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Re: ANTMINER S4 Discussion and Support Thread
by
Bogon
on 16/10/2014, 00:29:43 UTC

You are required to do what bitmain said to do.
Attach a copy of your purchase - as a pdf and reply to that email.
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Re: ANTMINER S4 Discussion and Support Thread
by
Bogon
on 15/10/2014, 23:48:33 UTC
On the other side of the coin.....

I have 2.242TH minerside and 2.23TH poolside @225Mhz clock on stock PSU using 1600W+ pointed at slush.

I think Bitmain is a fine stand up company. I look forward to my replacement PSU.
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S4 Firmware Upgrade
by
Bogon
on 10/10/2014, 21:47:33 UTC

As of 10/10/2014 - this is the firmware listed on the bitmain support site:

initramfs.bin.SD-20141003.tar.gz

Do I unpack it or just point the S4 at the tar.gz and it uploads and decompresses it
and deals with the whole thing?

Thx.
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Core Voltage Question
by
Bogon
on 08/10/2014, 19:10:42 UTC

My S4 is operating at the stock setting of 0725 which corresponds to .725 Vdc.

What are the valid increments if I want to up the core voltage on the chips?
What would be the highest voltage - the technical upper limit?
Are there valid steps, or do you just up it in .1v increments?

Thanks.
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Re: ANTMINER S4 Discussion and Support Thread
by
Bogon
on 08/10/2014, 03:52:28 UTC

So far - a small 1" square block of wood and a couple bungee cords
wrapped around the S4 to hold the wood block up against the button
is about my best thought. Short of a complete disassembly of the stock
PSU so that I can bridge the switch contacts with a relay or something.
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Re: ANTMINER S4 Discussion and Support Thread
by
Bogon
on 08/10/2014, 03:21:53 UTC
Batch 1 S4 PSU Question
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I have removed the PSU from my S4 - there is no label or other markings on it.
And I checked all 4 sides. (Yes, I know it's a 1400Watt PSU).

The On-OFF button must be pushed after every power outage.
I asked Bitmain if the PSU could be programmed to return to previous state after a power outage.
I need it to turn on automatically. I need to NOT drive 10 miles after a power outage.

Bitmain's reply - They can do nothing on their side. This functionality is best
incorporated into the PSU directly, and they can't do anything about it.
DUH. A PSU should have an On-OFF switch.
Not a logical On-Off button.

So.....

1. Big UPS capable of 1 hour @ 1400Watts. (Out of the question.)

2. Replace stock PSU. I already have that option available by using 2 server PSU units
   that I already have. I have 2ea. 1200W PSU - they would work fine.

3. Jam something against the on-off switch to hold it in the ON position.

4. Another solution that I haven't thought of yet?

What would you guys do?