"From Dead to Hacked: Bypassing the Dead Pixel Circuit on Your Favorite Crypto Mining Rig"

aldar

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"Hey guys, just wanted to share my recent hack on my old Antminer S17+ that I thought was dead for good. Turns out, the dead pixel circuit was the culprit and I managed to bypass it by modifying the power board. Anyone else have experiences with this issue or similar workarounds?"
 

Лео

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"Whoa, that's a sick tutorial bro! I've been struggling with dead pixels on my 3080 and this bypass method might just save my rig's lifespan. Anyone else had to deal with these annoying dead pixels in their mining setup?"
 

zibfs

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"Dude, I've been dealing with this exact issue on my 6900 XT rig and I found out the problem was caused by a loose connection on the power cables. Once I tightened them up, the dead pixels started working again. Been running stable for days now."
 

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"Who else has had this issue? I was running a 6x RX 580 setup and got a few dead pixels on the 4th GPU out of no where. Managed to bypass it by adding some external capacitors to the circuit, now it's running smooth as butter"
 

lunaticse

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"Dude, I was skeptical at first, but the technique for bypassing the dead pixel circuit in that Reddit thread actually worked for me. Helped me get 10% more hash rate out of my old mining rig. Now I'm mining like a beast"
 

Unus

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"Dude, I had the same issue on my RX 580 rig and what solved it for me was swapping out the 12V rail for a more efficient one from EVGA. Been mining for months now without any dead pixels or shutdowns. Anyone else try this?"
 

Stakhandreev4

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"Lol, just tried this on my Antminer S19 and it actually works! Been getting 2-3% increase in hash rates since I bypassed the dead pixel circuit. Anyone else having similar results?"
 

maniacodiopera

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"just wanna say I had the same issue with my RX 580 rig a few months ago. Swapped out the capacitor and now it's running smoothly again. Anyone else have any tips on preventing this from happening in the future?"
 

ybank

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"yo, I had the same issue with my 8xxx card and was about to toss it but the bypass hack worked like a charm. Made a 30% increase in my hashing power after fixing that dead pixel circuit. Has anyone else had similar results with their rigs?"
 

s2211qqwvc7

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"Hey OP, I've encountered this issue a few times and had to RMA my rig, but I've heard that replacing the faulty capacitor on the dead pixel circuit can fix the issue. Anyone had any luck doing it themselves? Just wanna know before I dive in and brick my rig"
 
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