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I have purchased a new S3 and Corsair CX600 psu. I set everything up and when I connected the PCI-E connectors to the S3 the psu quit working.
I was able to reset it and tested it and it ran o.k. but as soon as I connected it to the S3 it stopped again. I do not get any lights on the miner.
I am unable to connect to to the web setup presumably because the S3 is not getting any power. I will appreciate any help/suggestions. Thanks.
I was able to reset it and tested it and it ran o.k. but as soon as I connected it to the S3 it stopped again. I do not get any lights on the miner.
I am unable to connect to to the web setup presumably because the S3 is not getting any power. I will appreciate any help/suggestions. Thanks.
unplug it. i don't think the corsair 600 is enough PSU to run the s3. it may run for a bit, but eventually it will crobar it. get at minimum a corsair 850tx to run it correctly.
Can you please explain how the Corsair CX600 is not enough for an S3 when a CX500 has no problem handling an overclocked one?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8471571#msg8471571
in my experience, 1 instance, which i just experienced....i had this same issue a few days ago. initially i had my s3 running on a corsair 600. the red light came on, and it would not hash anymore. i experienced similar issues to Kev93. i moved it to an antec 1300 and it started working (eventually it that had issues too...total fluke with the 1300). that's what led me to make that statement. if OP is OC his s3 he is pushing 400 watts on a 600 that may eventually crobar it.
Your S3 unit exhibiting similar symptoms with two different and very capable PSUs (600W & 1300W) is not likely a PSU issue. It's more like a connectivity/networking issue (red LED on) or perhaps, the unit itself is defective.
With a CX500, each of my S3s which are overclocked to 243.75M (491 GH/s) pulls 413WAC at the wall at 29C ambient room temperature. At 85% efficiency (80 Plus Bronze), the S3 requires 351WDC from the CX500. The CX500 has a maximum of 456WDC (38A) on it's single +12V rail. Therefore, the S3 is only exerting a 77% load on the CX500's +12V rail which is very acceptable and still provides a lot of headroom.
The CX600 (similar efficiency as the CX500) has a maximum of 552WDC (46A) on its single +12V rail. Therefore, the S3 would exert an even lower load on the CX600 at 64%.
I'm not sure what you meant by "crobar it" but if the CX500 is able to run an overclocked S3, it follows that the CX600 is even more capable of doing so and the numbers support that.
Just as a follow-up to my last post that I have the power issue resolved, the S3 is now configured and running smoothly, mining on 2 pools. The CX600 seems perfectly capable of handling the S3, at least in this basic configuration.
