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February 16, 2017, 12:22:23 PM
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Hi all,

I have a brand new Win10 Enterprise 64x installed and the latest Radeon 17.2.1 software. I am using the latest Ethereum Claymore Miner in solo mode on a pool (no additional currency configured). I gave the EXE-files the Admin-rights so that it runs in the fast mode.

Specs:
Code:
2x XFX RX480 GTR 8GB
ASRock Z270
8 GB RAM
Virtual Memory: 50 GB
Intel i5-7500 CPU

Claymore settings:
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setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100

When I connect only 1 GPU directly in my PCI-16x slot, there are no problems, mining and Windows works perfectly. My monitor is connected via DVI on the first GPU. I see the temperature of the card and 24-25MHs.

When I now add my second GPU in the PCI-16x slot below, mining works but when I want to work with the Windows desktop (start Firefox, playing around with Explorer...) the system crashes after a random time sometimes with an "OpenCL" error but mostly with a Bluescreen. The second GPU is powering down, the XFX logo is not lightening anymore. In the ATI Catalyst Control Center I see that the second card is shown as "linked".

The interesting thing is, when I start mining and turn off the monitor, it runs stable with no errors for a long time. When I than turn on the monitor and try to do something on the desktop, I have a crash.

So, I have removed the second GPU from the PCI-16x slot and connected it with a RiserCard to a PCI-1x slot and now I have no problems. In the ATI Catalyst Control Center I see that the second card is shown as "deactivated" but Claymore can use it and I now see the temperature of this card.

Any idea what is wrong?

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February 18, 2017, 04:45:20 PM
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I found the problem. After changing the Mainboard (same type) it works now perfectly. Very strange, there must be a voltage error on the second PCI-16x slot.

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