Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order

[sunny163]

Hello when i am powering my s9 the power supply fan is starting but on miner no fan are working and no light near LAN port what can be the reason for this ?

did it ever work at all?

Yes completely well but now the miner fan and lights on miner are not just responding only like a off situation only what can i do now ?

sounds like you killed off the controller.

if you are in the usa bitmainwarranty has the parts.

https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/s9-io-pcb-no-network-port/

https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/s9-control-pcb-c5/

you will need both they add to 118 usd plus shipping.

contact them and ask for trouble shooting tips.

if you want you could check if the fans died if they died the gear won't run.
if the psu is supply really low power like 5 volt or 7 volts it also won't run.
they do have fans
https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/fan_s7/

these on eBay should also work.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bitmain-Antminer-S7-4-PINS-4500-RPM-120x120x38mm-Replacement-Fan-/171982554702?

but talk to support in CO , USA


https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

Today it was running well for about half an hour with complete mining on antpool then again in between the PSU fan was only running no miner fan or light were on

[sidehack]

Did you try powering the controller and only one or two boards at a time, to make sure it's not the PSU overloading?

[sunny163]

Did you try powering the controller and only one or two boards at a time, to make sure it's not the PSU overloading?

I tried today with 3 board connecting to power supply but it is running for sometime and getting off only psu is running
can it be problem of overheating means if the temp is getting higher so it is getting turned off ?

[sunny163]

Did you try powering the controller and only one or two boards at a time, to make sure it's not the PSU overloading?

I tried today with 3 board connecting to power supply but it is running for sometime and getting off only psu is running
can it be problem of overheating means if the temp is getting higher so it is getting turned off ?

Yes i tried only connecting 2 board then also same problem only PSU fan is running

[jstew]

ok one more issue , i poped the 2 good plades into a completly dead 1 fan unit case , fashed the controller with the 4.86th 2 fan 600 freq fw , since its only got one fan its throwing errors out and shutting down the miner .

can i just reflash the single fan fw and downclock it to 600 freq and run it like that ?

what single fan fw?

I am 90% sure that is for the s7 not the s9


why not buy a fan?


https://bitmainwarranty.com/shop/products/us/fan_s7/


they will take paypal


or maybe this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Antminer-S5-120mm-Fan-4500rpm-20in-cables-4pins-connector-/371362754941?hash=item5676f1f17d:g:xysAAOSwpdpVXtT5

was my mistake i didnt relize i posted in the s9 thread instead of the s7 one

[philipma1957]

Did you try powering the controller and only one or two boards at a time, to make sure it's not the PSU overloading?

I tried today with 3 board connecting to power supply but it is running for sometime and getting off only psu is running
can it be problem of overheating means if the temp is getting higher so it is getting turned off ?

Yes i tried only connecting 2 board then also same problem only PSU fan is running

Try just the controller the 1 jack

See if you can connect to the controller and if the fans run.

With no fans running .

Could be dead fans. Or dead fan jack on controller or psu has weak volts.

Did you run the fans at 100% manual setting.

That can kill the fan or the fan jack.

Other trouble shooting do you have a working second s9.

If you do pull the psu and try it on the dead s9

If runs you have A psu issue.

[sunny163]

Did you try powering the controller and only one or two boards at a time, to make sure it's not the PSU overloading?

I tried today with 3 board connecting to power supply but it is running for sometime and getting off only psu is running
can it be problem of overheating means if the temp is getting higher so it is getting turned off ?

Yes i tried only connecting 2 board then also same problem only PSU fan is running

Try just the controller the 1 jack

See if you can connect to the controller and if the fans run.

With no fans running .

Could be dead fans. Or dead fan jack on controller or psu has weak volts.

Did you run the fans at 100% manual setting.

That can kill the fan or the fan jack.

Other trouble shooting do you have a working second s9.

If you do pull the psu and try it on the dead s9

If runs you have A psu issue.

yes i was running fan at 100% manual setting from around 2 months from now

[sunny163]

This is what happening to my miner

https://vimeo.com/185765529

https://vimeo.com/185765188

[sunny163]

The exact problem i am getting is miner is completely mining with good temp and hashrate but after around 40 minutes it is suddenly getting off means only miner is getting off miner light and fan are like in off situation and PSU fan is running and at time of sudden stop the temp is normal and i am using bitmain power supply and have 220 volt at miner place

[philipma1957]

The exact problem i am getting is miner is completely mining with good temp and hashrate but after around 40 minutes it is suddenly getting off means only miner is getting off miner light and fan are like in off situation and PSU fan is running and at time of sudden stop the temp is normal and i am using bitmain power supply and have 220 volt at miner place

you definitely damaged the controller by running fans at 100%  .  order a new one  from bitmainwarranty if you are in the usa.  the cost will be about 118 + shipping.


I will repeat this in huge letters

Never set fans to 100%  do 90%

[d57heinz]

The exact problem i am getting is miner is completely mining with good temp and hashrate but after around 40 minutes it is suddenly getting off means only miner is getting off miner light and fan are like in off situation and PSU fan is running and at time of sudden stop the temp is normal and i am using bitmain power supply and have 220 volt at miner place

you definitely damaged the controller by running fans at 100%  .  order a new one  from bitmainwarranty if you are in the usa.  the cost will be about 118 + shipping.


I will repeat this in huge letters

Never set fans to 100%  do 90%

This is just getting ridiculous Phil and you Freaking know it.>   I wish people would stop making excuses for this company and giving them ways to get out of shit.

Can Phil or god forbid Bitmainwarranty give the list of what not todo.   Here people are replacing controllers left and fucking right and now it finally comes out that they arent meant to run at full fan speed?  What about letting the software control it where it would pulse up and down thus causing spikes in amperage as it comes from factory.  KNowing that the controller is made to fail(why would i think otherwise its planned obsolescence ffs), This S9 is the biggest POS fail ive seen .  And the countless excuses being made for this company just grinds my gears.  makes we wonder why i didnt get that gig.  Must pay rather well.

[philipma1957]

The exact problem i am getting is miner is completely mining with good temp and hashrate but after around 40 minutes it is suddenly getting off means only miner is getting off miner light and fan are like in off situation and PSU fan is running and at time of sudden stop the temp is normal and i am using bitmain power supply and have 220 volt at miner place

you definitely damaged the controller by running fans at 100%  .  order a new one  from bitmainwarranty if you are in the usa.  the cost will be about 118 + shipping.


I will repeat this in huge letters

Never set fans to 100%  do 90%

This is just getting ridiculous Phil and you Freaking know it.>   I wish people would stop making excuses for this company and giving them ways to get out of shit.

Can Phil or god forbid Bitmainwarranty give the list of what not todo.   Here people are replacing controllers left and fucking right and now it finally comes out that they arent meant to run at full fan speed?  What about letting the software control it where it would pulse up and down thus causing spikes in amperage as it comes from factory.  KNowing that the controller is made to fail(why would i think otherwise its planned obsolescence ffs), This S9 is the biggest POS fail ive seen .  And the countless excuses being made for this company just grinds my gears.  makes we wonder why i didnt get that gig.  Must pay rather well.

I posted this months ago.  I said running fans at 100 % for months is not advisable.  I said it would burn out fans and or controllers.  I said it was common sense to set at 90 or 95 %.
Here is another piece of info. The manual does not tell you this. So it is the manual and bitmaintech that should mention this  . My advise months ago was my advice no one else placed it but the fact is 100% fan setting is wrong on this gear.  Since I killed a controller at 95% it could be a setting of 85% is better then my setting of 90% 95%.

I will also mention the s9 is more delicate then the s7 or s5.

My annoyance should be made clear do not set the fans at 100 percent. Is my advice and no one else's
I just get annoyed when people do not practice common sense.
In the case of fan settings bitmaintech should say a manual setting for your fan of 100 % is not advisable
They don't say it.
They do say overclock of freq voids warranty.
I know of nothing anywhere that says setting fans at 100% will void warranty.

I told him just buy one from bitmainwarranty. Since shipping it to China and waiting for it to be returned costs more then just buying one from bitmainwarranty in Colorado.

[sunny163]

The exact problem i am getting is miner is completely mining with good temp and hashrate but after around 40 minutes it is suddenly getting off means only miner is getting off miner light and fan are like in off situation and PSU fan is running and at time of sudden stop the temp is normal and i am using bitmain power supply and have 220 volt at miner place

you definitely damaged the controller by running fans at 100%  .  order a new one  from bitmainwarranty if you are in the usa.  the cost will be about 118 + shipping.


I will repeat this in huge letters

Never set fans to 100%  do 90%

This is just getting ridiculous Phil and you Freaking know it.>   I wish people would stop making excuses for this company and giving them ways to get out of shit.

Can Phil or god forbid Bitmainwarranty give the list of what not todo.   Here people are replacing controllers left and fucking right and now it finally comes out that they arent meant to run at full fan speed?  What about letting the software control it where it would pulse up and down thus causing spikes in amperage as it comes from factory.  KNowing that the controller is made to fail(why would i think otherwise its planned obsolescence ffs), This S9 is the biggest POS fail ive seen .  And the countless excuses being made for this company just grinds my gears.  makes we wonder why i didnt get that gig.  Must pay rather well.

I posted this months ago.  I said running fans at 100 % for months is not advisable.  I said it would burn out fans and or controllers.  I said it was common sense to set at 90 or 95 %.
Here is another piece of info. The manual does not tell you this. So it is the manual and bitmaintech that should mention this  . My advise months ago was my advice no one else placed it but the fact is 100% fan setting is wrong on this gear.  Since I killed a controller at 95% it could be a setting of 85% is better then my setting of 90% 95%.

I will also mention the s9 is more delicate then the s7 or s5.

My annoyance should be made clear do not set the fans at 100 percent. Is my advice and no one else's
I just get annoyed when people do not practice common sense.
In the case of fan settings bitmaintech should say a manual setting for your fan of 100 % is not advisable
They don't say it.
They do say overclock of freq voids warranty.
I know of nothing anywhere that says setting fans at 100% will void warranty.

I told him just buy one from bitmainwarranty. Since shipping it to China and waiting for it to be returned costs more then just buying one from bitmainwarranty in Colorado.

I am in India

[sunny163]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining 

[philipma1957]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining  

well  it could be  the fans are damaged not the controller.  and once again it really is not your fault since they do not say anywhere don't set the fans on manual speed of 100%

But there is no question that you need to replace

1) the fans and the controller----- worse case
2) the controller
3) the fans------------------------- best case

try a simple test set freq to 500 fans to 80%

see if it runs longer  like for hours and hours.

 if it keeps running at 80% fans and freq of 500 .

 you could stay at that point or you could order rma on fans and controller.

my guess is lower freq and lower fans won't help.
my guess is you only need the controller.

of course you will need contact bitmaintech in china vs bitmainwarranty in usa.

my opinion is they should have warned about 100% manual fan speed setting. they did not.

i warned about 100% manual fan speed settings but I am just a miner.

[mamiakimo]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining 

this happen to me before and i found the reason is internet cable after more than 2 hours of restart and try
happen again after a month from that and found the reason is my sister using torrent to download something and get all internet speed to her
check your internet and try another pool too

[philipma1957]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining  

this happen to me before and i found the reason is internet cable after more than 2 hours of restart and try
happen again after a month from that and found the reason is my sister using torrent to download something and get all internet speed to her
check your internet and try another pool too

you could be correct  as I have really good internet 50 down 15 up  and very solid do  not drop connections.

I tend to forget  that many people have bad or unstable net connections.  I have read poor internet is common in India

For example
here is a ranking for India as number 5 for bad service

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-slow-internet-connection/

India is around .25 speed vs my speed of 50/15  so I am 200x faster on download and 60x fast on upload

here is the fast list

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-with-fast-internet-connection/

so if the poster sunny163  is under 1megabyte speed and more traffic is on his service or the service sees his 24/7 online with the miner it could be simple throttling by his net provider.

[sunny163]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining  

this happen to me before and i found the reason is internet cable after more than 2 hours of restart and try
happen again after a month from that and found the reason is my sister using torrent to download something and get all internet speed to her
check your internet and try another pool too

you could be correct  as I have really good internet 50 down 15 up  and very solid do  not drop connections.

I tend to forget  that many people have bad or unstable net connections.  I have read poor internet is common in India

For example
here is a ranking for India as number 5 for bad service

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-slow-internet-connection/

India is around .25 speed vs my speed of 50/15  so I am 200x faster on download and 60x fast on upload

here is the fast list

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-with-fast-internet-connection/

so if the poster sunny163  is under 1megabyte speed and more traffic is on his service or the service sees his 24/7 online with the miner it could be simple throttling by his net provider.

I have 2 mbps and no one is using to download anything so speed is not used

Do you think phillip PSU or controller board will be failed because 10-15 min it is running perfect with good temp and max hashrate

[not.you]

the machine is running for 10-15 minutes sometime 30-40 minutes with perfect hashrate and perfect temp and then suddenly it stops and starts within second and then the machine is not able to mine it is running miner fan is running at faster speed then slower speed again the same and not mining  

this happen to me before and i found the reason is internet cable after more than 2 hours of restart and try
happen again after a month from that and found the reason is my sister using torrent to download something and get all internet speed to her
check your internet and try another pool too

you could be correct  as I have really good internet 50 down 15 up  and very solid do  not drop connections.

I tend to forget  that many people have bad or unstable net connections.  I have read poor internet is common in India

For example
here is a ranking for India as number 5 for bad service

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-slow-internet-connection/

India is around .25 speed vs my speed of 50/15  so I am 200x faster on download and 60x fast on upload

here is the fast list

http://www.elist10.com/worlds-top-10-countries-with-fast-internet-connection/

so if the poster sunny163  is under 1megabyte speed and more traffic is on his service or the service sees his 24/7 online with the miner it could be simple throttling by his net provider.

I have 2 mbps and no one is using to download anything so speed is not used

Do you think phillip PSU or controller board will be failed because 10-15 min it is running perfect with good temp and max hashrate

Honestly it sounds to me like it could also be a PSU overheat issue.  Usually if something works fine for a period of time and then stops I think overheat.  Do you have another PSU to try? 

[sidehack]

That's what I was thinking too, why I was recommending he test using only one board at a time.