Mining Configuration Guide

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• Tomakeyourbuildmorestablewhenminingwith20cards,werecommendthatyouinstalllargecapacitymemorymodules,changethesizeofthevirtualmemoryandinstalltheproperGraphicsdrivers,e.g.,install8GBmemorymodulesandchangethesizeofthevirtualmemorypagingfileto100GB.

• WerecommendthatyouinstallproperdriversforGraphicscards,e.g.,driverversion391.35fornVIDIAGraphicscards,driverversion17.10.2orlaterforAMDGraphicscards.Pleasegotowww.nVIDIA.comandwww.AMD.comformoredetails.

• WerecommendthatyouinstallWindows®10forbetterstabilityandcompatibilitywhenmining.IfyouencounterproblemswhileminingunderanotherOS,youcantrytoentertheBIOStochangethePCIEbandwidthfrom[Gen1]to[Gen2]anddisabletheoptionsunderAbove 4G Decoding.

Vertical USB portsThismotherboardcomeswithtwenty(20)USB3.1Gen1ports.TherisercardwiththefollowingUSBlinesequencecanbeinstalledonthemotherboardformining.

Allthese(20)USBportsareusedforGPUminingonly.DONOTconnectyourUSBdevicestotheseports.

Refertowww.asus.comfortheQVL(QualifiedVendorList)ofrisercards.

Refertowww.asus.comfortheSOP(StandardOperatingProcedure)ofmeasuringUSBlinesequence.

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Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomaycauseyouphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.

Installing mining cards

nVIDIA or AMD graphics cards

AMD graphics cards

nVIDIA graphics cards

nVIDIA P104 or P106 mining cards

Installing Multiple Power SuppliesThissectiondisplaysthewaytoinstallmultiplepowersupplies.EnsuretoplugthemainpowersupplytotheEATXPWR_AconnectorandsupplypowertootherdevicessuchasGraphicscards,CPU,memory,SSDandfans.AdditionalpowersuppliescanbeconnectedtoEATXPWR_BandEATXPWR_CtosupplypowerforGraphicscardsonly.

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To install mining cards:

Ensurethatapowersupplyunit(PSU)ispluggedintothemainpowerconnectorEATXPWR_AbeforepluggingintoEATXPWR_BandEATXPWR_C.

• InordertomanageyourGraphicscardsonyourmotherboard,werecommendthatyouinstallyourGraphicscardsandconnectthepowerconnectorstocorrespondingareasonthemotherboard.

• Werecommendthatyouusehighqualitypowersuppliesforstableminingperformance.

• Seven (7) or less mining cards

1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxinsequentialorderA01~A07.

2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorlabeledEATXPWR_A.

WhenaGPUisinstalledinaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.

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• Theillustrationsareforreferenceonly.

• WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.

Inordertofullysupport20graphicscardsmining,werecommendthatyouuse3powersupplyunits(PSU)thataredesignedforminingwithsufficient12Vpowerplugsandprovideaminimumpowerof3750Wintotal(2*1200W+1*1350Warerecommended).

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• 8 ~ 13 mining cards

1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxandBxxinsequentialorderA01~B13.

2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeledEATXPWR_AandEATXPWR_B.

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Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyourminingcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,andminingcardsinareaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B.

• 14 ~ 20 mining cards

1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxx,Bxx,CxxinsequentialorderA01~C20.

2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)to24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeledEATXPWR_A,EATXPWR_B andEATXPWR_C.

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B09 B12

B10 B13

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C15 C19

C16 C20

A01

Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyourminingcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,miningcardsinareaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B,andminingcardsinareaCtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_C.

Customizing server and PC’s power supplies for miningYoucancombineaserver’sandadesktopPC’spowersupplyformining,takeamotherboardwithtwenty(20)connectorsforminingGraphicscardsforexample:

1. Prepareacustomized2400Wpowersupplyandanordinary1200Wpowersupply.

2. Connectthe2400WpowersupplytoEATXPWR_AconnectorasthemainpowersupplyforthesystemandGraphicscards.

3. Connecttwelve(12)Graphicscardstothe2400Wpowersupplyandinsertthetwelve(12)cardsintotheverticalUSBportsseparately.

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4. Connectthe1200WpowersupplytotheEATXPWR_BorEATXPWR_Cconnector.

5. Connecttheresteight(8)Graphicscardstothe1200Wpowersupplyandinsertedthemtotheresteight(8)verticalUSBports.

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B09 B12

B10 B13

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C14 C18

C15 C19

C16 C20

A01

WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.

Changing the mining mode in BIOS

To change the mining mode in BIOS:

1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTtoenterBIOSSetup.

2. GototheAdvancedmenu>Mining Mode.Thisitemissetto[Enabled]bydefault.Youcanchangethisitembyyourself.

Viewing the mining card status

To view the mining card status in BIOS:

1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTtoenterBIOSSetup.

2. GototheAdvancedmenu>On Board Slot States,thenpress<Enter>todisplaythestatusoftheexpansioncards.

To view the mining card status during POST:

AnimageappearsduringPOSTtodisplaythestatusoftheminingcards.

• Greenslot:Theminingcardworksnormally.

• Redslot:Thereisanerrorwiththeminingcard.

• Grayslot:Yoursystemfailedtodetecttheminingcard.

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