Antminer s1 Diagnose

[Seba13xp]

Is there a way to test for failed chips on the miner?

[klondike_bar]

Is there a way to test for failed chips on the miner?

asic stats page shows which chips are working/not working/missing (o, x, - respectively)

beyond that, no.

[Seba13xp]

do you have an example and which symbol represents what ?

[sidehack]

Poke the chips with your finger and see which ones are slightly cooler. Also, check voltage outputs on VRMs with a multimeter; a bank with down chips will read a very slightly higher voltage because of less current sag. This will be more noticeable if you check the voltage at the bottom of the board.

[ScryptAsic]

Is there a way to test for failed chips on the miner?

asic stats page shows which chips are working/not working/missing (o, x, - respectively)

beyond that, no.

Exactly this method. Under "ASIC status" you will see ooooooo (those mean chips are fine) If you see any xxxxx (those are dead chips) - sometimes a restart fixes that.

[Seba13xp]

Thank you the reason Im asking is that i bought a used miner and wanted to see if I got scammed. Thank you for all the help. It looks ok all the chips are working

[ScryptAsic]

Thank you the reason Im asking is that i bought a used miner and wanted to see if I got scammed. Thank you for all the help. It looks ok all the chips are working

If it were me I would try loading the latest firmware from Bitmain's website. What speed is the miner getting poolside and via the web interface?

[klondike_bar]

Thank you the reason Im asking is that i bought a used miner and wanted to see if I got scammed. Thank you for all the help. It looks ok all the chips are working

If it were me I would try loading the latest firmware from Bitmain's website. What speed is the miner getting poolside and via the web interface?

^id advise against it. the original firmware works fine, and if you have any issues in the upgrade theres virtually zero tech support on the gen1 gear.

he wasnt scammed - sounds like the unit is working fine and as long as its >170GH then theres nothing to really worry about. set it and forget it works best

[MinerFTW]

hugs (the o) are good chips the kisses (the x) are bad chips or bad working chips.

[Seba13xp]

I'm getting 175-180 gigahash and everything looks good the only question I have is that the kernel version is Feb is there a newer one?

[ScryptAsic]

https://bitmaintech.com/support.htm?pid=00720140411033846942qQqjOD460695  Shows all of the firmwares for the S1. If you are getting 175 - 180 GH I would agree let it hash. That miner is pretty old probably not worth messing with it.

[Seba13xp]

Ok thanks to everyone who have helped me understand this problem best community ever