A Beginners Guide to Mining Siacoin. Overview. Sia is a decentralized, peer to peer network for buying and. Users pay for transactions within Sia using a cryptocurrency called Siacoin. Like Bitcoin, Sia relies on miners to supply computing power to the network. These miners are paid for their contributions in Siacoin. In this guide, Ill show you how to generate money when youre not using your Windows PC by setting it up to mine Siacoin. Time Required. This guide looks long, but its just because there are lots of screenshots. I estimate that it only takes about 2. Task. Time. Installing software. Creating a Siacoin wallet. Setting up automatic mining. Total2. 0 minutes. Software versions. This guide uses the latest version of each software component at the time of writing Sia UI v. Keep-calm-and-carry-on-scan.jpg' alt='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' title='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' />CUDA v. Open. CL 2. 0. Marlin v. Windows 1. 0 will also work on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8. Find your graphics card type. Siacoin mining uses your computers graphics card which Ill refer to as GPU for graphics processing unit. Different GPUs require different software, so follow the steps below to determine your GPU type Hit WinR to open the run dialog. Download the free trial version below to get started. Doubleclick the downloaded file to install the software. Type devmgmt. msc and hit Enter. Expand the Display adapters entry. Top VIdeos. Warning Invalid argument supplied for foreach in srvusersserverpilotappsjujaitalypublicindex. You should see something like the following Note whether your GPU begins with NVIDIA or AMD. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, you will install CUDA. If you have an AMD GPU, you will install Open. CL. If you see something else, you likely dont have a compatible GPU. This means you wont be able to mine Siacoin, but check the mining hardware section below to see what mining ready GPUs are available for your next build. Install GPU library. In order to run a Siacoin miner, you must install the correct library for the mining software to communicate with your computers GPU. Install CUDA for NVIDIA GPUsIf you have an NVIDIA GPU, youll need to install CUDA. For AMD GPUs, skip to the next section. Go to https developer. EUtI.gmxdrive.jpg' alt='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' title='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' />Next to Operating System, click Windows. Myst 2 Riven Gog Download. Click the version that corresponds to your version of Windows. For Installer Type click exe network. Click Download. Open the downloaded file and proceed through the installation using the default options. Install Open. CL for AMD GPUsIf you have an AMD GPU, youll need Open. CL. It may be installed already, as it is included with many AMD drivers, but to ensure you have the latest version, follow the steps below. Ncomputing Software For Xp. Go to https support. Under Automatically Detect and Install Your Driver click Download NowOpen the downloaded file and proceed through the installation using the default options. I/41NImQUMT%2BL.jpg' alt='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' title='Drivers Gemini First Mix Io' />Install a Siacoin miner. There are a few different Siacoin miners to choose from, but they all offer similar features and performance. This guide uses the Marlin miner because it is compatible with both CUDA and Open. CL, but you might want to check out other mining options. To install Marlin, follow the steps below Go to the Marlin miner download page. Click the link for Windows 6. Marlin package. When the download completes, open it and unzip to C marlin. Hit WinR to open the Windows run dialog. Vmware Workstation 9 Portable Dual Dvd. Type cmd and hit Enter. In the Command Prompt, type the following C marlinmarlin. You should see output that says PASS on each line 2. Starting marlin 1. Open. CL error cannot load Open. CL. dll. 2. 01. 70. CUDA driver version 8. Ge. Force GTX 9. 70 CC 5. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. 2. 01. 70. PASS. PASS. This verifies that your GPU library is installed correctly and your miner is able to access it. All you need now is a Siacoin wallet and youll be ready to begin mining. Generate a Siacoin wallet. In order to mine, youll need a Siacoin wallet to store the coins you earn. There are currently two main options for Siacoin wallets, which I describe below. Bittrex The quick n dirty way. The fastest way to create a Siacoin wallet is to use Bittrex, a cryptocurrency exchange. Bittrex provides a web wallet, so you can create an account and generate a Siacoin wallet instantly. The downside is that you have to trust Bittrex to keep your Siacoin secure. There have not been any major security breaches at Bittrex that cost their customers money, but many other exchanges have had issues with this, and Bittrex is by no means immune. I recommend starting with Bittrex as you build familiarity with Siacoin and mining. Once you become comfortable, create a wallet with Sia UI, move your Siacoin from Bittrex to your Sia UI wallet, and set your Sia UI address as your new mining address. To create a wallet with Bittrex, follow the steps below Go to Bittrex. Create a new account and log in. From the upper right menu, click Wallets. Type siacoin in the search bar. In the Siacoin row that appears, click the sign. You will see a pop up window showing a long series of letters and numbers. This is your Siacoin wallet address. Save this address and proceed to the Start mining step. Sia UI The better, but slower way. If you created a wallet with Bittrex, you can skip this section. Sia UI is Sias official Windows app. Developed and maintained by the Sia developers, it is the most secure and powerful Sia wallet available though this is somewhat by virtue of it being the only Windows wallet available. Download and Launch Sia UIGo to the Sia UI download page. Click the link ending in win. Sia UI v. XX. YY. ZZ win. 32 x. 64. Extract the downloaded file to C Sia UIClick Sia UI in the extracted files. A Windows Firewall dialog will appear asking if you want to give Sia access. Click Allow. Set up Sia UI wallet. Youll see a progress bar in the upper right corner that represents Sia UIs progress synchronizing your app with the rest of the Sia network. While you wait for synchronization to reach 1. Siacoin wallet with the steps below In the lefthand sidebar, click the Wallet button. Click Create a new wallet. Sia UI then displays your wallet seed. This is a series of words that gives you access to your Siacoin wallet. Save your wallet seed. Either write it down on paper or save it to a text file. Sia offers to let you choose a wallet password that is distinct from your wallet seed. For simplicity, leave the password as is so that it will match your seed. Important Youll need your wallet seed to access your wallet every time you start Sia UI. If you lose your wallet seed, you can never recover the money inside your wallet. Important Anyone who has your wallet seed controls your Siacoin balance. Never post your wallet seed online unless youre writing a Siacoin mining tutorial. Click the button that says I have written these down in a safe place. Because Sia UI maintains a healthy skepticism of its users, the next screen challenges you to enter the wallet seed you just saved. Type in the seed you saved in step 3 and click Unlock. At this point, Sia UI will likely still be synchronizing with the rest of the network. Unfortunately, you cant use your wallet until this process completes. First time synchronization is sloooooow. It can take hours to days to get synchronized depending on your disk speed and network connection. I posted a workaround on reddit that reduces the wait time to 2.