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What Does the Latest Antminer S17 Firmware Offer?

Posted by QuoteColo on March 30, 2020 - Updated on October 16, 2020

The Antminer S17 is a 56Th machine from Bitmain that can provide users with a positive return on investment when they are mining Bitcoins. It is a powerful machine that is proving to be popular among those who are serious about mining cryptocurrency. Regardless of how many or how few of these machines you may have, it is vital that you understand the importance of the firmware they utilize and why it is important to keep them updated when new Antminer firmware upgrades are available from Bitmain.

What Does the Latest Antminer S17 Firmware Offer?

The latest version of the S17 firmware includes a range of features. Some of these include enhanced virus capability with a new security mechanism, as well as an improved memory and temperature module. It also adds a sleep mode, removal of the voltage calibration process, and widening the scope of voltage difference inspection.

Tips for Updating the Antminer S17 Firmware

The following tips for updating the S17 firmware come from Bitmain’s site, which you will always want to check when you are updating. You will need to first check the current firmware version and if the file system version time is less than or equal to April 16, you will need to first upgrade to the intermediate firmware version (V5.24), and then upgrade to the final firmware version (V12.25). If the file system version time is greater than April 16, you can simply update it to the final firmware version.

You will download the firmware version that you want and then upload the entire ZIP file to the Antminer S17 without extracting the files. It can take some time for the update to complete, so be patient and let it fully update before doing anything with the machine. If you have several machines that are operating, you might want to do one at a time, so they are not all down at once.

Those who are considering updating will also want to make sure that they know what their current firmware is and make sure that they have a copy of it. While the Antminer software for all of their machines, including the S17, tends to work very well, having a backup of a previous version that you know works is helpful in case of an issue.

Updating your firmware for the Antminer S17  or the  is easy and it can help to improve the functionality of the machine.

Resources:

https://www.einfochips.com/blog/understanding-firmware-updates-the-whats-whys-and-hows/

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