New firmware released today. Not sure if it's the same as what came with Batch 16/17 or if newer (has the same date). Description says "This package can make startup faster." fwiw
That is interesting how it works on all batches. anyone try it yet?
Installed and it did seem to start up quicker (< 2 minutes in my case). Still has the oscillating fan speeds and no way to control.
Installed it on 1 of mine. I don't like the loss of fan control. My chip temp is now 15-20C higher than my others.
the temps are probably higher because the new firmware automatically overclocks the miner to the highest freq for each board. i much rather have each board at the same freq. one of my miners has a freq of 477 while another board in the same miner has a freq of over 600...that board is also hotter than the other 2. this will probably cause more failed boards than the old firmware did. afterall bitmain said "overclocking voids your warranty" because it puts the miner under more stress that wears it out faster...now it overclocks itself which will cause premature failures....not a good look bitmain...
has anyone tried the old firmware versions on b17 and 18?? im not sure what makes this batch any different. my 12th miners had 12th stickers placed over top of the 11.83th stickers and both stickers had the same serial number so im wondering if they are just saying that so people dont downgrade their firmware.
we're rolling it out on some 17s today and earlier problem miners.
keep us posted for sure because this new firmware sucks.
like the other guy said...the temps r probably high because of that auto fan stuff. if it doesnt ramp up the freq like it does with batch 17/18 then thats the only other reason really. idk y they change the fan profiles for the miner. u cant make these machines quiet. if they were worried about the sound they should have adopted the full size larger fan heatsink like they used before. tons of these shallow tiny heatsinks just blows. i would much rather lose some space where i run my miners and have larger heatsink vs this small compact miner that runs hot.
people abuse their miners alot though. im one of few that runs them properly (aka not in a barn or a shed in the dead of summer) so im surprised bitmain would release such a temp sensitive miner to the general public knowing how many run them. they could have released it but with a better cooling design.