[Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive ASICMiner Tube Setup [HD]

[dogie]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

[cesarm]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

[CrazyGuy]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

That's cutting it close, I would recommend at least a 1000w PSU.

[dogie]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

[cesarm]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

[dogie]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

Try just two boards at a time, so that way you know you're not maxing out the PSU capacity wise or the cables. Use all 4 PCI-E cables. Then swap over. If you're still getting .s appearing after time, its heat related.

If no .s, try 3 boards with 1 PCI-E cable each. If you get .s now, you need to get some 2x molex to PCI-E adapters to help reduce the cable loads.
If no .s still, it means you were maxing out the PSU capacity wise and you'll need to get an additional PSU / larger PSU.

[cesarm]

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

Try just two boards at a time, so that way you know you're not maxing out the PSU capacity wise or the cables. Use all 4 PCI-E cables. Then swap over. If you're still getting .s appearing after time, its heat related.

If no .s, try 3 boards with 1 PCI-E cable each. If you get .s now, you need to get some 2x molex to PCI-E adapters to help reduce the cable loads.
If no .s still, it means you were maxing out the PSU capacity wise and you'll need to get an additional PSU / larger PSU.

Now the tx850w is powering only three boards and a cx750m is powering one board (and one avalon3 290 module).

It's much better now, it really was a power issue.

Thanks.

[Justbyteme]

Hi Dogie,

   You said the Block Erupter Controller Board requires a 12V 1A minimum. Although on my Block Erupter Controller is labeled 5V on the outside. Which is right? Sorry, I just don't want to fry the controller right out of the box. Please clarify this. 

Thank you,
Justbyteme

[TheRealSteve]

You said the Block Erupter Controller Board requires a 12V 1A minimum. Although on my Block Erupter Controller is labeled 5V on the outside. Which is right?

There's whole swaths of posts about this very subject in this very thread.

I have no idea who was responsible for labelling the cases as 5V.

The DC/DC chip on ethernet controller handles inputs from 5 to 12V. We tested cases of 5V and 12V and both work.

you can use 5V or 12V
but amperage must be at least 12W so 5V 2.5A or 12V 1A

This. More likely to drop out at 5V as well.

[dogie]

tldr, can use 5V @ 2.5A min or 12V 1A min

[cesarm]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

[dogie]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

[WBF1]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

[dogie]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

[WBF1]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

[dogie]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

Yes but its the same as saying we're "potentially" going to colonise Neptune...

[Biffa]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

Yes but its the same as saying we're "potentially" going to colonise Neptune...

Woah we're potentially going to colonise Neptune? That's good news.

[bitsolutions]

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

Probably not, I'm pretty sure that's not the firmware on the BE ethernet controller, its probably the firmware on the miner itself(I don't think the BE ethernet controller has an AVR chip but I think the miner does). The BE ethernet controller uses a PIC chip(should be this http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?product=PIC32MX795F512L). The closest repo for the BE ethernet controller seemed to be this one https://github.com/dyzz/picminer which is probably an earlier version. I'm not sure how you would go about upgrading the BE ethernet controller firmware other than with a PIC kit since it doesn't seem to have a built in flash feature unless the "system port" can be used for that.

[mrpark]

Please do a setup guide for the Prisma 1.4Th/s miner. Thank You.

[dogie]

Please do a setup guide for the Prisma 1.4Th/s miner. Thank You.

Need Prisma first X_X Think friedcat is on holiday?