{"product_id":"goldshell-sc-box-repair-service","title":"Goldshell SC-BOX II Repair Service","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoldshell SC-BOX II repair fixes a Siacoin miner that reports fewer than 36 chips, stops on a chip overheat, or blows cold air while the pool stays empty. A healthy SC-BOX II board reports 36 chips in 18 pairs; any other count is a fault. Component-level repair in the USA, validated in a running miner under load.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoldshell SC-BOX II repair starts from what the miner says about itself: how many chips the board finds at startup, and which of them are still answering on the chips page. This is a complete, self-contained Siacoin miner rather than a removable board from a larger chassis, so the fault can sit in the board, in the controller, or in the power path, and those are separated during incoming diagnostics before anything is quoted. You do not have to work out which one it is before contacting us. The first-generation SC-BOX is covered here as well — same service, smaller board — and it is offered as the second option on this page. Our lab is in the USA, so the machine never has to leave the country to be repaired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Diagnostics and Common Issues with Goldshell SC-BOX II\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Symptom Checklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans spin, the case blows \u003cstrong\u003ecold air\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the pool shows nothing arriving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe SYS indicator sits steady red while the green or blue light flashes — the label Goldshell gives this combination is \u003ccode\u003eHashboard startup failure\u003c\/code\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dashboard reads \u003ccode\u003eFailed to startup\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eOverheat (chip)\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eOverheat (PCB)\u003c\/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003eException\u003c\/code\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe startup line in the log reports a chip count below the full set, for example \u003ccode\u003eC0: SCBOX Init sucessed. 36 chips, N Total goodcores\u003c\/code\u003e — it is the shape of the line and the number in it that matter, not the exact digits your machine prints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHashrate drops in a visible step rather than drifting down, and the chips page shows a neighbouring pair no longer answering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe miner reports \u003ccode\u003eOops! Fan can not start normally\u003c\/code\u003e, or stops with \u003ccode\u003eCPB0 Overheat, So Shutdown It\u003c\/code\u003e in the log.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTry This Before You Ship It In\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral of the faults that look terminal on this miner are not, and each of these takes a few minutes. If none of them changes anything, the fault is in the hardware, and the rest of this page describes what we do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower the miner down completely for 30 seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e — unplug it, rather than rebooting from the interface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the power supply against the requirement.\u003c\/strong\u003e This miner is fed by an external 12 V supply through 6-pin connectors. Goldshell asks for 16 AWG cable and warns that 18 AWG can overheat and damage the connector, and it asks that the supply carry a clear margin over what the miner draws. Every connector on the miner has to be populated, not just one — a 400 W machine on a single connector is the classic way to melt one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfirm both fans turn and nothing blocks the grilles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two fans cool this case and there is no spare capacity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the power plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e The SC-BOX II has a published low-power mode that runs it at 1.45 Th\/s on 260 W instead of 1.9 Th\/s on 400 W, so a fully healthy miner can look like it has lost a quarter of its output. The setting is called Powerplan in the interface, and a second-hand machine can arrive already switched.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRun the built-in benchmark.\u003c\/strong\u003e Entering \u003ccode\u003ebenchmark\u003c\/code\u003e in place of the pool address puts the miner into a self-test that ignores the network and the pool. A normal result points at the pool or the network; an abnormal one points at the hardware.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerify the pool address, port and worker name\u003c\/strong\u003e before assuming the miner is at fault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReset the miner to stock firmware at stock settings\u003c\/strong\u003e if it has been reflashed or retuned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModel-Specific Patterns We See on Goldshell SC-BOX II\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChips fail in pairs, not one at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e The chips on this board are powered in series in groups of two, so a fault inside one chip takes its partner down with it. That is why the loss arrives as a step rather than a slow decline, why the chips page shows two neighbours dark instead of one, and why the goal of diagnosis is to find the failed pair and prove the other seventeen are sound — not to hunt a single bad chip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/4917\/9921\/files\/goldshell-sc-box-internal-board-16-chips-heatsinks.webp\" alt=\"Goldshell SC-BOX internal board with all 16 ICT580 chips under individual finned heatsinks\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); margin-top: 8px;\"\u003eA Goldshell SC-BOX board out of its case, every chip carrying its own heatsink. This is the first-generation board, 16 chips in 8 pairs; the SC-BOX II uses the same chassis and carries 36 chips in 18 pairs. Either way the pair, not the chip, is the unit that fails.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn overheat message that is not about the room.\u003c\/strong\u003e The firmware reads a temperature from each chip individually and will shut the miner down on one chip that has run away, while the board average still looks unremarkable. Goldshell reports this as \u003ccode\u003eOverheat (chip)\u003c\/code\u003e, and it means something different from \u003ccode\u003eOverheat (PCB)\u003c\/code\u003e, which comes from the sensors on the board itself and usually does follow dust, blocked airflow or a hot room. Owners who see the word overheat clean the fans; the miner is pointing at a chip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dead controller mistaken for a dead board.\u003c\/strong\u003e The controller in this miner boots from a memory card, and a machine that will not answer on the network, will not show a dashboard or sits with its lights in a strange combination frequently has nothing wrong with the hashing side at all. Goldshell says as much about miners that do not respond after being powered on. The controller is also the cheapest part of the miner, so establishing which of the two failed changes what the repair costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/4917\/9921\/files\/goldshell-sc-box-control-board-ethernet-antenna.webp\" alt=\"Goldshell SC-BOX control board plugged into the internal board, with its Ethernet jack and antenna connector\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); margin-top: 8px;\"\u003eThe control board lifted in its card-edge slot. It carries the network port, the antenna and the interface you log into, and it can fail on its own while the hashing side is perfectly healthy — which is why the two are separated before any repair is quoted.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurnt power connectors from a supply that was never quite right.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 6-pin input is the part that fails when a supply is undersized, second-hand, wired with thin cable, or connected through only one of the connectors the miner expects. It arrives discoloured or melted, and the miner starts intermittently or not at all. Goldshell excludes damage caused by a non-standard supply from its warranty, which makes this a repair rather than a claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHardware Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:16px 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\n\u003ccol style=\"width:32%\"\u003e\n\u003ccol style=\"width:68%\"\u003e\n\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color:rgb(248,248,248);border-bottom:2px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eDevice type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eComplete self-contained compact miner. The board is not a removable plug-in part and Goldshell does not sell it separately.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eAlgorithm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eBlake2B-Sia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eCoins targeted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eSiacoin. The first-generation SC-BOX was also sold for ScPrime.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eEnclosure format\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eEnclosed case, 178 by 150 by 84 mm, about 2 kg. Both generations share the case.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eRated hashrate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e1.9 Th\/s at 400 W, with a published low-power mode of 1.45 Th\/s at 260 W. The first-generation SC-BOX is rated 900 Gh\/s at 200 W.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eChips per board\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e36, reported by the miner at startup. The first-generation SC-BOX carries 16.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eChip grouping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e18 series-powered pairs of 2 chips. The first-generation SC-BOX has 8 pairs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eASIC marking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e\n\u003ccode style=\"word-break:break-all;\"\u003eICT580\u003c\/code\u003e, designed by Intchains, on both generations. Goldshell publishes no data on the part in its own specification pages.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eController platform\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eGoldshell MCB V6.3.5. The first-generation SC-BOX uses MCB V5.4, and the two generations are not interchangeable.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eFirmware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eVendor-proprietary, signed and installed by the owner from the web interface. The interface calls the board a computing board, which is the same part the wider market calls a hashboard.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eNormal board temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e77 C, shutting down at 86 C. The first-generation SC-BOX runs at 65 to 75 C and shuts down at 85 C.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eCooling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eAir, two fans rated 4500 rpm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003ePower input\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eExternal 12 V supply through 6-pin connectors, user-supplied. Goldshell specifies 16 AWG cable and a supply rated well above the miner's draw.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Log Is Telling You\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of this is something you need to act on. It is here so you know what state the miner is in before you decide to send it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:16px 0 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\n\u003ccol style=\"width:34%\"\u003e\n\u003ccol style=\"width:33%\"\u003e\n\u003ccol style=\"width:33%\"\u003e\n\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color:rgb(248,248,248);border-bottom:2px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eWhat you see\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eWhat it usually means\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding:12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eWhat we do with it\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eA startup line reporting fewer chips than the full count\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eOne or more pairs stopped answering when the miner came up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eWe read the board pair by pair on the bench and establish which pair failed and whether the rest are sound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e\n\u003ccode style=\"word-break:break-all;\"\u003eOverheat (chip)\u003c\/code\u003e with the board temperature looking normal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eA single chip is reporting a runaway temperature and shutting the miner down\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eWe identify the chip that reports it and check its thermal contact and its pair before deciding what is replaced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e\u003ccode style=\"word-break:break-all;\"\u003eOverheat (PCB)\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe sensors on the board itself are reading high — usually airflow, dust or ambient temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eWe inspect the airflow path and the thermal interface, and look for heat damage that has already been done\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003e\n\u003ccode style=\"word-break:break-all;\"\u003eFailed to startup\u003c\/code\u003e with nothing else on the dashboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe board did not initialise at all — which the board, the controller or the power path can each cause\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eWe separate the three before quoting, because two of them are not a board repair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eA barcode error such as \u003ccode style=\"word-break:break-all;\"\u003eGet CPB0 Barcode Error\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eThe controller cannot read the board's identity, which often accompanies a communication fault rather than a chip fault\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:12px;vertical-align:top;word-break:break-word;\"\u003eWe check the link between board and controller before treating it as a hashing failure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDiagnostics Focus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe controller, the supply and the memory card come first, before the board.\u003c\/strong\u003e On this miner the dead machine is very often not the hashing side, and the vendor says the same about units that do not respond after power-up. The controller is also the least expensive part in the box, so establishing which part failed changes the price of the job rather than just its description. We work power and controller first, board second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe read the per-chip picture, not the average temperature.\u003c\/strong\u003e The chips page reports each chip separately, including its built-in self-test result, so it shows which pairs have dropped and where they sit relative to one another. That distinguishes a failed pair from a miner that is overheating as a whole, and the front dashboard average shows neither.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOur Professional Repair Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGotchas\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a whole miner, not a plug-in board, and that changes how it is tested.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bench fixtures built for loose boards from rack miners do not apply here, and there is no independent test rig for this hardware on the market at all. We validate through the miner's own diagnostic surface — its interface, its log and its chips page — and then under real mining load in the assembled machine, which is the only place a repair on this hardware can honestly be proven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplacing the failed part is not the end of the job.\u003c\/strong\u003e The chips are powered in series pairs, so after component-level work the operating point has to be re-established and confirmed. The question is not whether the miner powers on afterwards, but whether it returns to its rated output and holds it warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrosion is a boundary, and the vendor says so too.\u003c\/strong\u003e Goldshell treats boards with corrosion or extensive burn damage as beyond repair and states that a repaired corroded board may corrode and fail again. We say the same before starting rather than after: where a board arrives with corrosion, we tell you what can honestly be promised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTypical Service Scenario\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA quiet miner living indoors.\u003c\/strong\u003e These were bought as home machines at around 35 dB and they sit on shelves, in cupboards and in alcoves. Goldshell lists the causes of overheating plainly: an air inlet or outlet that is blocked, fans fitted the wrong way round, several miners sharing one small room, or a room above 35 C. Two fans and a small case leave nothing in reserve, and the SC-BOX II puts twice the heat of the first generation into the same box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA cheap or second-hand power supply.\u003c\/strong\u003e The miner is fed externally, so an undersized supply, thin cable or a half-populated connector is a fault waiting to happen, and the vendor asks for a supply rated far above what the miner actually draws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA machine long out of warranty.\u003c\/strong\u003e Goldshell's coverage runs 180 days from shipment, and this generation shipped in 2023, so effectively every one of these miners is outside it. Both generations have also been withdrawn from the vendor's own catalogue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA cold garage in winter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Goldshell states that low ambient temperatures raise the hardware error rate and gives 10 to 35 C as the working range, so a miner that reports errors on a cold morning may have nothing wrong with it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Happens After Intake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntake:\u003c\/strong\u003e we record the condition of the case, connectors and fans, and what the miner was doing when it stopped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncoming inspection:\u003c\/strong\u003e we look for heat damage, contamination, corrosion and connector damage before anything is powered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnostics:\u003c\/strong\u003e we check the 12 V input and the on-board power, the communication with the chips, the per-chip readings and the behaviour of the fans and sensors, and we separate a board fault from a controller or supply fault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComponent-level repair:\u003c\/strong\u003e failed chips, power components, sensors, connectors and damaged traces are repaired or replaced where the board allows it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleaning and thermal service:\u003c\/strong\u003e contamination is removed and degraded thermal interface material replaced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eValidation:\u003c\/strong\u003e the repaired miner is checked on its own interface and chips page, then run for a minimum of two hours under real mining load. Extended burn-in beyond that is available as a separate service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDiagnostics and Validation Equipment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBench power diagnostics, multimeter fault isolation, microscope work and thermal inspection for the repair itself; the miner's own interface, log and chips page for what the machine reports about itself; and a live run under load for the result. Because this is a complete miner with no board redundancy, a fault that survives the repair takes the whole machine offline rather than a fraction of it, which is why the load run is the longest step and not the shortest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll repairs are performed personally by Alex, who has been servicing ASIC miners since 2019. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/antminer-repair.com\/pages\/aleksandr-muranov\"\u003eSee credentials →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/antminer-repair.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eContact our repair team today and get your miner back to full power.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antminer Repair","offers":[{"title":"SC-BOX II","offer_id":54596689002769,"sku":"SOLO-GS-SCBOXII","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SC-BOX","offer_id":54596688970001,"sku":"SOLO-GS-SCBOX","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0788\/4917\/9921\/files\/goldshell-sc-box-miner-fans-model-label_42c8ebf0-a1c4-4cf3-aca2-b17fd211961b.webp?v=1789828547","url":"https:\/\/antminer-repair.com\/products\/goldshell-sc-box-repair-service","provider":"Antminer Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}