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I realize this is a super newb post
but I am running out of ideas and options. If someone could help me I could throw you some XMR as a thank you.I picked up 3 of these units from a lady who gave them to me because her boyfriend died and was mining BTC in 2015. I was able to see the address and he did well, They mined for about a year in 2015 and they mined a total of 6.4 bitcoins. She said that the electric bill went from $2000/yr to $4000/yr and so they turned them off (BTC was $200ish she said) so anyway they figured they were losing money. Long story short, they turned them off and never turned them on again. So, she gave them to me in exchange for helping her get to her 6+ coins and getting her set-up to cash them out. Lucky lady... minus the boyfriend part.
So, I think I realized today that I got hosed in the deal. I came home, cleaned them up, plugged them in and they seem to be okay. I get power to all 3 units. They way they are set-up is strange. There are 5 modules in one box. And two each in the others. Have no idea how many of these modules work as I have no idea how to tell if they are running. But the fans and PSU are running well. Here comes the major issues...
On the LED readout for each is an IP address. I plugged all 3 into ethernet. Let run for about an hour and none of the displays have changed. They each read the following
192.168.7.10
24 deg c
0.000 ghs
192.168.7.11
25 deg c
0.000 ghs
0.0.0.0
23 deg c
0.000 ghs
Each one has an SD card in them. Was thinking of taking them out but have zero clue if this would help in any way.
Was going to try resetting them but I don't think there is any reset I can see.
From what I have been able to gather, I am supposed to go to those IP addresses but it just times out and can't reach. This could be because my IP's are all 10 based 10.0.0.17 etc but not sure. So, they are just humming away but I am lost now. Is the 192.168.... addresses still attached to the former network? I then read something that made me come here. It looks like these were originally sold by bitmine.ch who went out of business causing quite an uproar. So, now my thought is that these units will never work for anything now?
My questions are
1. Are these as good as trash?
2. Can I mine anything with them? Any coin at all?
3. If you were given these three units what would you do?
4. Do these have any use and if so, where can I look for info on getting these used for something.
If someone can help me with these units, either getting them working or telling me how to do so privately... I can tip you in Monero. I know you are all so much more advanced in the mining category than me so please, blow me away! Teach me masters!
