Asrock H110 Pro btc+ Setup guide

[Mike_Samialis]

My setup is :
Started building my first mining rig. I have read both this forum and reddit as well as random info all over the internet.

Decided to go with the 13 gpu Asrock mobo and because of availability issues i got 3x psu's instead of 2x more powerfull.
Anyways building and connecting everything wasn't that hard. You need to follow the basic instructions that come with the mobo. I also watched this guy's video on youtube when assembling my rig : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6gB7GYkkiA

Points to watch out for. You have to connect the 2x extra molex connectors on the mobo, to the same PSU that gives power to the mobo+cpu.

Other than that everything else as in the video but here's where MY problem starts

Setup is:

Asrock H110 Pro btc+
8g Ram (2x 4g dimms)
Pentium 4560
10x XFX R580's
3x 850w PSU (platinum)

For now i have only connected 7 cards using 2 psu's. Im waiting for a cable to connect all 10 cards and the 3rd psu.

I setup windows and installed the wrong drivers first. So had to use DDU and reinstall the AMD crimson pack. Now gpu-z and windows device manager sees 6 cards.
I did a bios update but that didnt change anything.
Also when i have my display connected to one of the 580's i CANNOT access bios setting.
If i disconnect all cards and use onboard graphics i can access bios but i get oenly 7 pciE showing in bios.

what gives?

btw using 6x cards with modded bios and AMD mining drivers gives me 30Mh/s on claymore mining Ethereum but i have 10x cards and i need to use them all.

thanks for any help..much appreciated!

[Bakhtra]

My setup is :
Started building my first mining rig. I have read both this forum and reddit as well as random info all over the internet.

Decided to go with the 13 gpu Asrock mobo and because of availability issues i got 3x psu's instead of 2x more powerfull.
Anyways building and connecting everything wasn't that hard. You need to follow the basic instructions that come with the mobo. I also watched this guy's video on youtube when assembling my rig : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6gB7GYkkiA

Points to watch out for. You have to connect the 2x extra molex connectors on the mobo, to the same PSU that gives power to the mobo+cpu.

Other than that everything else as in the video but here's where MY problem starts

Setup is:

Asrock H110 Pro btc+
8g Ram (2x 4g dimms)
Pentium 4560
10x XFX R580's
3x 850w PSU (platinum)

For now i have only connected 7 cards using 2 psu's. Im waiting for a cable to connect all 10 cards and the 3rd psu.

I setup windows and installed the wrong drivers first. So had to use DDU and reinstall the AMD crimson pack. Now gpu-z and windows device manager sees 6 cards.
I did a bios update but that didnt change anything.
Also when i have my display connected to one of the 580's i CANNOT access bios setting.
If i disconnect all cards and use onboard graphics i can access bios but i get oenly 7 pciE showing in bios.

what gives?

btw using 6x cards with modded bios and AMD mining drivers gives me 30Mh/s on claymore mining Ethereum but i have 10x cards and i need to use them all.

thanks for any help..much appreciated!

You need to use Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creator Update) and 17.11.4 AMD Drivers and don"t forget to change mode to COMPUTE for all GPU.

[BTC22]

I just ordered this one too. Noob question, does it come with the cpu heat sink or is that something extra I need to buy? Again..I am a NOOB!

[Bakhtra]

I just ordered this one too. Noob question, does it come with the cpu heat sink or is that something extra I need to buy? Again..I am a NOOB!

Of course you got that CPU heatsink if buying processor.

[BTC22]

I just ordered this one too. Noob question, does it come with the cpu heat sink or is that something extra I need to buy? Again..I am a NOOB!

Of course you got that CPU heatsink if buying processor.

Are you saying it comes with one or I need to buy one separately?

[Bakhtra]

I just ordered this one too. Noob question, does it come with the cpu heat sink or is that something extra I need to buy? Again..I am a NOOB!

Of course you got that CPU heatsink if buying processor.

Are you saying it comes with one or I need to buy one separately?

Usually it comes with one processor (even you buy tray processor, in my country it come with cpu heatsink, boxed always come with it). But for better, ask the seller.

[BTC22]

I just ordered this one too. Noob question, does it come with the cpu heat sink or is that something extra I need to buy? Again..I am a NOOB!

Of course you got that CPU heatsink if buying processor.

Are you saying it comes with one or I need to buy one separately?

Usually it comes with one processor (even you buy tray processor, in my country it come with cpu heatsink, boxed always come with it). But for better, ask the seller.

Ahh, ok. Thanks.

[malthrax]

Perhaps we should start with building a simple computer with one graphics card first, before dropping $6k on parts we don't know how to use?

[Sledge0001]

Perhaps we should start with building a simple computer with one graphics card first, before dropping $6k on parts we don't know how to use?

Where is your sense of adventure! 

[Mike_Samialis]

You need to use Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creator Update) and 17.11.4 AMD Drivers and don"t forget to change mode to COMPUTE for all GPU.

Hello

Yes i am using the latest windows version. Updated and everything. Version 1709.
The drivers i am using are 17.30.1029 and there isn't anywhere that i can change the settings to compute as i have read elsewhere.

I have flashed all of my 6x cards that windows detected using AtiFlash and a modded bios version specifically for my card.
Windows wasn't detecting the 7th card with stock bios either.

https://i.imgur.com/QaeIxsq.jpg

this is what i see in the bios when i log in. btw i can only log in to bios when my screen is connected to the onboard graphics.

About the noob question above. No the mobo DOES NOT come with a heatsink for your cpu. You get the stock heatsink packaged with the cpu unless you buy a tray version.

[Bakhtra]

You need to use Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creator Update) and 17.11.4 AMD Drivers and don"t forget to change mode to COMPUTE for all GPU.

Hello

Yes i am using the latest windows version. Updated and everything. Version 1709.
The drivers i am using are 17.30.1029 and there isn't anywhere that i can change the settings to compute as i have read elsewhere.

I have flashed all of my 6x cards that windows detected using AtiFlash and a modded bios version specifically for my card.
Windows wasn't detecting the 7th card with stock bios either.



this is what i see in the bios when i log in. btw i can only log in to bios when my screen is connected to the onboard graphics.

About the noob question above. No the mobo DOES NOT come with a heatsink for your cpu. You get the stock heatsink packaged with the cpu unless you buy a tray version.

Its easy.
1. Right click windows icon >> device manager >> go to your gpu >> right click GPU >> uninstall >> delete the driver software for this device >> do it for all your GPU.
2. Right click my computer >>  advance system setting >> hardware >> device installation setting >> NO >> save change.
3. Go to safe mode or just do DDU and then restart your PC.
4. Download AMD driver 17.11.4 >> you can search it on google and then install it.
4xxx >> I forgot this step >> IMPORTANT STEP if using mod bios >> run amd/ati pixel clock patcher.
5. Restart PC >> go to amd setting >> gaming >> global setting >> change mode from graphic to COMPUTE >> do it to all your GPU.
6. Restart PC again and then start mining.

[Amph]

i'm going to buy one myself, does it detect all the 13 gpu without doing anything?

i think i can do a 1500 watt-one -cpu build with 12x 1070ti underpowered at 55%-60% tdp, i see no reason to push the gpu at 90-100%, the gain is minimal...

[Bakhtra]

i'm going to buy one myself, does it detect all the 13 gpu without doing anything?

i think i can do a 1500 watt-one -cpu build with 12x 1070ti underpowered at 55%-60% tdp, i see no reason to push the gpu at 90-100%, the gain is minimal...

For me, max I can get stable only 12 GPU (AMD), can get 13 GPU but 2 last card will get halved hash. For that 12 AMD RX 5xx using 1300-1400w.
1500w PSU I think can go for 1320w max on wall.

[Mike_Samialis]

The problem is not in the drivers. Even before i installed the AMD blockchain drivers my system in Windows only detected 6x GPU's.

I went and changed the bios setting in the PCI configuration section from Auto to Gen1 for all 7x ports that show up and managed to get 7 out of 8 cards that i have connected now.

Again. My mining speed is very good 30Mh/s. The problem is that windows or motherboard or bios i dont know, wont show all of my cards.

I used the patcher too so no worries about that either.


Anyone else experiencing issues with this mobo?

[Bakhtra]

The problem is not in the drivers. Even before i installed the AMD blockchain drivers my system in Windows only detected 6x GPU's.

I went and changed the bios setting in the PCI configuration section from Auto to Gen1 for all 7x ports that show up and managed to get 7 out of 8 cards that i have connected now.

Again. My mining speed is very good 30Mh/s. The problem is that windows or motherboard or bios i dont know, wont show all of my cards.

I used the patcher too so no worries about that either.


Anyone else experiencing issues with this mobo?

Yo, it because you use Blockchain Driver. Others can only see 7 GPU. It will shown after you change driver (for me 17.11.4 AMD Drivers). Why not try it? Is it really hard just to download that driver?

[PowerRangerX]

it is possible to run more than 10 GTX 1080ti on this board (OS UBUNTU)?

[Mike_Samialis]

Bahktra

I was having the same issue with the motherboard seeing only 7 slots in bios and 7 cards in windows BEFORE i even installed ANY drivers. Firstly i installed the wrong drivers but then used DDU and after restart it still only showed SEVEN cards.
Now i managed to pinpoint another problem. When i have a card connected to the main pciE slot i get a black screen. Switching to the onboard graphics gives no image either and i CANNOT access bios.
I think the board is faulty. Going to return it today.

Will see what they tell me at the shop.

[Amph]

i'm going to buy one myself, does it detect all the 13 gpu without doing anything?

i think i can do a 1500 watt-one -cpu build with 12x 1070ti underpowered at 55%-60% tdp, i see no reason to push the gpu at 90-100%, the gain is minimal...

For me, max I can get stable only 12 GPU (AMD), can get 13 GPU but 2 last card will get halved hash. For that 12 AMD RX 5xx using 1300-1400w.
1500w PSU I think can go for 1320w max on wall.

1500 corsair can go much higher on power in , on wall i mean like 1600

[Bakhtra]

i'm going to buy one myself, does it detect all the 13 gpu without doing anything?

i think i can do a 1500 watt-one -cpu build with 12x 1070ti underpowered at 55%-60% tdp, i see no reason to push the gpu at 90-100%, the gain is minimal...

For me, max I can get stable only 12 GPU (AMD), can get 13 GPU but 2 last card will get halved hash. For that 12 AMD RX 5xx using 1300-1400w.
1500w PSU I think can go for 1320w max on wall.

1500 corsair can go much higher on power in , on wall i mean like 1600

Since PSU efficiency 90% so max on wall is 1666w for 1500w PSU (100%), but rule said 80% from that that's why 1333w max on wall.

[Mike_Samialis]

Could someone else using this mobo post a picture of what your bios look like when running on 10 or more cards?