+0000Z<<<

Interesting that they are hiding behind Privacy Protection Service, but obviously PPS cannot protect the fraudulant activity of criminals...

I am now emailing privacyprotect.org to advise them that one of their customers is trading in a fraudulent manner.

Will post any feedback I receive.

Hmm... this is not looking good, is it? 

I originally posted this as I was a little concerned about the delay in confirming my order, yet the reply I received from 'John' seemed to explain the delay.

I have since received an 'Order Completed' confirmation from them, indicating that they have shipped my order of 3 x Bi_Fury ASICs + USB3.0 hub for $400.

So, assuming that this is a scam, what can I (and other people who have ordered from this company) do to recover the bitcoins that were fraudulently taken. There must be some legal recourse for this...? If not, anyone could just set up a website and take money from people under false pretences...

Do we have any 'legal-eagles' on this forum who could advise us on this?

If it is a scam, we should get this illegal website shut down - there must be laws preventing this?

If my goods turn up, then I will obviously post an update!

My bad - I should learn to be more patient! 

I have now heard from the company who say "We will be shipping this out immediately, no need to worry. Unfortunately it was a holiday over the weekend with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and now this pesky Blizzard has set in on New York. We will keep you updated but hopefully the post office will open today and we will be able to get your order out."

I will keep you all updated as to the progress of this order and the quality of the products when I receive them. The price being charged is certainly far lower than I have seen advertised elsewhere and will whole-heartedly recommend this company if all goes to plan.

I apologise unreservedly to the company for any wrong aspersions I may have made in my original post, which I have attempted to delete without success. (maybe a moderator can help with this please?)

A few days a ago, I ordered 3 bi-fury ASICs and a USB hub from this company. They promptly took my Bitcoin payment, but since then they have not confirmed my order, confirmed receipt of my payment or replied to emails that I have sent them asking for confirmation of my order.

I am suspecting that I have been scammed for $400 worth of the good stuff... I hope I am wrong and they are just slow to respond.

Does anyone on here have any experience of dealing with this company?