[ANN] Bitfury ASIC sales in EU and Europe

[bonjothedigger]

Help!

I have received a kit with 4 cards, but the unit shuts down as soon as it detects a card.

 [2013-10-22 07:37:03] BITFURY slot 0: 16 chips detected

I have tried default chainminer and bfgminer.  All 4 cards do the same, ie plug in any slot a1 b1 c1 d1 then miner starts and the power supply stops and i have to take out the paper clip to turn the power back on.

I have bought a nexus nxstek NX-5000 550W. Very quite supply, but is there a chance it is just shutting down? Or does the raspberry pi shut the power supply down?  One thing i noticed is the 2 6 pin connectors are directly connected. So one extends the other.  Should they be discreet cables to the power supply?

I'll get a new power supply today, but if anyone has any ideas, please let me know!!

[tarmi]

punin, first, thank you for your hard work.

second, when will the shop reopen with H boards? I am very interested in buying more, if the price is right.

[Jumpsu]

I received my order #104X. )

[Meizirkki]

Help!

I have received a kit with 4 cards, but the unit shuts down as soon as it detects a card.

 [2013-10-22 07:37:03] BITFURY slot 0: 16 chips detected

I have tried default chainminer and bfgminer.  All 4 cards do the same, ie plug in any slot a1 b1 c1 d1 then miner starts and the power supply stops and i have to take out the paper clip to turn the power back on.

I have bought a nexus nxstek NX-5000 550W. Very quite supply, but is there a chance it is just shutting down? Or does the raspberry pi shut the power supply down?  One thing i noticed is the 2 6 pin connectors are directly connected. So one extends the other.  Should they be discreet cables to the power supply?

I'll get a new power supply today, but if anyone has any ideas, please let me know!!

sounds like there's something drawing too much power so the psu protects itself by shutting down. Are you connecting the hashcards the right way? Try different combonations of psu cables, multi-rail PSU's can be problematic.

[Humax]

I just wanted to thank you for the great service punin!

Wish everybody was more like you. Keep up the good work!

[BenTuras]

I have the latest version of chainminer. How could not detecting all the chips not be a main board issues? It happens no matter what cards I use in bank 4, but is fine if i just populate banks 1-3.

I already examined the boards and a friend of mine examined them under a microscope. No visible issues.

Ive tried everything basically, its fucked. Its unstable as hell, I can leave it come back an hour later and the entire 2nd bank will have crashed...

Card regularly dip from 30gh down to 2-3 then back up again, is that normal? (Running on manual)

I had the same issue, for me it was the psu.
Measure the 12V at the end of the M-board (near D2, D3, D4), for me it was only 4V... Exchanged psu and it works.

[Gyrsur]

I just wanted to thank you for the great service punin!

Wish everybody was more like you. Keep up the good work!

thank you very much also from my side, punin!

you guys set a new standard within the ASIC producer industry which was very important because all subsequent producers have to obey your customer orientation. :-)

[ktbken]

Hi 
Received my 2 extra h cards on monday, pluged them in and they have been hashing fine at about 30Ghs each, that is untill this happend just now    So what is the procedure to get a card replaced ?

[jlsminingcorp]

I just wanted to thank you for the great service punin!

Wish everybody was more like you. Keep up the good work!

thank you very much also from my side, punin!

you guys set a new standard within the ASIC producer industry which was very important because all subsequent producers have to obey your customer orientation. :-)

Yes, thanks from us too. Your team has done a really good job of delivering and communicating - I love the hardware too!

Unfortunately I'm not as optimistic as Gyrsur about other manufacturers following suit . We'll see if they can match your performance, but I'm sure that some will disappoint.

[Isokivi]

Hi 
Received my 2 extra h cards on monday, pluged them in and they have been hashing fine at about 30Ghs each, that is untill this happend just now    So what is the procedure to get a card replaced ?

I think I see pencil on the R02F. That voids the warranty

[xstr8guy]

Hi 
Received my 2 extra h cards on monday, pluged them in and they have been hashing fine at about 30Ghs each, that is untill this happend just now    So what is the procedure to get a card replaced ?

I think I see pencil on the R02F. That voids the warranty

Lol, good eye!  And it looks like half of the pencil was used.

[Isokivi]

doesnt it looks like a wrong way insertion?

No, and I have studied this exstensively:P. The wrong way insertion inflicts similiar blow out damage, but on the last chip on the board.

[pbigmoon]

Did everyone get an email from UPS with tracking number?

As i got my order complete emails today but no sign of UPS tracking number yet

[ktbken]

Hi  
Received my 2 extra h cards on monday, pluged them in and they have been hashing fine at about 30Ghs each, that is untill this happend just now    So what is the procedure to get a card replaced ?

I think I see pencil on the R02F. That voids the warranty

Lol, good eye!  And it looks like half of the pencil was used.

Pity you are both wrong though   or have I been doing the pencel mod on the c01R cap between the electrolytic cap and the vr as well ?
flash shadows are a bitch. So enough with no warranty rubbish and instead how about telling me how i go about getting it replaced.
There are several people in this thread who are having issues with the h-cards not performing as they should and so far i have seen very little in the way of help from BFSB.  Tbh if somone can tell me the specs of the blown part I will replace it myself as that seems to be the only way to get any sort of speedy resolution, and yes that will invalidate the warrantee such as it is

Nearly forgot even if i had done some sort of voltage mod the fact that a component blows out before the vr shuts down just points to cheep bad spec components.

[vvhiteknight]

Guys you are a bunch of dicks, this guy is having a big issue with his card and you are being total twats. Either offer help or shut the fuck up.

Also WTF has no one from Bitfury replied to my emails!

[karusloom]

I received my order #104X. )

hmm makes me wonder wher's mine #107x   Hey punin take 5 and please give us a litl update

[Trupik]

Hi  
Received my 2 extra h cards on monday, pluged them in and they have been hashing fine at about 30Ghs each, that is untill this happend just now    So what is the procedure to get a card replaced ?

I think I see pencil on the R02F. That voids the warranty

Lol, good eye!  And it looks like half of the pencil was used.

Pity you are both wrong though   or have I been doing the pencel mod on the c01R cap between the electrolytic cap and the vr as well ?
flash shadows are a bitch. So enough with no warranty rubbish and instead how about telling me how i go about getting it replaced.
There are several people in this thread who are having issues with the h-cards not performing as they should and so far i have seen very little in the way of help from BFSB.  Tbh if somone can tell me the specs of the blown part I will replace it myself as that seems to be the only way to get any sort of speedy resolution, and yes that will invalidate the warrantee such as it is

Nearly forgot even if i had done some sort of voltage mod the fact that a component blows out before the vr shuts down just points to cheep bad spec components.

My brother got a H-Board that stopped hashing shortly after plugging in. There were no visible damage, but the RPi did not see this card in any slot. My brother then called Punin directly (if you did not throw away the original packaging, the phone number is there somewhere). Punin offered to send a new card immediately against a deposit in BTC. The deposit is to be returned when the faulty card is delivered back to Punin. The replacement card arrived in two days. The faulty one is still in transit somewhere.

So, my advice: if you can speak English, use a phone. It speeds up the process significantly.

[vs3]

Punin - do you guys plan on selling any more chips?

With bitcoin difficulty shooting through the roof this current pricing is a fantasy and not worth even looking at.

Even if chips get delivered tomorrow and get through assembly in just two weeks (good luck with that) and start hashing on Nov/1 they'll barely make $15 in their entire life ... and that's excluding all possible expenses and having free electricity.

I'm speaking from a system integrator's point and all I can say is that the next two weeks would be the last time ever when those chips could be worth any hassle.
To put those chips to work takes on average another $5-10 per chip in components and other materials alone. And it takes precious time - around 3 weeks at best. You probably don't need me to tell you that - you know better than me the pain of manufacturing stuff. You guys are still shipping stuff that was ordered months ago.

My suggestion to everyone in the bitfury team - unless you want to use them as tiling for your bathroom please throw all remaining quantities for sale as soon as possible.

At $1-$3/chip this would be their last gasp.

Past November/15 you might as well use them as a paper weight.

Let's give the BitFury Gen-1 chips a decent final and not make it another Avalon.

Punin - I never got an answer to that question, and I'd very much like to know what are your near-term plans for chips pricing (and are there any?)

Any answer will be fine with me - things like "chips pricing will not change before X/Y/Z date", or "after X/Y/Z chips will be $/chip" or even "we have no clue right now, we'll think about it after X/Y/Z date", etc.

Any of those is fine - I'm looking for a guidance from you so that I can also make an educated guess and a decision whether or not to attempt manufacturing some more NanoFury devices with your chips.

Ideally a 3-4 weeks advance notice would work the best... And feel free to PM me if you prefer to continue the conversation there or if anything needs clarification or if you have any other questions for me.

[Spathi]

For those who have received orders:

How did you get the tracking number? I'm assuming it might be emailed directly by UPS since I cannot see anywhere on the BFSB site which might display it.

[pbigmoon]

For those who have received orders:

How did you get the tracking number? I'm assuming it might be emailed directly by UPS since I cannot see anywhere on the BFSB site which might display it.

aye UPS email them