Help Underclocking the BFL Monarch..

[thedreamer]

Anyone have done this?

I just got one to play with and feel they just run way hotter than is safe for them.

I have searched everywhere for underclocking instructions, but nothing helpful .
Even thir manual states about underclocking, but the commands they give does not work in the easyminer software.

I have the 700GH/s Unit.

Thanks hive mind. 

[xZork]

Anyone have done this?

I just got one to play with and feel they just run way hotter than is safe for them.

I have searched everywhere for underclocking instructions, but nothing helpful .
Even thir manual states about underclocking, but the commands they give does not work in the easyminer software.

I have the 700GH/s Unit.

Thanks hive mind.  

I haven't messed with anything from BFL in a while... from what I remember easyminer was basically just a fancy GUI for BFGminer.

Edit:

There is a guide under their driver section that has some info, have no idea how recent it is and I don't want to link it.

[Xian01]

I have the 700GH/s Unit.

Oh God, why ?

[Unacceptable]

Sorry to hear you got taken 

Chat with this guy about your device:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=148567

[thedreamer]

Sorry to hear you got taken 

Chat with this guy about your device:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=148567

How'd I get taken? I got one to play with cheap.

[OgNasty]

Lightfoot is quite knowledgeable with these and will be able to help you.

Underclocked, these things get 0.5kwh per GH.  Still very easily profitable.

[Unacceptable]

Sorry to hear you got taken 

Chat with this guy about your device:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=148567

How'd I get taken? I got one to play with cheap.

Oh,I assumed you ordered it from BFL & waited a year or more,glad you weren't taken for THE ride 

[thedreamer]

Sorry to hear you got taken 

Chat with this guy about your device:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=148567

How'd I get taken? I got one to play with cheap.

Oh,I assumed you ordered it from BFL & waited a year or more,glad you weren't taken for THE ride 

Nah, got a good price on one so I got it to play with. At stock speeds(720GH/s per pool stats) it runs way too hot IMO though.

[thedreamer]

UPDATE **

With the help of 'Lightfoot' I got it working with Putty.

Then I found a very easy way to manage the settings through a batch file :

I found a way to automate the commands via command line directly.
No need to do it every time through putty using the buffer 'trick'.
Much easier this way.
Make a batch (.BAT) file and paste this in there for example :
I'm running at 510GH/s @ 370Watts (far from the 0.54 they claimed, but much, MUCH cooler now).

Put this in the batch file :
set /p x="F0D" <nul >\\.\COM3
set /p x="V4X" <nul >\\.\COM3


That's it.
You can pass any commands you want via this batch file now, but putting it into the x="xxxxx" field.

Hope this helps anyone else looking to lower their Monarch's temps.

[alh]

I'd swear I saw a post somewhere that pushed the rate down to 400GH and ran even cooler, and with better efficiency. The Monarch really appears to have been more like a 450-500GH miner, which came pre-overclocked to try and save face for BFL. The whole PCI form factor, which then forced liquid cooling, were major failures along the way (IMHO).

[thedreamer]

I'd swear I saw a post somewhere that pushed the rate down to 400GH and ran even cooler, and with better efficiency. The Monarch really appears to have been more like a 450-500GH miner, which came pre-overclocked to try and save face for BFL. The whole PCI form factor, which then forced liquid cooling, were major failures along the way (IMHO).

With the proper settings / codes, I can get it down to 40GH/s . 

I prefer 500GH/s though as it still earns some BTC and runs cool.