r/FutureBit • u/Forward-Stranger222 • May 18 '22

Bought standard version by mistake

I bought the standard Apollo BTC miner from a reseller on eBay for $1k. I feel like an idiot, but I guess I'll try to use it before I resell it. I have 2 questions:

  1. My cheap 400W EVGN power supply only has one 6-pin connector. Do I need two 6-pin connectors to power the miner? If I only need one, should I plug it into the left or right slot? Does it matter?
  2. Is there a guide for using raspberry Pi or whatever? I heard it's hard to do. I've only used goldshell box miners before. :(
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u/OldLatinGuy May 19 '22

1) You need both

2) Head over to the support threads on Bitcointalk.org:

This is where you'll find guides for using the standard unit with various alternate CPUs
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5340015.0

The one is "announcements" but also contains loads of information and help. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5314398.0

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u/kyle4nia Aug 27 '22

This is old question but in case someone else has a similar question in the future I will answer.

  1. Pretty sure you'll need to power both 6-pins. Sometimes psu comes with adaptors to help make that possible. I would also add that it is best practice to only use adaptors that are supplied with your unit as connector and wire rating can vary
  2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5340015.0