Mining Damage. Pics welcomed.

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Apr 6, 2014

one of the fans on my dual x broke but i was able to get it fixed and working again

been happily whirring for over a month and still is as i type this right now.

JeremyCT · Apr 6, 2014

(G{in}[AK)TION] said:
one of the fans on my dual x broke but i was able to get it fixed and working again

been happily whirring for over a month and still is as i type this right now.

What'd you do to fix it? Clean and lube with machine oil?

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Apr 6, 2014

taking the fan apart was...difficult. i had to be very carefully so that i wouldnt end up breaking anything on the board. then i removed the fan, lubed it, left it spin on the test bench for a while, and put it back on my case and has been working great ever since.

when putting the fan back in, apply plenty of pressure to the center on top (intake side) so that the fan wont slip out.

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 9, 2014

It has been done.

My ONLY rig has died. Just now, I had a complete lock up.

Turns out there is a melted pin in the ATX connector.
It appears mining has claimed it's first victim for me, and of course it's my motherboard.

I'm PRAYING that my CPU & RAM are okay, as I can't afford a new CPU and RAM.
I'll be buying a new Z77 :thup:

motherboard tomorrow, so I hope that my HDD's are going to be supported as they are still in RAID 0.

Thank god I made a new system image just last week.

It sound's cheesy, but if you can donate some BTC I'd appreciate it.
(Thank god my address is set up with blockchain.info too!)

Pierre3400 · Apr 10, 2014

Thats a big shame, and to think im running 2 x btc pro, with 6 cards, and no extra power on risers, no issues for 4 months, as far as power to MB.

manu2b · Apr 10, 2014

you can fix it easily.

give me one minute and Isend you a pick of the dirty quick fix.

manu2b · Apr 10, 2014

Well, can't take a pic without taking apart the whole rig...

Simply solder a wire at the back of the MoBo on each of the damaged pins (12v, yellow wires I guess) like in the pic and connect them directly to the PSU wires (after having pulled them out of the PSU connector).

I have 2 MoBos running like this for 4 months without any issue (mining 24/7 with 3 and 4 280x respectively).

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 10, 2014

manu2b said:
Well, can't take a pic without taking apart the whole rig...

Simply solder a wire at the back of the MoBo on each of the damaged pins (12v, yellow wires I guess) like in the pic and connect them directly to the PSU wires (after having pulled them out of the PSU connector).

I have 2 MoBos running like this for 4 months without any issue (mining 24/7 with 3 and 4 280x respectively).

Thanks!

Didn't know about that.
But It's too late for the mobo, won't even power on for more than 2 seconds now...

At least (I pray) it didn't take the GPU's RAM and CPU too...

manu2b · Apr 10, 2014

Silver_Pharaoh said:
Thanks!

Didn't know about that.
But It's too late for the mobo, won't even power on for more than 2 seconds now...

At least (I pray) it didn't take the GPU's RAM and CPU too...

It doesn't power on because there is no 12v supply due to melted connector.

If you connect directly the 2x12v pins to the psu 24pins connector (yellow wires), your problem will be soved.

xsuperbgx · Apr 10, 2014

I would try Manu's repair before you rush into a motherboard that wouldn't be your first choice. Try the fix above, also check the connectors on the PSU mobo cable. Make sure the pins are not discolored or burned. If they are, you can crimp on new pins for a few cents.

If you can repair your old board temporarily, then you could have more time to find a good board in the classifieds or raise funds for a better one.

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 10, 2014

Too late....

Pins are fine on the old mobo (just a bit brown now

)
And the old PSU power the new mobo just fine (running Prime95 on it now)

I'll be honest guys, that old mobo is probably a goner. It will only power on for 2 seconds then shut down. No beeps nothing... I killed it. :-/

JeremyCT · Apr 10, 2014

Silver_Pharaoh said:
I'll be honest guys, that old mobo is probably a goner. It will only power on for 2 seconds then shut down. No beeps nothing... I killed it.

You're not listening/reading well. Go back and read what they told you. The board not staying powered up might not indicate that it's fried, just that it's not getting a steady/consistent power connection due to the damaged power connection.

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 10, 2014

JeremyCT said:
You're not listening/reading well. Go back and read what they told you. The board not staying powered up might not indicate that it's fried, just that it's not getting a steady/consistent power connection due to the damaged power connection.

I understand, but hear me out: I have zero interest in reviving that cheap @$$ board.
Since it failed, I have no faith in it. If it works great, but I wouldn't feel comfortable putting any GPU in it.

I can't afford a CPU for it + RAM + PSU anyway.

manu2b · Apr 10, 2014

My sabertooth 990fx r2 had this issue: not a cheap board.
Same with my P8Z68-v pro/gen3. Not cheap either.

Both run fine since I did this fix.

RJARRRPCGP · Apr 10, 2014

Silver_Pharaoh said:
RIP my old AMD Duron "Spitfire"

My very fist CPU...

Stock - 750 Mhz @ 1.6 Vcore.
OC'd - 1100 Mhz @ 2.2 Vcore.

Now on it's last legs, it won't boot Windows anything over 1025 Mhz now
Killed with too much heat & Vcore. (Either that, or I screwed up opening the "golden bridges")
My first Cpu OC attempt too

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1025 sounds right for the possible max on my 2001 T-bird 900, which was my first Athlon! Before getting "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" BSOD when gaming.
1050 was guaranteed to cause a "STOP: 0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" BSOD.

You're lucky to even get 1.0 when the stock clock is lower than mine. There's no way my T-bird could do 1100! And if it did POST, it possibly only POSTed once!
IIRC, it also caused a BIOS error and went to BIOS recovery mode..... But, when that happened, it was when trying more Vcore with a Deer 250W PSU and after clearing the CMOS, it was back to normal.

And a board of that age likely got bad caps, bummer.....

I see that PSU is an L&C, probably the same manufacturer as the Deer PSUs.....

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 10, 2014

manu2b said:
My sabertooth 990fx r2 had this issue: not a cheap board.
Same with my P8Z68-v pro/gen3. Not cheap either.

Both run fine since I did this fix.

Fine. You've convinced me to keep it.

Maybe I'll fix the bent CPU pins this weekend when I'm bored

(Yes pins are bent. I was careless with it becasue it was dead)

Silver_Pharaoh · Apr 10, 2014

RJARRRPCGP said:
1025 sounds right for the possible max on my 2001 T-bird 900 before getting "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" BSOD when gaming. 1050 was guaranteed to cause a "STOP: 0x0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" BSOD.

You're lucky to even get 1.0 when the stock clock is lower than mine. There's no way my T-bird could do 1100! It did POST, but I would get OS errors before it could even complete OS boot, if it even got that far..... IIRC, it caused a BIOS error and went to BIOS recovery mode.....

Hehe, it was fun to OC it. It still runs, but only at ~1010 Mhz now. :shrug:

Fun little rig to have a round I suppose.

RJARRRPCGP · Apr 10, 2014

Silver_Pharaoh said:
My ONLY rig has died. Just now, I had a complete lock up.

Turns out there is a melted pin in the ATX connector.
It appears mining has claimed it's first victim for me, and of course it's my motherboard.

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I'm PRAYING that my CPU & RAM are okay, as I can't afford a new CPU and RAM.
I'll be buying a new Z77 motherboard tomorrow, so I hope that my HDD's are going to be supported as they are still in RAID 0.

Thank god I made a new system image just last week.

It sound's cheesy, but if you can donate some BTC I'd appreciate it.
(Thank god my address is set up with blockchain.info too!)

I would just fix the connector and make sure it's in correctly..... That's not common on 775 and later.
That was reportedly common when processors ran off the +5V line.

RJARRRPCGP · Apr 10, 2014

eaglescouter said:
RIP, you served me well:
Asus P5K Premium Motherboard:
*Failing memory controller, can only use 2 ram slots now.
*Failed PCI-E slot 0 last night, now using PCI-E slot 1

New build parts tomorrow!

I don't like that! Sounds like bad solder joints.

RJARRRPCGP · Apr 12, 2014

bluezero5 said:
Let's talk about how much damage have occured since you took up the hobby of mining!!

here's my count.

Burnt GPU:

7970 Ghz XFX: 6mths after: lost signal, never figured what went down, but GPU dead.
R9280X Sapphire: 1mth only: Burnt Voltage regulator, I will attach a picture here.

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this is after some cleaning, there was a POP then burnt smell, and I immediately know it was my GPU. took it out and saw burnt marks.

what's yours?

I can't tell if it's the SMD or the radial poly cap.....

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