[SOLVED] Mining stopped working

[tonymontana1]

So i've been mining eth using my tbtc pro motherboard for 7 months and suddenly it stopped working i tried unplugging cables and connected em again it worked for like 3 days and now stopped working whenever i boot my rig it gives this weird sound i uploaded video down here , i dont know whats the problem here anyone who can help me with troubleshooting i can...... [Moderator edit to delete offer of payment.]

View: https://youtu.be/1Gt8cl_zHKA

 

[Ralston18]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

Include PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition?

Disk drives: make, model, capacity, how full?

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I think the noise is a fan - the source location needs to be clearly identified.

Appears to have some resonance - note the "throbbing"/"pulsating" effect.

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There are other problems:

Video shows much dust and dirt. Fans could be out of balance, air flows being blocked causing fans to overwork due to higher temperatures.

Power down, unplug, "open up" for full cleaning.

Clean out dust and debris. Use canned air to do so. Follow the instructions.

Verify that all cards, connectors, RAM, and jumpers are fully and firmly connected.

Inspect for signs of damage: bare conductor showing, wires kinked or pinched, loose components, signs of melting, browned or blackened components, swollen components.

Determine if the noise ends.

If not, then pinpoint the location of noise:

Use a cardboard tube or rolled up sheet of paper to carefully move about and focus your hearing on all fans and HDD's (if any).

And be careful with that screwdriver. Touching the wrong pins could end badly....

 

[tonymontana1]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information.

Include PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition?

Disk drives: make, model, capacity, how full?

= = = =

I think the noise is a fan - the source location needs to be clearly identified.

Appears to have some resonance - note the "throbbing"/"pulsating" effect.

= = = =

There are other problems:

Video shows much dust and dirt. Fans could be out of balance, air flows being blocked causing fans to overwork due to higher temperatures.

Power down, unplug, "open up" for full cleaning.

Clean out dust and debris. Use canned air to do so. Follow the instructions.

Verify that all cards, connectors, RAM, and jumpers are fully and firmly connected.

Inspect for signs of damage: bare conductor showing, wires kinked or pinched, loose components, signs of melting, browned or blackened components, swollen components.

Determine if the noise ends.

If not, then pinpoint the location of noise:

Use a cardboard tube or rolled up sheet of paper to carefully move about and focus your hearing on all fans and HDD's (if any).

And be careful with that screwdriver. Touching the wrong pins could end badly....

so i unplugged all gpus and found out its my cpu fan thats causing noise so i need cpu fan replace or do i need to change anything else, also i tried booting my hive os and it worked perfectly but mining stopped after some time so i guess its because of fan? maybe its not able to cool cpu or something?

 

[Ralston18]

Start with the GPU fan.

But do other things:

Clean the system.

Calculate the system's power demand using 2 or 3 power calculators.

Reference:

Best Power Supplies of 2021 - Top PSUs for Gaming PCs | Tom's Hardware

(Not that you necessarily need to buy a new PSU. Just verify that the existing PSU is able to meet the mining rig's power demands.)

Ensure that you can accurately monitor temperatures.

Mining is tough on system components. Without care and caution there is a good chance that "profits" will be eaten up by needing to replace things.

And current prices for GPU's, CPU's etc. continue going up. The cost of replacements may end up losing money. Especially if power costs rise as well.