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So I plugged my B8 in on Monday and it has been hashing fine until this morning when I noticed the first chain only had 42 chips running...rebooted it, only 42 running. Powered it off, powered it back on, 43 chips running. I do see a newer firmware, 12/11/2015 on their website. Should I try to flash it with the newer firmware before starting the RMA process?
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padrino
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December 16, 2015, 02:36:37 PM |
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So I plugged my B8 in on Monday and it has been hashing fine until this morning when I noticed the first chain only had 42 chips running...rebooted it, only 42 running. Powered it off, powered it back on, 43 chips running. I do see a newer firmware, 12/11/2015 on their website. Should I try to flash it with the newer firmware before starting the RMA process?
It shouldn't hurt to try, generally when I RMA they never ask so definitely not a requirement.. |
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December 16, 2015, 02:39:01 PM |
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miner is stuck in china "clearance event"... how long does it usually take?
14 hours for mine, it's just the time for the papers to be registered to the customs by the carrier or the broker Bitmain choose (usually the carrier is acting as a broker). I got a call from DHL today asking in what category they should place a "bitcoin miner" for the taxes, some time later, the clearance event was followed by "Clearance processing complete at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC". "Computer accessories" seems to work as a category for customs. |
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pj40
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December 16, 2015, 02:48:05 PM |
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So I plugged my B8 in on Monday and it has been hashing fine until this morning when I noticed the first chain only had 42 chips running...rebooted it, only 42 running. Powered it off, powered it back on, 43 chips running. I do see a newer firmware, 12/11/2015 on their website. Should I try to flash it with the newer firmware before starting the RMA process?
It shouldn't hurt to try, generally when I RMA they never ask so definitely not a requirement.. Well it's worth a shot at least. They weren't DOA when I received the miner but they're not firing up anymore for some reason. I had issues with my S5 that were actually fixed with newer firmware. |
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December 16, 2015, 03:14:27 PM
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I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over the "missing connectors" on the Batch 8 S7's. The vast majority of the existing S7 purchasers have no idea if their populated and unused connectors actually work. Some of have obviously tinkered with their machines, but 95% have used it as it arrived. After all, if they didn't work, what would you do? Bitmain makes no claim about the unused connectors, and won't "fix" them if they don't work. Even if they did, would you want to send in a working controller (disabling your miner) to get something "fixed" you don't need?
Yes, it looks a little cheap, but way better than some companies (e.g. one PCIe power connector on the KNC Neptune).
In the grand scheme of "S7 Batch number Confusion", this won't matter at all when you resell it.
Yup. Yet, the nice thing about extra connectors is when a controller dies on one rig, you can hook up a rig to another rig's controller. I had hoped to do that on Monday when i received 2 more rigs. You see, my Batch 1 rig has been down for 1+ months while waiting to get a replacement controller from Bitmain Warranty in Denver.  So without theextra connectors on my Batch 8s, I couldn't hook up my Batch 1 on Monday after my new rigs arrived. |
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December 16, 2015, 03:39:29 PM |
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I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over the "missing connectors" on the Batch 8 S7's. The vast majority of the existing S7 purchasers have no idea if their populated and unused connectors actually work. Some of have obviously tinkered with their machines, but 95% have used it as it arrived. After all, if they didn't work, what would you do? Bitmain makes no claim about the unused connectors, and won't "fix" them if they don't work. Even if they did, would you want to send in a working controller (disabling your miner) to get something "fixed" you don't need?
Yes, it looks a little cheap, but way better than some companies (e.g. one PCIe power connector on the KNC Neptune).
In the grand scheme of "S7 Batch number Confusion", this won't matter at all when you resell it.
It's very likely that if you solder the connectors where they are supposed to be, you can have them working if they aren't disabled in one of the new firmwares. |
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December 16, 2015, 03:40:39 PM |
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anyone need S7 hashboard connector pin info description, i can provide it. also you can use hashboards only 4 data cable  (tx-rx-3.3V-Gnd) |
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December 16, 2015, 03:44:51 PM |
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Thanks for sharing ! Your welcome  |
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December 16, 2015, 04:02:31 PM |
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anyone need S7 hashboard connector pin info description, i can provide it. also you can use hashboards only 4 data cable (tx-rx-3.3V-Gnd) Interesting, please share the pin out. Are you sure that it's only 4 connections? If the same as an S5 I would have thought there would also be a Reset plus Data & Clock for the LM75A Temp Sensor? Rich |
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December 16, 2015, 04:08:11 PM |
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miner is stuck in china "clearance event"... how long does it usually take?
It's been check by the custom .... just be patient, a day or so. |
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December 16, 2015, 04:29:09 PM |
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miner is stuck in china "clearance event"... how long does it usually take?
It's been check by the custom .... just be patient, a day or so. Yeah. It's moving now. Just a day late on the delivery. Not a big deal |
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December 16, 2015, 05:16:57 PM |
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Does anyone have any info on the life span of Antminer S7 Batch 8 or Batch 9?
Or at least approximately
Lifespan in terms of making money or reliability? I am asking because this is going to be my first miner ever. I am planning on running it 24/7 in a really cold room. Noise is not a problem. Electricity is $0.089 kW/h. In my country the average monthly payment for a job is $220... With my calculations this machine is going to be bringing me around $415 per month and around $330 profit. Break even in 3 months . Break even will be longer my friend. But "free" heat is always good no ? With the difficulty rise, you will make 400, then, 350, then 300 per month (im pulling numbers out of thin air), etc. But you will make a profit even after halving hopefully, you electricity isnt too bad. Also consider that you will sell the miner after a while. How much will it be worth after the halving ? Hard to say. Judging from experience, it will retain much of its value. Its a lot of money (even though some people here dont hesitate to drop 50k on miners...but then again its all re-invested money). Also dont forget customs and taxes, I had to pay over 300$cad (god damn...). I just self cleared (acted as my own broker) s7's the other day through customs. You should not have had to pay anything but GST. They fall under a trade deal with preferential countries and have no fees. really....im in Quebec. Ill have to look into that, thanks. |
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December 16, 2015, 07:22:57 PM |
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I'ts funny how BITMAIN always declared my invoices a bit higher than they actually were.
I paid 12.4 BTC for 4x S7 batch 8 when price of BTC was 418$, meaning I paid 5183 $ for the order.
Their invoice is 5300 $
This rounding up in their favor happened on every of my orders, they always declared a higher value
I wonder why they are doing this ?
my import duties is really high, 24 % of the declared value, so this means I will extra for the import because of this.
They should be helping their customers, instead they are overwhelming them with higher import duties
They get a 17% tax refund from government. |
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December 16, 2015, 07:44:27 PM |
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wouldn't surprise me a bit if they'll drop the price to $500 in 2 mo considering the 16nm avalanche, which would basically mean (if no BTC price increase above $450) the more you bought, the worse it will be for you. S7 price trajectory resembles SP20 and S1 more than S3/S5.
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December 16, 2015, 08:01:41 PM |
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wouldn't surprise me a bit if they'll drop the price to $500 in 2 mo considering the 16nm avalanche, which would basically mean (if no BTC price increase above $450) the more you bought, the worse it will be for you. S7 price trajectory resembles SP20 and S1 more than S3/S5.
Yeah, I hate myself now with those Batch 1 price in BTC |
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December 16, 2015, 08:17:35 PM |
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wouldn't surprise me a bit if they'll drop the price to $500 in 2 mo considering the 16nm avalanche, which would basically mean (if no BTC price increase above $450) the more you bought, the worse it will be for you. S7 price trajectory resembles SP20 and S1 more than S3/S5.
Yeah, I hate myself now with those Batch 1 price in BTC The Batch 1 set had a low BTC price, and high fiat price to contend with. The fiat price has declined, which I expect is to encourage demand, and the BTC price has roughly doubled (for reasons unknown to me). I think there was "huge" pent up demand for the S7, and Bitmain priced it accordingly (in fiat). The changes in BTC price I think (and hope) are outside of Btimain's control. |
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December 16, 2015, 08:20:19 PM |
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wouldn't surprise me a bit if they'll drop the price to $500 in 2 mo considering the 16nm avalanche, which would basically mean (if no BTC price increase above $450) the more you bought, the worse it will be for you. S7 price trajectory resembles SP20 and S1 more than S3/S5.
Yeah, I hate myself now with those Batch 1 price in BTC The Batch 1 set had a low BTC price, and high fiat price to contend with. The fiat price has declined, which I expect is to encourage demand, and the BTC price has roughly doubled (for reasons unknown to me). I think there was "huge" pent up demand for the S7, and Bitmain priced it accordingly (in fiat). The changes in BTC price I think (and hope) are outside of Btimain's control. Yeah, that was direct complains to me, not Bitmain  But how I could see the price double ? |
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December 16, 2015, 08:40:24 PM |
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I'ts funny how BITMAIN always declared my invoices a bit higher than they actually were.
I paid 12.4 BTC for 4x S7 batch 8 when price of BTC was 418$, meaning I paid 5183 $ for the order.
Their invoice is 5300 $
This rounding up in their favor happened on every of my orders, they always declared a higher value
I wonder why they are doing this ?
my import duties is really high, 24 % of the declared value, so this means I will extra for the import because of this.
They should be helping their customers, instead they are overwhelming them with higher import duties
You think that's bad. I ordered 20 batch 5 units and a couple weeks after arrival I got the customs invoice. Declared value was $128,360. I called Fedex and started a grievance, but that could take up to 180 days from what they told me. After looking over the customs documentations I don't think it was the result of declared value by Bitmain. It clearly shows an Export Reference number of 64xx. Someone decided to populate the declared value field with the reference number. Most likely this was done by Fedex brokerage. |
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December 16, 2015, 09:10:30 PM |
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I'ts funny how BITMAIN always declared my invoices a bit higher than they actually were.
I paid 12.4 BTC for 4x S7 batch 8 when price of BTC was 418$, meaning I paid 5183 $ for the order.
Their invoice is 5300 $
This rounding up in their favor happened on every of my orders, they always declared a higher value
I wonder why they are doing this ?
my import duties is really high, 24 % of the declared value, so this means I will extra for the import because of this.
They should be helping their customers, instead they are overwhelming them with higher import duties
They get a 17% tax refund from government. You send Your invoice(BTC) from BM to Customs office and some proof what BTC to $ or € value was at invoice day and Customs calculate import value for Your miners and charge VAT/sale tax. BM have to put USD values on boxes for China Customs even if mainers are sold and paid in BTC. |
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December 16, 2015, 10:19:22 PM |
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wouldn't surprise me a bit if they'll drop the price to $500 in 2 mo considering the 16nm avalanche, which would basically mean (if no BTC price increase above $450) the more you bought, the worse it will be for you. S7 price trajectory resembles SP20 and S1 more than S3/S5.
Yeah, I hate myself now with those Batch 1 price in BTC The Batch 1 set had a low BTC price, and high fiat price to contend with. The fiat price has declined, which I expect is to encourage demand, and the BTC price has roughly doubled (for reasons unknown to me). I think there was "huge" pent up demand for the S7, and Bitmain priced it accordingly (in fiat). The changes in BTC price I think (and hope) are outside of Btimain's control. Running as hard as I can to get these paid off and get a return before the transition (either HALVING or NEW CHIPS/MACHINES)! Go Go Go! |
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