Asus H370 MINING MASTER Configuration Guide

Asus
Brand
Asus
Model
H370 MINING MASTER
Type
Configuration Guide
Mining Configuration Guide
E14471
First Edition
June 2018
Copyright © ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
All Rights Reserved 15060-0J8g0000
•  Tomakeyourbuildmorestablewhenminingwith20cards,werecommendthatyouinstall
largecapacitymemorymodules,changethesizeofthevirtualmemoryandinstalltheproper
Graphicsdrivers,e.g.,install8GBmemorymodulesandchangethesizeofthevirtual
memorypagingleto100GB.
•  WerecommendthatyouinstallproperdriversforGraphicscards,e.g.,driverversion391.35
fornVIDIAGraphicscards,driverversion17.10.2orlaterforAMDGraphicscards.Pleasego
towww.nVIDIA.comandwww.AMD.comformoredetails.
•  WerecommendthatyouinstallWindows®10forbetterstabilityandcompatibilitywhen
mining.IfyouencounterproblemswhileminingunderanotherOS,youcantrytoenterthe
BIOStochangethePCIEbandwidthfrom[Gen1]to[Gen2]anddisabletheoptionsunder
Above 4G Decoding.
Vertical USB ports
Thismotherboardcomeswithtwenty(20)USB3.1Gen1ports.Therisercardwiththefollowing
USBlinesequencecanbeinstalledonthemotherboardformining.
 Allthese(20)USBportsareusedforGPUminingonly.DONOTconnectyourUSBdevicesto
theseports.
 Refertowww.asus.comfortheQVL(QualiedVendorList)ofrisercards.
 Refertowww.asus.comfortheSOP(StandardOperatingProcedure)ofmeasuringUSBline
sequence.
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REFCLK-
REFCLK+
RST#
HSOP0
HSON0
PRESENT#
HSIP0
HSIN0
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_BEATXPWR_C
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
C17
C14 C18
C15 C19
C16 C20
A01
USB line Sequence
Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomaycause
youphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.
Installing mining cards
nVIDIA or AMD graphics cards
AMD graphics cards
nVIDIA graphics cards
nVIDIA P104 or P106 mining cards
Installing Multiple Power Supplies
Thissectiondisplaysthewaytoinstallmultiplepowersupplies.Ensuretoplugthemainpower
supplytotheEATXPWR_AconnectorandsupplypowertootherdevicessuchasGraphicscards,
CPU,memory,SSDandfans.AdditionalpowersuppliescanbeconnectedtoEATXPWR_Band
EATXPWR_CtosupplypowerforGraphicscardsonly.
PSU2
(Optional)
PSU3
(Optional)
EATXPWR_A
EATXPWR_B
EATXPWR_C
CPU
SSD
DDR4 DIMM_B1* (64bit, 288-pin module)
DDR4 DIMM_A1* (64bit, 288-pin module)
DIGI+
EPU
Q_CODE
CPU_FAN
CHA_FAN2
CHA_FAN1
CHA_FAN3
CLRTC
128Mb
BIOS
SPDIF_OUT
PANEL
AAFP
COM
EATX12V
LGA1151
EATXPWR_C EATXPWR_B EATXPWR_A
Intel®
H370
U31G1_56
AUDIO
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07 C17
B08 B11 C14 C18
B09 B12 C15 C19
B10 B13 C16 C20
PCIEX16
USB910
ICS
9DB833AGILF
LAN_U31G1_34
LANGuard
WGI
219V
HDMI
KBMS_USB78
DVI
SATA6G_2 SATA6G_1
U31G1_12
A01
CPU_LED
DRAM_LED
VGA_LED
BOOT_DEVICE_LED
Memory EATX12V
PSU1
GPU_01
GPU_02
GPU_03
GPU_04
GPU_05
GPU_06
GPU_07
GPU_08
GPU_09
GPU_10
GPU_11
GPU_12
GPU_13
GPU_14
GPU_15
GPU_16
GPU_17
GPU_18
GPU_19
GPU_20
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
To install mining cards:
Ensurethatapowersupplyunit(PSU)ispluggedintothemainpowerconnectorEATXPWR_A
beforepluggingintoEATXPWR_BandEATXPWR_C.
•  InordertomanageyourGraphicscardsonyourmotherboard,werecommendthatyou
installyourGraphicscardsandconnectthepowerconnectorstocorrespondingareasonthe
motherboard.
•  Werecommendthatyouusehighqualitypowersuppliesforstableminingperformance.
• Seven (7) or less mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxinsequentialorderA01~A07.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorlabeled
EATXPWR_A.
WhenaGPUisinstalledinaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
EATXPWR_A
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
A01
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•  Theillustrationsareforreferenceonly.
•  WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
Inordertofullysupport20graphicscardsmining,werecommendthatyouuse3powersupply
units(PSU)thataredesignedforminingwithsufcient12Vpowerplugsandprovideaminimum
powerof3750Wintotal(2*1200W+1*1350Warerecommended).
• 8 ~ 13 mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxandBxxinsequentialorder
A01~B13.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeled
EATXPWR_AandEATXPWR_B.
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_B
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
A01
Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyour
miningcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,andminingcards
inareaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B.
• 14 ~ 20 mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxx,Bxx,Cxxinsequentialorder
A01~C20.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)to24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeled
EATXPWR_A,EATXPWR_B andEATXPWR_C.
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_BEATXPWR_C
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
C17
C14 C18
C15 C19
C16 C20
A01
Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyour
miningcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,miningcardsin
areaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B,andminingcardsinareaCtothe
powersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_C.
Customizing server and PC’s power supplies for mining
Youcancombineaserver’sandadesktopPC’spowersupplyformining,takeamotherboardwith
twenty(20)connectorsforminingGraphicscards
forexample:
1. Prepareacustomized2400Wpowersupply
andanordinary1200Wpowersupply.
2. Connectthe2400Wpowersupplyto
EATXPWR_Aconnectorasthemainpower
supplyforthesystemandGraphicscards.
3. Connecttwelve(12)Graphicscardsto
the2400Wpowersupplyandinsertthe
twelve(12)cardsintotheverticalUSBports
separately.
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_BEATXPWR_C
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
C17
C14 C18
C15 C19
C16 C20
A01
4. Connectthe1200Wpowersupplytothe
EATXPWR_BorEATXPWR_Cconnector.
5. Connecttheresteight(8)Graphicscardsto
the1200Wpowersupplyandinsertedthemto
theresteight(8)verticalUSBports.
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_BEATXPWR_C
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
C17
C14 C18
C15 C19
C16 C20
A01
WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,
thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
Changing the mining mode in BIOS
To change the mining mode in BIOS:
1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTto
enterBIOSSetup.
2. GototheAdvancedmenu>Mining
Mode.Thisitemissetto[Enabled]by
default.Youcanchangethisitemby
yourself.
Viewing the mining card status
To view the mining card status in BIOS:
1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTto
enterBIOSSetup.
2. GototheAdvancedmenu>On Board
Slot States,thenpress<Enter>todisplay
thestatusoftheexpansioncards.
To view the mining card status during POST:
AnimageappearsduringPOSTtodisplay
thestatusoftheminingcards.
• Greenslot:Theminingcardworks
normally.
• Redslot:Thereisanerrorwiththe
miningcard.
• Grayslot:Yoursystemfailedto
detecttheminingcard.
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