I have purchased a new S3 and Corsair CX600 psu. I set everything up and when I connected the PCI-E connectors to the S3 the psu quit working.
I was able to reset it and tested it and it ran o.k. but as soon as I connected it to the S3 it stopped again. I do not get any lights on the miner.
I am unable to connect to to the web setup presumably because the S3 is not getting any power. I will appreciate any help/suggestions. Thanks.
The CX600M comes with only 2 PCI-E connectors, so that is all that were used. It seems like the 600W model should be enough for 2 blades, but perhaps the suggestions that the unit is faulty are correct. I will order a different model next week.
you may have a bad pcie and a good one .
you may have a half good antminer s3. do you have the tools to take the shroud off the miner?
A phillips screwdriver is all you need. you can plug in 1 pcie to 1 blade just make sure that the fan is plugged into that blade.
If the fan moves that pcie cord is good and that blade is good. unplug it and put the second pcie cord in the same blade if that works both pcie cords and that one blade is good.
Next test switch the fan plug to the other blade plug in 1 pcie cord see what happens. if it does not work the the second blade is bad. ou need to do this with the shroud off to be sure the fan is plugged into the blade you used.
Your suggestion to remove the shroud and test the pcie plugs was a good one. What I quickly discovered is that I had the plugs backwards because the cutouts in the shroud made it appear that the connectors only fit one way. I found the plug wire schematic in the troubleshooting section of Dogie's guide and with the shroud off it was clear how they were supposed to connect. Everything is working now and I will finish the configuration in the morning. Thanks to all for your help.