Asus H370 MINING MASTER Configuration Guide
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- Configuration Guide
Mining Configuration Guide
E14471
First Edition
June 2018
Copyright © ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
All Rights Reserved 15060-0J8g0000
• Tomakeyourbuildmorestablewhenminingwith20cards,werecommendthatyouinstall
largecapacitymemorymodules,changethesizeofthevirtualmemoryandinstalltheproper
Graphicsdrivers,e.g.,install8GBmemorymodulesandchangethesizeofthevirtual
memorypagingleto100GB.
• WerecommendthatyouinstallproperdriversforGraphicscards,e.g.,driverversion391.35
fornVIDIAGraphicscards,driverversion17.10.2orlaterforAMDGraphicscards.Pleasego
towww.nVIDIA.comandwww.AMD.comformoredetails.
• WerecommendthatyouinstallWindows®10forbetterstabilityandcompatibilitywhen
mining.IfyouencounterproblemswhileminingunderanotherOS,youcantrytoenterthe
BIOStochangethePCIEbandwidthfrom[Gen1]to[Gen2]anddisabletheoptionsunder
Above 4G Decoding.
Vertical USB ports
Thismotherboardcomeswithtwenty(20)USB3.1Gen1ports.Therisercardwiththefollowing
USBlinesequencecanbeinstalledonthemotherboardformining.
Allthese(20)USBportsareusedforGPUminingonly.DONOTconnectyourUSBdevicesto
theseports.
Refertowww.asus.comfortheQVL(QualiedVendorList)ofrisercards.
Refertowww.asus.comfortheSOP(StandardOperatingProcedure)ofmeasuringUSBline
sequence.
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WAKE#
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
Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomaycause
youphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.
Installing mining cards
nVIDIA or AMD graphics cards
AMD graphics cards
nVIDIA graphics cards
nVIDIA P104 or P106 mining cards
Installing Multiple Power Supplies
Thissectiondisplaysthewaytoinstallmultiplepowersupplies.Ensuretoplugthemainpower
supplytotheEATXPWR_AconnectorandsupplypowertootherdevicessuchasGraphicscards,
CPU,memory,SSDandfans.AdditionalpowersuppliescanbeconnectedtoEATXPWR_Band
EATXPWR_CtosupplypowerforGraphicscardsonly.
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:
Ensurethatapowersupplyunit(PSU)ispluggedintothemainpowerconnectorEATXPWR_A
beforepluggingintoEATXPWR_BandEATXPWR_C.
• InordertomanageyourGraphicscardsonyourmotherboard,werecommendthatyou
installyourGraphicscardsandconnectthepowerconnectorstocorrespondingareasonthe
motherboard.
• Werecommendthatyouusehighqualitypowersuppliesforstableminingperformance.
• Seven (7) or less mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxinsequentialorderA01~A07.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorlabeled
EATXPWR_A.
WhenaGPUisinstalledinaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
EATXPWR_A
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
A01
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• Theillustrationsareforreferenceonly.
• WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
Inordertofullysupport20graphicscardsmining,werecommendthatyouuse3powersupply
units(PSU)thataredesignedforminingwithsufcient12Vpowerplugsandprovideaminimum
powerof3750Wintotal(2*1200W+1*1350Warerecommended).
• 8 ~ 13 mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxxandBxxinsequentialorder
A01~B13.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)tothe24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeled
EATXPWR_AandEATXPWR_B.
EATXPWR_AEATXPWR_B
PCIEX16
A01 A02 A03 A04
A05 A06 A07
B08 B11
B09 B12
B10 B13
A01
Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyour
miningcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,andminingcards
inareaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B.
• 14 ~ 20 mining cards
1. InstallyourminingcardsintotheconnectorslabeledAxx,Bxx,Cxxinsequentialorder
A01~C20.
2. Connectyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)to24-pinEATXpowerconnectorslabeled
EATXPWR_A,EATXPWR_B andEATXPWR_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
Tomakethepowerconsumptioninbalance,connectthe6-pin/8-pinpowerconnectorsofyour
miningcardsinareaAtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_A,miningcardsin
areaBtothepowersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_B,andminingcardsinareaCtothe
powersupplyunit(PSU)pluggedinEATXPWR_C.
Customizing server and PC’s power supplies for mining
Youcancombineaserver’sandadesktopPC’spowersupplyformining,takeamotherboardwith
twenty(20)connectorsforminingGraphicscards
forexample:
1. Prepareacustomized2400Wpowersupply
andanordinary1200Wpowersupply.
2. Connectthe2400Wpowersupplyto
EATXPWR_Aconnectorasthemainpower
supplyforthesystemandGraphicscards.
3. Connecttwelve(12)Graphicscardsto
the2400Wpowersupplyandinsertthe
twelve(12)cardsintotheverticalUSBports
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. Connectthe1200Wpowersupplytothe
EATXPWR_BorEATXPWR_Cconnector.
5. Connecttheresteight(8)Graphicscardsto
the1200Wpowersupplyandinsertedthemto
theresteight(8)verticalUSBports.
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
WhenaGPUisinstalledonaUSBA1port,
thePCIEx16slotcannotbeused.
Changing the mining mode in BIOS
To change the mining mode in BIOS:
1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTto
enterBIOSSetup.
2. GototheAdvancedmenu>Mining
Mode.Thisitemissetto[Enabled]by
default.Youcanchangethisitemby
yourself.
Viewing the mining card status
To view the mining card status in BIOS:
1. Press<Delete>or<F2>duringPOSTto
enterBIOSSetup.
2. GototheAdvancedmenu>On Board
Slot States,thenpress<Enter>todisplay
thestatusoftheexpansioncards.
To view the mining card status during POST:
AnimageappearsduringPOSTtodisplay
thestatusoftheminingcards.
• Greenslot:Theminingcardworks
normally.
• Redslot:Thereisanerrorwiththe
miningcard.
• Grayslot:Yoursystemfailedto
detecttheminingcard.
Working
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