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Other => Computer Hope groups => Folding@Home (Team: 67290) => Topic started by: Computer Hope Admin on April 17, 2007, 10:50:05 PM
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I've seen a few other sites and forums start their own Folding@Home team and though it would be nice to start one for Computer Hope as well. For anyone not familiar with Folding@Home it's a project started by Stanford University to help understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases. When proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.
Folding@Home is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world download and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Every computer makes the project closer to our goals.
For anyone familiar with SETI, it's much like SETI except it's searching for cures for diseases instead of other intelligent life. Although being setup late, I think it's a great cause to help and plan on running it here on computers I'm using and don't plan on formatting any time soon. I've setup a Computer Hope team, which will allow any member who is participating or users with PS3's to join and help Computer Hope compete against other teams for ranking.
Computer Hope is team # 67290
Team URL: http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290
Detailed stats: http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=67290
The main Folding@Home site is at: http://folding.stanford.edu/
Users who're participating (completed 1 unit) on the Folding@Home Computer Hope team will be marked with a (http://www.computerhope.com/folding.gif) (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,34147.0.html) icon in their profile.
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What?
Is this medical, or computers?
(I will have to try and understand tomorrow during the WASL... and no, that dosent mean I live in Washington)
EDIT: Oh... I think I get it now
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Care to explain that in normal English? Are we going to find a cure for Alzheimer?
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I used to participate in this, but since I got my laptop I don't think it's such a good idea for me to do it.
If I had a desktop I'd be right in though, I think it's a great initiative and a chance to do some good.
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im confused
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im confused
I think I am to
What good does it do, exactly? And is it safe? How much CPU Power?
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im confused
I think I am to
What good does it do, exactly? And is it safe? How much CPU Power?
It does good, because it is like having an extremely powerful supercomputer available to constantly crunch complex models of proteins, to help eliminate diseases.
It is safe, unless you have very poor cooling.
You can set it to use as much CPU power as you like, but it only uses idle power.
So it wont suck all of your CPU away from other applications.
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A little more details, although Calum explained it pretty good above. The project requires large-scale calculations to be preformed which requires a lot of processing power. These types of projects are usually best done with super computers, however they're extremely costly. So, instead of one super computer the project is using thousands/hundreds of thousands of computers each doing small portions of the calculations to create massive amount of processing power.
By combining merely ~25,000 computers (each with some sort of streaming processor), we could perform calculations on the Petaflop scale (1,000,0http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-FPI.html
Folding@Home Petaflop Initiative00,000,000,000 floating point operations per second) – a level of performance currently unmatched even by the fastest supercomputers.
The small applicate you download utilizes a low core priority utilizing around 1-50% of the CPU. I'm running it on my main work machine and haven't noticed any decrease in performance.
As far as memory it utilizes 12-15MB of memory.
Finally, takes up about 6-10MB of hard disk space. I give a range of disk space because I believe each download is different. But each machine here is running around 7MB of disk space.
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To do what for CH?
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To do what for CH?
If you join the CH team it helps the team complete more units and get a higher ranking and allows you to see the rankings of other team members. In other words just a place to join if you plan on participating in the project.
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And with our processing power we'll help in the creation of a cure for alzheimer.
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And with our processing power we'll help in the creation of a cure for alzheimer.
It's possible that what is learned from the project could help in finding a cure for many different diseases. Would be impossible to say with an absolute certainty that it will find a cure.
They have however made several advances.
http://folding.stanford.edu/results.html
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"The Folding@Home stats system is performing an update. Please try back in about 15 minutes."
I was just about to join and everything!
(I will just have to wait)
What if my computer was on a dialup (even though I have ultra-fast 100MBPS fiber running off a 108MBPS Network with a 54MBPS wireless card) ?
And do I need to leave my computer on?
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The connection of your Internet does not matter, it's mostly the processor that will affect the speed at which work units are completed.
As far as leaving your computer on, no, you don't need to leave it on. Of course while the computer is off it will not be working, so will greatly extend the length at which each work unit is completed.
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There has got to be flaws to using this type of supercomputing...
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The only type of flaw I could think of is during it's initial start, when you don't have thousands of computer working on units. Apart from that I think it's a great solution to getting a lot of processing power.
This technique is similar to how Google works and seems to be working well for them.
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The S.E.T.I. project was similar to this wasn't it ? ?
(search for extra terrestrial life )
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I want to look into this a little more, but I might be interested.
For anyone familiar with SETI, it's much like SETI except it's searching for cures for diseases instead of other intelligent life.
Yes, sir patio.
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i just installed it and enter my username and team number
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What's the site again?
I think it's a good idea, so I'll probably sign up.
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What's the site again?
I think it's a good idea, so I'll probably sign up.
Um...check the first post. It didn't go anywhere. Just so you know, your post count doesn't go up on the Off-Topic forum.
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i signed my grandmas computer up my laptop, and my computer(the beast) and they are all runing the program as we speak
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If I were to run all of my computers at once, my house would:
A) Burn Down
B) Loose Power
C) Start shocking me
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lol get the eletrical fixed then
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lol get the eletrical fixed then
We did...
Its still having its "difficulties"
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Just so you know, your post count doesn't go up on the Off-Topic forum.
Duh.
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and u wonder y you get smited
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Someone has been smiting me recently... I wonder why...
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Team Computer Hope has already completed seven work units (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290). :)
Thanks unlovedwarrior and ivan76 for sharing some of your spare processing power. Hopefully it goes to finding a cure.
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Now, I tried, but I am not shown as a team member.
How do I do this?
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It is pretty hard to get set up...
But you don't get shown (I think) until you complete one work load.
To get into the team: Right-Click the FoldingHome program thing, go configure, then User (tab), then type in 67290 as team name, and have your name (or whatever) as user name.
BTW, I'm working on:
p3040_supervillin-03
GROMACS core (does anyone know what this is?)
on Folding@Home.
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I wish I could help, I feel useless . . .
Actually, I may get the old PC working again with F@H, and just add myself to the team.
Over time, it crunched a considerable amount of work units, considering its Sempron CPU.
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BTW, I'm working on:
p3040_supervillin-03
GROMACS core (does anyone know what this is?)
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Based on structures from previous villin simulations we have conducted, this class of projects delves deeper, obtaining a better statistical picture of the folding process.
You can do lookups on the project numbers at: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/fahproject
... I wish I could help, I feel useless ...
It's ok if you don't have the processing power to do this project or want to utilize your processing power for something else I can understand.
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It's because I have a laptop, it gets hot enough as it is and I don't want to strain it.
If the heat wasn't a problem, it'd be pretty good, it's powerful.
Guess I'll head off downstairs and set the desktop back onto it.
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It's because I have a laptop, it gets hot enough as it is and I don't want to strain it.
If the heat wasn't a problem, it'd be pretty good, it's powerful.
Guess I'll head off downstairs and set the desktop back onto it.
You can limit the amount of CPU usage it takes. I am running it on my laptop, and have no problem. Folding@home disables itself when you run on battery.
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how do you set the amount it sucks up the cpu and it saddened yesterday, i was playing wow and the game minimized and wouldnt open back up so i thought it was an error so i uninstalled it and reinstalled it patched it (ummm like 2 hours or something) and it still didnt work so i thought about it than i realized it was the program it made me mad cuz it took me that long to figure it out but oh well i have it running when im at work.
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Ugh sorry to hear about that unlovedwarrior. It's crazy that a little app like that would cause so much grief with WoW. To adjust the CPU usage you can right-click on the icon in the Systray and go to Configure, under Configure click the Advanced tab. By default the CPU core usage should be set to the lowest possible.
In addition if you're running it and want to pause it you can right-click the icon and choose the pause option.
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its just weird thou how it waited so long to effect it but oh well
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It's because I have a laptop, it gets hot enough as it is and I don't want to strain it.
If the heat wasn't a problem, it'd be pretty good, it's powerful.
Guess I'll head off downstairs and set the desktop back onto it.
You can limit the amount of CPU usage it takes. I am running it on my laptop, and have no problem. Folding@home disables itself when you run on battery.
I know I can limit it, but it's not much use running with 10% of my CPU.
I also don't want it to trigger the CPU to keep stepping up, most of the time it can stay at 800MHz which is fine.
And I never use my battery, so that doesn't matter to me.
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Unloved Warrior,
It was the Sims 2, wasn't it?
(A game that probably should never be minimized in anyones right mind)
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huh sims 2 i havent played that in a long time it was wow that was saddening me
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Up to 18 completed units (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290) and another participant: SilentAssasin64 ;D
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sweet im closing in on you nathan lol and my other one ivan76 is ok cuz its on my laptop which im going to turn on now
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I'm still not showing up
My CoreDuo is failing me!
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A piece of paper...no matter how thin cannot be folded more than 7 times...
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A piece of paper...no matter how thin cannot be folded more than 7 times...
It can't? Show proof!
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A piece of paper...no matter how thin cannot be folded more than 7 times...
It can't? Show proof!
I bet he thought we would all take a piece of paper and fold it (OUCH! Paper cut!)
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A piece of paper...no matter how thin cannot be folded more than 7 times...
Not true, Mythbusters were able to do it with a HUGE piece of paper. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fSwS8rFNWI
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im watching right now
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I do have like-minded friends. Most of them from the Vhemt Movement. My parents didn't force any views on me, so please limit your comments to things you actually know. And for the mythology-religion difference, please tell me exactly what IS that difference. Wait, I know: Mythology is harmless, while religion is mythology mixed with superstition, and it really f*cks things up. So there you go, Magic Boy. I'll wait for your blind views on religion against regular mythology.
http://www.vhemt.org/ (http://www.vhemt.org/)
I find some of the discussions on Youtube more interesting than the videos. ;D
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I joined (well, entered the other PC anyway) but I'm not shown yet.
Don't expect much from it, it's a bit . . . pathetic . . . to say the least.
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I stand by my statement...changing the parameters to disprove things is what they do best.
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you have to complete one WU cal and it might take a day or two for them to add you
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Haha, this is funny. It takes me about 2 weeks to finish a whole WU. Dang Sempron...
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Haha, this is funny. It takes me about 2 weeks to finish a whole WU. Dang Sempron...
I bet it'll be the same for me, same CPU.
you have to complete one WU cal and it might take a day or two for them to add you
I'll look out for myself when one WU finally gets done.
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Well, I hate to be a quitter and a betrayer:
Of all my currently backround applications, I do belive that I am going to have to install some of the unused things. (And I am going to remove Folding@Home since it does take its memory.)
Maybe when Sigmatel gives me a new driver for my sound card, I will install it again.
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Why's that?
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Why's that?
Well
My laptop came with a good Sigmatel sound card
it also came with Vista
and it just happens that the driver is only a beta version
Sooooo,
When too much stuff goes through, the sound starts "Skipping" like a CD
Specifically when playing games (graphics card interrupts it)
and when playing music (Read ahead optimization in WMP11)
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I'm thinking about it....
If you can guarantee me it will be used to combat liberalism I will go sell some stock and get us a super computer!! :P
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With that new processor and it being over clocked it's already a supercomputer. ;)
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I'm thinking about it....
If you can guarantee me it will be used to combat liberalism I will go sell some stock and get us a super computer!! :P
i only wish it could cure that ecspecially in cali
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I'm going to have to ask; why do you hate liberals?
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Because he "thinks" with his Brain and not his heart!
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That doesn't make sense. So you hate Vulcans as well? Mr. Spock isn't going to like that.
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i hate them because of what they did to cali and the rest of the US
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Calum makes the list. We're now up to five users and have completed 37 units.
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290
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Even more detailed stats: http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=67290
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I did indeed finally make the list.
That last WU was a monster, 50000 units or whatever it's measured in.
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ive had one of those
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I've only got 2318/5000 frames, and I've had it for weeks! How long do they usually take?
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depends on the computer
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Depends on your computer specs, and the difficulty of the WU, plus when the PC is on and how much it is used.
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Welcome to the Computer Hope Folding@Home team Jeremy. We're now up to 6 users and 49 completed units.
Stats (http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290)
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My PC is kind of useless compared to unloved and admin's PCs.
One WU, in all that time . . . shameful.
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I'm still only at 3570/5000 and I've been going for weeks.....
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How much is the PC on, and how powerful is it?
The more it is on, the less it is used and the more powerful it is, the faster WUs will be completed.
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WOOP!
GO ME!
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WOOP!
GO ME!
Sweet. Glad you could join us Dark Blade. ;D
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It's taken a while...
How long does it usually take you to finish a work unit?
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Depends on the computer, I've got it running on a few. But the primary computer (Intel Core 2 1.86 GHz) I use it's taking around 1-2 days to complete each unit.
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Depends on the computer, I've got it running on a few. But the primary computer (Intel Core 2 1.86 GHz) I use it's taking around 1-2 days to complete each unit.
Well, it's taken ME 1-2 weeks.
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What CPU do you have?
Takes me around that with my Sempron 2400+.
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Intel Pentium 4
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Intel Pentium 4
Huh. Well I am also running this on a Pentium 4 2.4GHz and it takes several days to complete each unit. Also I'm assuming you're probably not leaving your computer on 24/7 like each of the computers. If not this could greatly increase the time for the units to be completed.
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Well, my Pentium 4 is 1.60 GHz, if that could make any difference. And yes, you assume right.
I don't leave my computer on 24/7 (my dad yells at me for leaving it only for 2 hours!), so I guess that's why I'm kinda slow completing W/Us.
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Update. Would like to do a late welcome to a new member: Arc. He's already completed two work units.
The Computer Hope team has completed 109 work units and our current ranking is 9428 of 70483.
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I'm running:
PC Chips P13G+
Celeron D 360 @ 4.29Ghz
1.25 GB of DDR 266 ( one 1GB module and one 256MB module) clocked to DDR 333
My new system will be here on Monday though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103780
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820609226
I aught to do a little bit more folding with that going, eh?
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Welcome back, Arc/Viper
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Celeron D 360 @ 4.29Ghz
Nice OC.
And nice new system as well.
And a welcome back from me too, I have seen you around here as Arc but I couldn't remember if you did used to be Viper, or if it was just my confused mind telling me so.
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Good to be back, now that school is out, I can do more things online. Whoo!
As for the overclock, I was hoping to get at least 5GHz out of the Celeron (I've got it on water cooling) the board limits me to 26 * (133MHz to 165MHz). I should be able to get that Athlon to at least 9GHz though >.>
Anyway, this WU is on 4950/5000.
Arc
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Ok, just installed it on this machine... its not on very often though
2.93GHz Celeron D :(
But its better than nothing
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Sorry for the large bump, just to inform people I have left the team to start a Dark Blade clan F@H team.
I figured that gamers are likely to have fast computers, so I might as well try and get them to put them to use saving lives with Folding @ Home.
Team number: 79734 - let's see how we get on.
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That's fine, a little competition never hurts. :) Thanks for the units and I'm curious if they'll move with you or stay with the team.
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Well, I just got 186 points/1 WU for my team, not sure if they've been taken from the CH team or left on.
It's like when I joined the CH, I didn't keep my score, I had completed quite a few WUs before joining the team but I started at 0 when I joined.
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Yes!!! Another W/U done! I dunno if it's been registered yet, though.
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Well, I finally decided to join. It's estimating about three months for my first WU to be completed...that's a ridiculously long time and doesn't sound right, but at least it's something. I'd rather help very little than not help at all.
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Odd, it's going much faster now and is estimating the WU to be completed by Thursday. I'll take that as a good sign.
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Welcome to the team Chris, in addition to helping this will also be a good indicator of your processing power. :D
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It works like that, don't worry about it.
It's likely because your computer was doing something else, so F@H had no CPU available to it.
When you leave it idle it gets more CPU so it will go a lot faster.
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it would be cool if you could run this on a wii.
then you could say you got a WU on your Wii ;D
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Ok, I'm going to join with my E6600.
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it would be cool if you could run this on a wii.
then you could say you got a WU on your Wii ;D
Only problem is that the Wii is pretty slow.
It would be a funny thing to say however, I'd run it on mine.
For anyone not aware of this, you can also run F@H on an X1800 or above graphics card, and on the PS3 games console.
Each of these options offers extremely high performance.
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Is my G card considered an X1800 or above, or would I need a 8800 for that?
I've read about this somewhere and you get different types of WUs relating to the different strengths of each chip, the calculations that can be performed more efficiently or faster? Is that right or do I remember wrong?
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As far as I am aware the F@H GPU client only works on ATI cards, not nVidia cards, whether or not they are more powerful than an X1800.
Also, if you want to download this client, please be aware that it is still in beta, and read this first. (http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-ATI.html)
There are some very specific requirements you must meet in order to use it.
I've read about this somewhere and you get different types of WUs relating to the different strengths of each chip, the calculations that can be performed more efficiently or faster? Is that right or do I remember wrong?
Quite probably, yes. Not having a graphics card capable of running this software I haven't followed the development all the way.
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Welcome DeltaSlaya and you're correct Calum F@H only works with ATI and not NVIDIA video cards (unfortunately).
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i don't know what this team does, i thought it was for laundry.... this computer seizes up when i go to the site.
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It uses the power of your computer when it is idle to work on protein folding, which to you and me is very CPU intensive calculations which can help cure diseases and save lives.
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i see. good cause. i'll wait with that til i get home, where i can use my beasty new upgrades for that purpose. they'd wanna help, considering they cost me $2000. i won't do it with this computer, because it will probably explode.
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It doesn't matter how fast your computer is. A slow computer will not slow down the project.
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Woo, I completed my first WU a few hours ago! My second one should be completed by tomorrow.
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good job. i'm leaving my gaming pc on while im at work today
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Congratulations on the first unit CBMatt.
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We're now 7963 of 73984 finally broke the 8k mark. ;D
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I'm leaving the team for the mo, I will rejoin when I can reliably overclock my E6600 at 3.5ghz.
By the way, any recommendations on Watercooling sets, and heatsinks?
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Unfortunately I don't have any recommendations on watercooling setups, up to this point I've stuck with the traditional cooling systems. You may want to start a new topic under hardware and see if anyone has any suggestions.
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Can you recommend any exceptional heatsinks you've used?
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There are a lot of different manufacturers that are good. I often don't like to recommend products because it's all based off your own personal experience, it's usually better to read multiple reviews and not just one persons take on a product. However, I've had good success with Zalman heat sinks (e.g. this one (http://if you've got the room in the case) if you're case has the space). But do a search on New Egg (http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=1-11&Tpk=heat+sink) and you'll find plenty of good reviews and heat sinks plus if you're in the US great delivery time if you order from New Egg.
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Thought I'd bump this up again. Our team ranking has recently surpassed 6,000, we're now 5990 of 81238. Thanks again to everyone who has helped. Even if you've stopped participating your completed units are still appreciated. ;D
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Hmm.... my FAH has been attempting to get a work-packet for the last few months, but it's not working...
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I have a notebook, and it gets pretty hot sometimes due to it being a high preformance computer. Do you think it would be foolish to attempt this on here? If not, would I need something like a cooling pad so it won't overheat?
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Personally, I wouldn't run it on mine.
But, you could always run it and give F@H less than 100% of the CPU, say 50% or something, then it wouldn't get as hot.
Or you could buy a cooling pad, or leave a window open.
My personal trick? Small rubber pads, 2 or 3 of them, under each foot. Leaves a gap of around 1/2 an inch for better airflow, and makes it easier to type too.
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Laundry...
;D ;D ;D
I love that one !
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Personally, I wouldn't run it on mine.
But, you could always run it and give F@H less than 100% of the CPU, say 50% or something, then it wouldn't get as hot.
Or you could buy a cooling pad, or leave a window open.
My personal trick? Small rubber pads, 2 or 3 of them, under each foot. Leaves a gap of around 1/2 an inch for better airflow, and makes it easier to type too.
Yeah I probably just raise it up to allow for better air flow. Now to find some rubber pads....
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If you've got an old computer at home that's not being used for anything, install linux and the linux version of F@H and just let it go. You wouldn't even need a monitor for it. Just check it once a month to make sure it's still processing.
I've got three computers running now. :)
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If you've got an old computer at home that's not being used for anything, install linux and the linux version of F@H and just let it go. You wouldn't even need a monitor for it. Just check it once a month to make sure it's still processing.
I don't have any old computers.
I've got three computers running now. :)
Haha, I love to do that!
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Hmm.... my FAH has been attempting to get a work-packet for the last few months, but it's not working...
Strange. It should not take that long, unless something is blocking the information from being sent. May want to restart your computer and/or F@H if you haven't done so in the last few months. Otherwise my only guess is that something (most likely a firewall) is blocking the packets from being sent/received.
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Bump. The Computer Hope team has surpassed the 5,000 mark.
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I would still use it, but their uninstaller forgot to remove a registry key, so I cant reinstall it, and I dont feel like searching the registry. Actually, I have a few bits of software that have failed me because of the registry.
If I ever become a programmer, I will forbid my boss from letting the produced software from using the Windows Registry. Data files all the way, baby!
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Okay, now that all my computer problems have been fixed, I finally rejoined Computerhopes Folding@Home team
(While at the same time notifying you all, I am also bumping this topic)
I have its usage limits quite far down though, I'd rather not have my fans constantly running
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"The Folding@Home stats system is performing an update. Please try back in about 15 minutes."
I was just about to join and everything!
(I will just have to wait)
Really? Cause I get that every time I visit!
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"The Folding@Home stats system is performing an update. Please try back in about 15 minutes."
I was just about to join and everything!
(I will just have to wait)
Really? Cause I get that every time I visit!
In your internet browser, press CTRL+F5 a few times
(Dumps the cache of your browser for that page, reloads it completely)
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Thanks Zylstra. :)
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I win! I mean, ummmm I joined... XD. so the little systray icon, it shows 0/500. when it gets to 1, is that 1 WU for me?
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Nope :)
After you get 1500, it counts as one work load
(On my machine, its currently at 30/1500)
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ummmm wow?!! that will take a while XD
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oh yesh. finished my first WU! XD
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There has got to be flaws to using this type of supercomputing...
I aggree completely
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There has got to be flaws to using this type of supercomputing...
I aggree completely
Why? I think this method of distributing workloads to multiple computers is no different than what is happening with one super computer.
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There has got to be flaws to using this type of supercomputing...
I aggree completely
Why? I think this method of distributing workloads to multiple computers is no different than what is happening with one super computer.
A supercomputer is being managed by one person/company/school/organization.
With distributed computing, its various people. What if someone decided to be mischievous and send back incorrect results?
Though, since Folding@Home is working towards a great goal, there are some really stupid people out there willing to do anything to get attention...
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It's very likely that they use some type of authentication scheme to help detect and prevent any bad received information. It's also likely that once they get good or amazing results that they either verify it with another computer in the cluster and/or another super computer.
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Thanks again to all those contributing we reached 150k score a few days ago and are approaching 700 units. I thought I'd sticky this topic to help it from getting too lost.
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Wow! I am finally on the "Detailed Stats" page
(My computer says I have completed two work units, I honestly am not sure how many.. the F@H Website is returning their construction page for me again, even with a browser cache dump)
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ugh i haven't been able to work on mine lol, im still grounded from my computer... I post from school and on my psp but our home internet hasnt been working either so i can't even post on my psp anymore.... ugh stupid english class, always getting me grounded.
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well, quit acting up and do your homework. :P
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One question. If I install it on my Compaq Presario M2000 computer, could it fry my CPU?
// EDIT //
Or burn down my house for that matter?
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Heh. Well I don't know the condition of your Compaq computer, but I'd bet, no, it wouldn't.
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Alright. Fingers crossed that the house doesn't burn down.
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Woops.
Forgot one more important thing.
Will the program eat up my ISPs data allowance?
Once this is answered I'll install it.
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Probably not, unless it's extremely low. The data it sends back to the server I think is only a few kilobytes if that.
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Alright. I'll keep an eye out on it.
Thanks. :)
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Installed and configured.
No drop in performance, but it's taking up 100% of the CPU.
Fixed now.
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F@H uses all your idle CPU power, so, your processor will always be at 100%, but, it wont necessarily make it slower. (Some computers with certain software (and funky hardware) configurations might have a different story)
For me, I have it set to use around... I think I have it set to 80%, this is primarily since I have a laptop and wouldent want it overheating on me, and also since I do want a bit of CPU power standing by in case my computer decides to suddenly spike.
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I had to uninstall it.
Reason:
There are 2 computers using the internet connection at once. The other computer needs an internet connection all the time (please don't ask why), but the application was really affecting the other computer.
There are many more reasons (house might burn down, might fry my CPU, etc.) but just want to keep this post short and simple.
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It definitely wont fry your CPU.
And the internet shouldent be used much at all with Folding at Home. Its not constantly downloading, for one, and second, its downloads are not big. (I think Nathan mentioned this, they are only a few kilobytes, just mathematical calculations)
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I want to download, but I also want to be a part of the CH team. I can't seem to figure out how to join the team.
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Assuming this is a computer we're talking about you simply right-click on the icon in your Systray and click Configure. Once in the configure screen add the below team number.
Computer Hope is team # 67290
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So I can download the software, and then join the team? Sounds good.
I've managed to join, but I suspect i won't show up until I've completed my first work unit.
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You'd be correct. Until a unit has been completed, you'll not be shown on the list.
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Well, then, I'll see all y'all in like...July! WhatEVer! ;)
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A bit of a bump, since I personally think this is a good thing in computing...
I reached WU 10
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Congrats!
Do you run it all the time?
I do, but only at about ten per cent CPU capacity. I've only got a gig of RAM (that's so ironic -- I can remember the days when RAM measured in kilobytes) and with everything going on, it really slows down the computer.
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Congrats!
Do you run it all the time?
I do, but only at about ten per cent CPU capacity. I've only got a gig of RAM (that's so ironic -- I can remember the days when RAM measured in kilobytes) and with everything going on, it really slows down the computer.
I run it whenever my computer is on, which is usually from 4PM-10PM
I dont know how much idle usage I have it set to..
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I just checked my stats of out curiosity. I have 35 workunits.. my server processes about 1.5 workunits a day, I think. I surprised myself...
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I think I may rejoin the team once I get my computer back up and running, waiting for an RMA on my RAM.
When I'm downloading things I leave it on all day, so I'll install F@H on that boot and let it run.
Should be able to crunch through some WUs.
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It's taking me a long time to get through my first. My estimated date is Aug. 8, and it may change. (I don't leave on my computer anymore when I'm not using it.) I had to really cut back the percentage of processor time I give to Folding, else my computer lagged like crazy...
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i saw something like this in pc magazine i guess ill give it a bit of resources
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ok i dled it and its running but i dont see my name guess i have to wait
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Hey, cr...welcome to the team...you won't show as one of the team members until you complete your first work unit! (That's why I'm not up there, yet -- I'm still crunching my first set!)
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i completed 6/200 frames in about 3hrs yay!
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You'll pass me at that rate!
(I hope you do. :))
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lol whats your rate?
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Darn (in the Phoenix airport...)
I cant start up F@H until I am back home. I tried to start it via SSH, but, I have no idea how I set its terminal number.
Oh well.
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I am getting one frame every ten minutes. My fastest was one frame every two minutes. My slowest was one unit every hour. The speed varies for each unit.
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i got about 10 minutes too
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I turned on my computer today, and the blinkin' Folding@Home, which showed I'd processed about 750 frames of 2500 decided it wanted to connect to the server. I didn't think anything of it, and didn't try to stop it. I don't know what it did with the unit on which I had been working, but it's gone. Now I have a new unit of five thousand frames, and no credit for what my system processed so far...
It now has my estimated completion date in November. I should just delete it and take back my processor for myself.
(I'm telling myself that such a move is selfish.)
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im running one thats 10,000 and its on about 5100 and should be done around the 30th
thats aloooooooooooooonnnnngggg time aegis whats your cpu??
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I'm running a 2.0 gig Intel chip on an Intel board.
If I allow the program to use more than 10 - 20%, I notice lag.
I know 2.0 isn't the most screaming CPU, but it's not a Pentium MMX, either. ::)
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im running a p4 2.2 soon to be quad core q6600 :P
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Ya know, I thought maybe you were going to have some advice for me, or some suggestion I could try to "tweak" the Folding program.
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im not an expert at it the only thing i can think of is to change the amount of time it saves by right clicking somewhere is the program selecting configure go to advanced tab and change the slider all the way down to 3 so mabye the workload wont disapear or something?
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Aegis, it sounds like you were working on a time bound work unit, and the time limit expired.
If your computer isn't on so much there is an option to only get deadlineless units, but there aren't so many of them.
Hope this helps.
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All right, Calum. Thanks for explaining the difference.
I don't leave my computer on much, anymore. I used a program to see how much my system uses, and I think it only comes out to about 68 watts, so it isn't that much, but electricity is electricity, and except for weekends, my system's only on a few hours a day.
I had downloaded the version of Folding with the graphics. I don't really need that. I wonder if the "graphicless" version would be more efficient.
I now have a FIVE THOUSAND frame work unit that looks like it ends Nov. 8. Sheesh!
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I uninstalled the graphic version, and downloaded the console version, tied to my username, and the CH team.
I also chose the smaller work units, I think. Let's see how it runs as a console. I can probably leave the system run a bit longer, and see what happens...
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I don't know if it would actually make a difference using the console version, but I'm no expert.
If you can select deadlineless units you'll have as much time as you need to complete them and they'll never just end, but there aren't so many of them as they're mainly designed for older computers.
I almost set up a dedicated folding rig today (well, it was going to double as a spare PC), but the Ebay auction ended before I could talk myself into buying it.
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I seem to be making better progress with the console version.
I'm also leaving my computer on for longer periods to facilitate more computations.
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We need this guy (http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net-folding-home-team/370859-nitteo-s-f-h-gpu2-farm.html) on our Folding team. ;)
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We need this guy (http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net-folding-home-team/370859-nitteo-s-f-h-gpu2-farm.html) on our Folding team. ;)
is that a super computer?
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It's not a superomputer (technically) but it is a server farm...now all I have to do is try to figure out what the computing power of that whole setup.
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wow :o :o :o :o :o thats a lot!! ask him to join!
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As some of you may have already noticed, if you're participating in the Computer Hope folding team you'll now have a (http://www.computerhope.com/folding.gif) (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,34147.0.html) icon next to your icons on your profile. There are a few people helping the team out or who've helped before that I didn't recognize. So if you're participating and don't have an icon please PM with your name your using on the Folding team.
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Where exactly in the profile is the icon? I've checked several profiles and I haven't seen it yet.
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Should be able to see it now, I wasn't able to enable it so all can see it before my network shut down.
Edit: Fixing grammar.
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Okay, gotcha. I see it now!
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Actually, I think you will find that putting this icon up will really encourage our regular members to participate. Or was this your plan the entire time?
Edit: I thought I might add, I am going to put my step dads computer on Folding@Home, since its on 24/7... Windows wont shut itself down, and I happen to live in an area where I have the cheapest electricity in the US, so, it doesnt make a difference. (We generate more power than we use... theres really no point in energy conservation)
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not fair!! i whish it was really really cheap here but yay! i get a special icon! W()()7 8)
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Update: I thought that instead of using the alt tag I'd change it so the icon would link to this thread. So now each folding icon will link to this thread so any user curious can learn more.
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Slick.
(Sorry for the one word post -- the link is a great idea.)
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i bet my score is about horrible, with me not being able to turn my computer on now...
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What matters is that you've contributed in the past, and will do so in the future.
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what happened seth you havent been on here in a while
also with my quad core it only seems to use one core (25%) of the cpu is there a way to make it use more
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also with my quad core it only seems to use one core (25%) of the cpu is there a way to make it use more
I found this page (http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther). Be careful; they are still beta and I do not have a multi-core processor to test them with.
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ill try it
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ok wow it works good but i lost all my owrk from the other one and guess how many i have to do!!!!!!!!!! 5 million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT still uses 25% (one core mabye i can run both versions at once to increase me work speed!!!!!!!!!
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EDIT still uses 25% (one core mabye i can run both versions at once to increase me work speed!!!!!!!!!
I wouldent recommend running both at the same time, thats likely to cause severe conflict.
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they didnt work anyways I WANNA USE ALL 4 CORES!!!!!!!!!
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I've jumped back into F@H using the GPU client. My 8800GT is a great little cruncher, taking around 2 1/2 hours to finish each WU.
I may add a CPU client too later this week, but I'm not sure yet as due to the way DirectX is handled in XP the GPU client maxes out one core, so I'm concerned about the noise this will produce with both cores maxed.
Anyway, what I really want to say is, GET FOLDING! Come on CH, we can do better!
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I got a quad core processor is that good?
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Yes.
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i do too pink but quads dont help for folding it only uses 1 core!!!! AHHHHHHHHH
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Did you download the SMP client?
It should always use more than one core.
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um.... the what? were do i get it!! LINK!!!!!
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Clicky (http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther)
Choose one of the SMP clients from there, scroll below the GPU clients to find them. Make sure to read the info provided first.
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Did you download the SMP client?
It should always use more than one core.
What...
If they only use 1 than how am I able to play Assassins creed.
It needs two cores.
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Easy solution:
Don't play games while running F@H. ::)
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The SMP client uses multiple cores. It's designed for multiple core machines, preferably 4+.
If you had read anything about F@H you would realise it sues only IDLE CPU power. It should not affect your performance, in fact there are benchmarks out there showing that in games the difference when running F@H is typically less than 5fps, even on very old games, and even less on newer ones.
Alternatively you could pause F@H while you game if you can't stand to lose .5fps.
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i run folding while doing everything thats what i love about these quad cores ill try out that one thing right now
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I'm running console version 1.03 (September 7, 2005)
Once I launch it, my CPU usage goes to 100% and stays there.
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Once I launch it, my CPU usage goes to 100% and stays there.
That's right.
If you're not doing anything, using 0% CPU, F@H will use 100%. If you're using 10%, F@H will use 90%, so it's still maxed at 100%.
You can configure F@H to use less than 100% of your CPU, down to 5% max.
The last time I ran a CPU client was a long time ago but I noticed no drop in performance. My GPU client does sometimes cause some lag when scrolling web pages, but no real performance drop.
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Well, you made me more aware with our chat conversation from yesterday, for which I thank you. Carbon helped me tweak Firefox last night to use less memory -- yes, I know, that's not the same as CPU usage, but my system has not (yet) frozen since I tweaked Firefox. I'm also running FreeRAM now.
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It's good to hear your system isn't freezing any more. If necessary just turn F@H down to, say, 90%.
Firefox can eat RAM, but with a few simple tweaks it's easily remedied.
FreeRAM, I would usually advise against, because usually programs like that cause more issues than they solve. However, if it works for you, then fair play.
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I have a 1.83 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OSX 10.4.11 with an internet connection. What is the best F@H version for me?
Also, I have a PC whose specs are listed to the left. It has no internet connection, and will not get one anytime soon. Can I run F@H on it and then upload the results on the mac?
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well those other versions that are supposed to use more then 1 core dont seem to work well
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For the Mac, the normal uniprocessor client is the best choice, as the SMP client doesn't always like dual cores. However, watch the temps.
With no internet connection you can't run F@H, sorry.
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Dang. I have two PC's with no internet that could've been going along with the mac. Oh well. Thanks for response. Should I get a graphical or a text client?
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If you have a way to give them internet access for a few minutes that would work, they only need to upload finished units and download new ones. I only need net access for ~2 minutes every 2 1/2 hours for my client.
As for graphical vs text clients, it doesn't really matter, they'll perform the same. Graphical clients will be more obvious, and easier to configure, but text clients are less intrusive (i.e. no system tray icon) but less easy to configure.
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Thanks Calum. :)
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I'd just like to announce my progress with F@H, I'm now 4th in the team, with just over twice as many points as Zylstra in 5th and almost half as many as michaewlewis in 3rd.
[/end self-promotion]
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I'd just like to announce my progress with F@H, I'm now 4th in the team, with just over twice as many points as Zylstra in 5th and almost half as many as michaewlewis in 3rd.
[/end self-promotion]
I still have more work units than you have :P
I'm still at loss as to how the scoring system works...
Number, Name, Score, Work Units
1 Computerhope 151767 803
2 Arc 38814 185
3 michaewlewis 24755 96
4 Calum 11941 43
5 Zylstra555 5542 53
6 Kip 5128 48
7 unlovedwarrior 4860 31
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aww what am i i hate how the multi cpu client wont work
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I believe the score is based off the total completion of data. For example, you'll see that sometimes the WU is smaller / larger than others. If they just went of WU each WU would have to be the same size, since they're not sure the score is based off the value of total size of each WU completed.
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The score is based off the value of each unit, yes.
Come WUs are more complex than others and take more processing time, so more points are awarded.
I'm gaining so many points because I'm using the GPU client, where each WU is either 430 or 480 points.
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This also explains why I've jumped ahead of a few people, even at the lower end. I've "chewed through" some pretty large work units. My poor Celeron is in the middle of processing another large unit.
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Enabling the return of larger WUs (normal or large instead of small units) and using a CPU with SSE2 or higher will also give more points per WU as those units will need more processing power.
At the end of the day, the points relate to how valuable the units are to science, but each unit and each point counts.
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I've slipped into second place on the team now.
Now the long wait to overtake Nathan begins, if it's even possible.
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Well, La De Da! (I'm teasing!!!)
I'm running my poor Celeron 24 / 7 now to get the results I'm getting!
We're hoping to upgrade my better half's system in the next six months or so. In that case, I'd get her current Intel 3.6 GHz -- not an absolute "screamer" by today's standards, but a nice jump!
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Definitely would be a nice jump.
I'm not particularly flogging my system right now, it's not on more than about 4-5 hours per day except weekends when I'm uing it more, and I'm only running one client on it.
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Grats on the new ranks I better start getting all my systems focusing more on folding again before you overtake me. :)
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In that case, I need to get some more of my systems folding to stay competitive.
The reinforcements I'll be throwing into battle will be my family's Athlon 64 3200+ and one core of my 3.4GHz E8200.
For the top spot: charge!
Er, in a few days that is . . .
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Hehe excellent. Now we just need a few more competitors. :)
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I agree.
Makes me want to do a few upgrades to increase my points, but I'm completely broke/skint/out of money.
Come on people, join in!
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I've stopped FAH on my main laptop because it was getting a bit hot... but, my server continues.
I just fixed the startup item for it on my stepdads computer.
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Update: having some issues with my family's computer and F@H, hopefully I'll fix those soon and get it folding again - it managed a whole 1 WU before it decided not to get any more. Will try and get the other core of my main rig folding by the end of the week too.
Depending on what I can rig up with the space I have available I may be able to get my laptop crunching too, the rest of my computers won't contribute anything meaningful unless I leave them on 24/7 which I'm not going to do.
Nathan, I'm coming for your no. 1 place! Um, eventually . . . (watch as he goes and sets another 10 computers folding)
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i stoped folding until i get a new cpu cooler i dont like it running that hot if it doesnt have to sorry! ill restart after xmas though
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You could always reduce the CPU usage of F@H.
How hot were you running?
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well it was like 44c i just dont like it that hot
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44C is actually a good temperature for that CPU at load, it won't get dangerous until it reaches about 70C.
My CPU reaches 46 at maximum load (Orthos small FFTs for a few hours) and the fan doesn't even ramp up.
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Meanwhile, my poor Celeron keeps plugging along... ;)
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It's still a contribution, no matter what it produces.
My Athlon XP would overheat if I set it folding, really not sure what the problem is with it but it's hot hot hot even in the BIOS.
My P3s wouldn't really contribute meaningfully but I might try anyway. My other machines either aren't operational or are far too old to contribute at all.
My graphics card would still outperform every one of my computers in folding though :)
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My graphics card would still outperform every one of my computers in folding though
How can a graphics card outperform a processor?
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Using the F@H GPU clients, it's possible to get very high points per unit.
Check out my scores - I get 480 points per unit, which takes my graphics card about 2 hours to do.
FAHMon, a program I have installed which gives more info about clients (mainly useful for the console client rather than the graphical one) estimates around 5400ppd (points per day) from my graphics card.
I mean, check the specs on my card - 112 cores, at 1625MHz shader clock, compared to 2 cores at 3400MHz clock for my CPU. It doesn't scale quite that well for various reasons, but my CPU should get a maximum of around 2000ppd. Even if I set all my other computers to folding, assuming they all worked, I doubt I could get more than about 3000ppd from them all.
Does that help?
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All right -- I didn't know that the card had such capabilities, and that FAH was tailored to use them. Interesting.
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http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-NVIDIA
Interesting reading.
Oh, and my E8200 is churning out 300ppd, I don't think it's getting very good (high points) work units at the minute for whatever reason.
My earlier estimate of 2000ppd was far too high actually, even with the SMP client I wouldn't reach that, more like 1000.
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My laptop was running about 120-130F with FAH, I really have no idea what my latest temperatures are since I dont have a temprature monitoring program at the moment...
It's relitively fine on the desk, except a warm corner on my laptop, but on the lap its a bit hot.
The other side was that my fan was always running.
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Gah . . . my 8800GT just got hit with a 5748 Wu. Looked around on the net and apparently the massive increase in heat and 2500ppd loss I just suffered is normal.
I need better cooling, my GPU fan is going crazy and it's still topping 63C, usually never goes above 60.
I know that's not dangerous but I'm like that with my hardware.
Anyone else running the GPU client for F@H, beware of these new units, they take a lot longer to fold, yield more points per unit but less points in a given time, and they really work your card.
Roll on money so I can afford a new case, in the meantime I'll have to try re-applying thermal paste.
On another note, I got my E8200 up and folding, but it doesn't seem to be doing too well really, it's getting units worth 15 points each.
Anyone running the CPU client, what are your units each worth? Don't know if this is normal or not.
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Good information Calum. My average unit size is 1500. However, currently only running on 3 systems as all others are down or doing other things.
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I am running a CPU client on one computer and have an average of about 100 points per work unit.
By the way, Calum, you are charted to take first place on February 2, 2009. Chart (http://kakaostats.com/pop_up_chart.php?chart=dradar&id=1015159&name=Calum)
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1500 huh?
Might have to watch my CPU over the next week or two and see if it picks up, might be a temporary glitch.
I'll have to get fahmon installed on the family's PC as well, to check the points on their CPU client.
Edit: totally missed your message Kip, sorry.
Thanks for the info too, 100 points per unit is less hopeful than 1500 but far better than my current 15.
Oh, and my GPU client finished off that horrible unit and is now crunching some more normal beasts again.
I'm hoping I don't get another one of those just yet, until I either get my new case or figure out how to take my graphics card apart to clean it and reapply thermal paste to lower the temps a little (the screws are really tiny and the only screwdriver I have that fits them doesn't give enough leverage to actually move them).
Edit again: I spoke too soon . . . 65C now :(
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Checked this system's again today and it's 2000.
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is it normal for the F@H app to be using 250MB RAM?
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It can be. My GPU client is using 40MB right now, set to use up to 2048.
The amount for it to use is configurable somewhere depending on the client you're using.
My CPU client is still not doing well, it's failed to send most of the units it completes.
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250 seems a little excessive to me mines at 52MB atm.
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My CPU client is finally getting some proper work units - 217 points for the current one! Unfortunately the ppd has decreased as it's predicted to take much longer, but I'll keep an eye on it, it may improve now.
My GPU client on a larger 5748 WU, is using 100MB of RAM, my CPU client is using 30MB.
It depends on the actual WU and the size of it as to how much RAM the client will use, as well as the limits you've set.
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Gah, my CPU client is failing again, and my GPU client crashed yesterday while I was at college too.
Boo may pose some competition to me unless I pull some more processing power together . . . I need more money for parts!
Also, the CH team is almost in the top 3000 teams now.
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lol
i think its all down to my 8800gt
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how do you see what unit you're working with and how many points it will generate
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I have an 8800GT too, so our points will be similar.
The differences will lie in the clock speeds, units we get, and the amount of time our computers are on and folding.
I use fahmon to check my points. It can work out your ppd, tell you what unit you're crunching, and also show the log and other information.
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thanks
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i cant seen to find the folders that contain the right files to add the client.... ummmm
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What client did you download, the GUI or console?
The GUI installs to C:\Program Files\FAH I believe, you should add the main directory.
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the gui but i have both a CPU and GPU client which are iun the same folder
i tried to add the main directory and directories within it but nothing
just a black square
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Don't run them in the same folder, it's not usually a good idea.
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its not
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Oh right.
Have you tried to add both of the directories shown above?
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yep
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Hmm.
Well, as I don't use either Vista or the GUI clients, I don't really know what to suggest.
Might want to wait and see if anyone else has any suggestions.
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i added both of the directories and named them random things
thanks for your help
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If you select one of the clients in fahmon, what happens then?
Also try fahmon - download new projects.
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nothing and nothing
i dont think the files that are required to gather data from are stored in that location
where else could they be?
AppData?
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it was in the AppData folder
problem SOLVED
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There you go, well done for solving that.
Fold on!
Edit: due to an epic fail caused by Eset Smart Security on the X64 install I was folding on during the day when I'm not at home, my folding will be reduced. I was using it to download a lot of Linux ISOs to test them out, so I had a secure boot set up for that. As Eset has managed to destroy any chance at a network connection, and I can't repair it, I'll need to reinstall everything. Deep joy. So, that can't fold, and I'm not leaving my PC on purely to fold.
When I have the cash to replace some parts I'll be adding two P3 1GHz, an Athlon XP 2100 (hopefully clocked higher) and possibly a P4 3.2GHz to my folding. That probably won't be until after Christmas though, by which time boo will quite possibly have overtaken me.
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Been waiting for a big unit to watch the memory and got one last night. Doing a 5000 unit and currently 2100/5000 and FAH is only using 13,608KB of memory. So I still think that if it's 50+MB something is up with the client.
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There you go, well done for solving that.
Fold on!
Edit: due to an epic fail caused by Eset Smart Security on the X64 install I was folding on during the day when I'm not at home, my folding will be reduced. I was using it to download a lot of Linux ISOs to test them out, so I had a secure boot set up for that. As Eset has managed to destroy any chance at a network connection, and I can't repair it, I'll need to reinstall everything. Deep joy. So, that can't fold, and I'm not leaving my PC on purely to fold.
When I have the cash to replace some parts I'll be adding two P3 1GHz, an Athlon XP 2100 (hopefully clocked higher) and possibly a P4 3.2GHz to my folding. That probably won't be until after Christmas though, by which time boo will quite possibly have overtaken me.
We'll see about that.
as for the memory issue, i am talking about Working Set (memory) as the reading im giving you
one of the clients is on 18MB and the other is around 50 although its the GPU one and its doing a 25000 unit which is about average for it
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Wow.. 25k unit! :o
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lol
just to clarify
where do i find this number
i want to know that I'm not wildly exaggerating!
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I get the WU by just hovering over the F@H icon in the Systray. Can also open the window and shows under the Frames Completed section.
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ok yes so its a 25k unit and my cpu's doing a 1.5k unit
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I assume then that GPU's just handle bigger units. Interesting.
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i know it is
it has always had these big units
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Wow, boo's steaming ahead, I'll soon be relegated back to 3rd place.
I need reinforcements!
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lol
i may be adding 3 computers, 1 single core, 1 dual and 1 quad on sunday
just watch this space
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I'm going to get served very shortly unless I do something really inventive :-\
With a budget of £0, there's nothing much I can think of.
All I can do is pray for boo's power to go out, whilst I gather some funds and prepare for battle.
If anyone would like to donate money, parts, or fold under my name, now would be a good time to show some early Christmas spirit ;D
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lol
i also have no money but im going to work for my dad on sunday and im going to use his computers to fold :D
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You must get permission first . . . there have been cases where people have lost their F@H points (and I'm talking all of them . . . one guy lost 12 million), and had legal action taken against them. It contravenes the EULA of F@H, and also in corporate environments it might be against their policies too.
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lo he's my dad and of course ill get permission
he owns the shop
i appreciate your concern though
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I didn't think it would be a problem in this case, I'm just warning just in case you get carried away afterwards, heh.
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lol thanks for the info
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can i have the F@H symbol on my profile please....
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No, anyone overtaking me is not allowed it.
:D
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My poor server... its trying so hard...
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can i have the F@H symbol on my profile please....
<gasp> Not sure how this wasn't already on your profile. But it's been added now.
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i have an old p4 3ghz calum and a gb of ddr 333 and a 450 watt psu and a stock intel fan wanna trade?
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My server is running:
Linux 8.04 (Or whatever the newest 8.X version is)
364MB of RAM (somewhere in that range)
20GB HDD
700MHz Processor (Intel PIII?)
Little to no video abilities... I mean, besides the fact that it doesn't even have a desktop...
Probably a 200-350 Watt PSU, its ancient though, and probably needs to be replaced.
It also has one unused drive for burning, and one unused drive for regular CD.
And, it gets about 20 attempting spam computers in a day! What use!
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i have an old p4 3ghz calum and a gb of ddr 333 and a 450 watt psu and a stock intel fan wanna trade?
Not sure if you're joking (I'm tired) but assuming you're serious:
If you actually would be willing to ship that to England, what kind of parts are you looking for in return?
If you are joking, don't tease me like that, the situation is getting desperate :'(
F@H is my new obsession.
;D
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i have an old p4 3ghz calum
I didn't know there was more than one model! ;)
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thanks for the symbol, i feel complete now
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i have an old p4 3ghz calum
I didn't know there was more than one model! ;)
Ah, that's the older model . . . I, according to jacky on the chat, am a multi-tasking multi-threaded OS.
Edit: The CH F@H team is inside the top 3000 teams!
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calum what do you got if you pay shipping of course ill pay if you give me more stuff
ROFL aegious (sorry for mispelling)
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computeruler - is it OK to keep this in PMs instead?
I'll type up a PM in a few minutes, when I've finished some other stuff.
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Okay, I joined......But nothing is happening....
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Okay, I joined......But nothing is happening....
Could you be a little more specific.
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lol is it doing anything? saying you got work unit things?
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lol is it doing anything? saying you got work unit things?
Okay, I joined......But nothing is happening....
It can take a few days, sometimes a week or more for you to get a workunit depending on your processor speed and how idle your computer usually is.
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ok just watch out for me in the top!! as soon as i set up my quad folding thing and i get a 4870 and fold on another computer
hehehehe
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Must be nice to be able to afford all that great equipment.
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Must be nice to be able to afford all that great equipment.
I agree.
If you're counting my equipment as great ... a loan from a family member. I needed a computer for my college course, so it made sense to spend a little more and get better than basic components, to save some money in the long run.
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Makes good sense, Calum.
I'm a little sensitive, today -- even more than lately.
My Thanksgiving lunch was the peanut butter and jelly sandwich I just finished. I'm reminding myself to be grateful I had it.
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was it a nice sandwich at least?
being Jewish, Thanksgiving doesnt exactly play an enormous part in my life but meh....
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We don't have Thanksgiving here.
Aegis, I don't mean to sound like I'm boasting or anything, but I'm always grateful for whatever I receive. I work hard for what I get, and if I complain because I want more, I always remember what I have, and I'm thankful for it.
My laptop, which I saved up for 2 years to buy, was a great computer at the time. It turned out to be unreliable and wasn't what I needed, hence the desktop a few years later when I started college. Yes, I could have used the family's PC ... but I don't think they'd appreciate me ripping it apart every few minutes to learn something new. In building this computer I learned a lot - more than the value of the machine, I'm sure - and also gained a fairly pwoerful computer for gaming and so on.
Now, I'm up to my ears in computers and parts, more than I have the space or time to do anything with. If I was in the same situation today I wouldn't need my main computer at all, and I'd be satisfied with what I have.
I guess what I'm saying is, I appreciate what I have, but 99% of what I have I have worked for and earned or bought myself, so I feel I'm entitled to it. I hate to borrow or have things bought for me, it just feels wrong to me.
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Aegis, I don't mean to sound like I'm boasting or anything, but I'm always grateful for whatever I receive. I work hard for what I get, and if I complain because I want more, I always remember what I have, and I'm thankful for it.
Extremely cool. That's all I wanted to see -- an expression of gratitude -- not by any particular person, but just that someone would state they're grateful for what they have. I appreciate it.
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You're welcome, I guess. I think people who take things for granted, or are not grateful for what they have, especially when they're just given it, should have those things taken away, and then be poked with a sharp stick.
:)
Change of subject:
Note for all GPU folders: the 57xx units are now becoming a lot more common. They take longer, are worth less points, and heat your card more than the previously common units such as 5506. I've been following some of the new over at the official folding forums, and this seems to indicate a shift towards "real" work being done in the near future - so far, the GPU units have been tests, designed to help optimize the cores and understand how to best use the GPU power for science. That's not to say the units so far have been useless though, far from it.
Just wanted to let people know, anyway - the increased heat and points drop is normal.
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The best thing is that we're rated 2862 of 148453 teams!
I think we can continue to improve that rating!
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We've certainly gone up in the world since we started.
I think breaking the top 1000 teams should be achievable fairly soon, with a few more members and a few more CPUs/GPUs folding for us. I'll be providing more input once I've resolved my financial situation and I have some free time. I want that #1 spot!
Seriously, we're going well, especially for saying the team is still fairly small.
Congratulations to everyone on the team, and keep folding!
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I guess it's about time to volunteer my Quad for a few units.... 8)
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I guess it's about time to volunteer my Quad for a few units....
Rock! :)
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woot! yay patio!!! i shall help get us into the top 1000 by christmas!! (when im getting my new gpu and all that great stuff)
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I guess it's about time to volunteer my Quad for a few units.... 8)
Woo, go patio!
Now, how about that 8800GTS too? You need to fold for your CH pay, boy! ... just kidding ...
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Boo ---
Are you folding with your CPU, your graphics card, or a Cray supercomputer?? :o
Our rating has improved a bit: 2842 of 148600 ;D
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lol
1 Q6600
1 MSI 880GT
and from today.....
2x Dual core Intel CPU's
1 3.2Ghz intel P4 running 24/7
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What clients do you have running on those?
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not sure what you mean...
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Obviously the 8800GT is running the GPU client, I just meant do you have the SMP or uniprocessor clients installed on the others?
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all i know is that i installed the graphical interface version
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Ah, you probably used the normal single core client then.
The reason I ask, is that you have some multi-core machines there. Whilst dual cores are usually best running two single core clients rather than the SMP client, the quad would crunch very well on an SMP client, obtained from the high performance download page. This does take more resources and may not be as stable, but it'll net you more points overall - somewhere in the region of 2000 I believe.
If you're on XP one core will be tied up with the GPU client so you'd need to set the GPU client priority higher if you used an SMP client, with Vista that's not the case.
So basically, all I'm saying is that, with a little tweaking and some slightly more complicated installs, you could net another, say, 2200 points per day (not knowing the actual CPU models, I can't give an exact figure, just a guess).
Points per day figures always assume the machine is folding 24/7 by the way.
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i tried to install the first instance of the SMP client but i think i hashed it up so i tried the second one
it is a console only client
this is not ideal for my needs
how do i install the first one correctly??
(DenoiMPI)
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There isn't a GUI SMP client for Windows, only a console one.
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ok then, how do i hide the process?
can i still use Fahmon to monitor it if it is hidden?
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No need to hide it.
You copy the console client .exe to a folder, then run it. Go through all the settings, make sure you say yes when it asks if you want to start it as a service. When the folding window pops up, either reboot, or close it, enter the services control panel, and then start the F@H service. FAHmon will still monitor it if you add the client.
I really need to write up some F@H FAQs, they really would be helpful I think.
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yes they would!
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I just don't always have the time ... I'll try and get something up in the next few weeks.
What does everyone want me to cover?
I'm thinking, Windows GUI and console uniprocessor client installation and configuration, Windows GPU GUI and console client installation/configuration, Windows SMP client install/config, explanation of how to set up multiple clients, how to set up and use fahmon.
Related guides I'll also work on, which can be linked to - how to check your CPU and GPU temps, how to reduce temps.
What else do we need?
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Are there not already pages devoted to Frequently Asked Questions and documentation, such at the one found HERE (http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-ATI)?
I'm not "knocking" your willingness to provide more information, Calum, but if you're busy, why provide what's already available?
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There are FAQs and guides available, but sometimes people can get confused as to which client they should run, how they should install it, how to check it's working, etc. The guides on the Stanford folding site don't cover that, or they do in a roundabout way. I just think a few short, simple guides would help get more people involved.
I'll wait on this until I'm not busy, so it won't interfere with anything else, just might be a while coming.
Also - a lot of information in our FAQ database can be found elsewhere. It's just more convenient to have our own versions of this information, am I right? They're not the same guides/articles, of course, but the information can be found elsewhere.
Edit: I broke 100000 today, if anyone cares.
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Rock!
We are at 2813 of 148669 teams, up from 2824 when I looked last.
We are at 2810 a few hours later!
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ok i think im genna get my quad into this again can you help me set up the multicore client? i tried it before and it didnt so can u help?
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Hang on a week or so and I'll get some FAQs and guides up, should help you out.
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thanks a lot for the help calum!! now my quad is folding with all 4 cores!!!! WOOOOTTT
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You're welcome.
We should see a nice boost with your Q6600 and boo's armada of computers.
I've added my laptop to the team, but I really need to get my main PC back into the game on a more serious level, and get some more PCs up too.
Partly for folding, partly for heating my room.
One thing I will not do is fold 24/7 - I can't stand noise in my room when I'm trying to sleep. About 16 hours is the absolute maximum I could do, and 99% of the time much less.
I've resigned myself to being overtaken in the near future, anyway ... short of a miracle there's no way I can avoid it, even if I got every single computer in my house folding right now 24/7.
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The more you fold...the warmer the room stays.
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even with my CPU fan (Tuniq tower fan) at full speed, i just get used to the noise and fall asleep so its on 24/3 or so
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since i starting using the SMP client, my Q6600 seems to be only getting 749 pointers......
anyone else getting 5113's and 5114's?
its just they they take agessssss
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according to my yahoo widgit the one im currently on is worth about 1523 points and has 500,000 work units and its on 12% after about 2 1/2 hrs
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Well, keep going, because there's no reason you shouldn't pass me! I'm just gonna try to stay in the top ten!
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The more you fold...the warmer the room stays.
Exactly. Plus, the cold weather means lower temps for your components.
even with my CPU fan (Tuniq tower fan) at full speed, i just get used to the noise and fall asleep so its on 24/3 or so
My computer is fairly quiet, my laptop even more so (on low fan speeds anyway). I still can't get used to it no matter what.
since i starting using the SMP client, my Q6600 seems to be only getting 749 pointers......
749 points sounds good to me, but I'm not using that client so I'm not sure what's normal.
Well, keep going, because there's no reason you shouldn't pass me! I'm just gonna try to stay in the top ten!
I'm going to aim for the top 5 - computeruler will soon pass me with his new upgrades, boo will overtake very soon. That leaves me in 4th.
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don't feel dejected :D
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computeruler has yet to produce, Calum. ;) He keeps threatening us... ;D
(That's a nudge, old son, to get goin'!)
At this point, I just want to see what all of us together can do to the team ranking!
Now if Patio would just get going: "Oh, maybe I'll fold a few units..." Well, fold your clothes, old son -- let your computers fold the proteins! ;)
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computeruler has yet to produce, Calum. ;) He keeps threatening us... ;D
I know. He only got his quad folding last night, I helped him set it up over MSN. Expect the first unit in a few days at most.
(That's a nudge, old son, to get goin'!)
I'm doing my best! I'm currently at maximum capacity - to improve, I need a few spare days and/or some more money, neither of which is likely to arrive on my doorstep any time soon. I'll keep trying though.
At this point, I just want to see what all of us together can do to the team ranking!
We're improving almost daily. I think the top 100 may not be out of reach by this time next year.
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i had my computer on all night but i think my dad turned it off he gets mad when i run it all night and i used fahmon and it says the one im on is 1760 points and im almost 30% done and i need to be done in 3 days
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I was nudging CR to get going, and he has. :)
I used to turn off my computer, but now leave it on for FAH.
I'm not sure of the website, but I know there's at least one site where you can input all the devices your computer has, and it will give you an estimate of how much power it uses. My modest system uses about 68 watts, about the same as a medium sized incandescent bulb. Once I determined that, I wasn't so worried about letting the system run.
I'm really on your side, CR, with this -- I'd like to tell your dad to lighten up, and how it's for a good cause, but I can see his side of it, too -- he probably worries about the electric bill. (I rather suspect he may have habits which use non-essential electricity -- most of us do -- but you're not gonna win that fight!)
Fold what you can -- we're still way ahead!
2733 of 148915 teams is our current rank!
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My bad Aegis, thought you were talking to me.
As for the electricity bill, I don't think it's fair to leave things on if you don't at least pay towards the bill, e.g. if your parents pay it all.
I'm very power conscious as we're (the family as a whole) generally lacking in money, so unless I'm using something it's off.
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It's actually surprising how little power modern computers tend to use. I keep mine on all day and the highest our energy bill has ever been is $13.
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Newer components can use less power than older ones and still be faster.
Take my PC as an example - I'm sure it's more energy efficient than my family's despite being much faster.
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Well, I'd been concerned for a while, with the trend toward larger power supplies -- seeing people write about installing 600 and 1000 watt power supplies. Now, I know the system doesn't necessarily use all that power, but the trend seemed to be that the newer systems were considered "underpowered" if they didn't have one of these new huge power supply units.
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meh my dad wont let me run folding on their computer i said it just runs using your idel resourses! nothing! IT DOES NOTHINGGGGG he didnt listen
so i need a folding application for it that wont be noticed intel p4 2.2ghz 478 512mb ram from like 02 any ideas?
also for xmas im getting a 1000watt psu to power my 4870 and any future 4870s so the power bill will probably be reallly high right now i only have a 585 watt psu so i dont see the problem MEH
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If your dad doesn't want something on the computer, then the best you can do is respect his wishes. I'm sure you wouldn't like him installing something on your computer that you don't want. After all, he can legally install supervision/monitoring software on your computer without needing your permission.
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well i need it on there to help and he doesnt understand at all
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Send him to the website...or print their info page.
Who knows it may garner his interest.
Even if not you made the effort and should respect his wishes...
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well i need it on there to help and he doesnt understand at all
here let me fix that for you.
well i want it on there to help and he doesnt understand at all
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If you install F@H on a computer without the owner's permission, you're contravening the EULA and, I believe, breaking the law.
I've seen people with over 10 million points have their F@H account suspended for this, and lose all their points. I would imagine the appropriate authorities took action too.
As for PSUs and power use, it depends on the amount of juice your computer actually pulls, and how efficient the PSU is. A very lightly or very heavily loaded system will be inefficient - for example, a system pulling 100W or 950W from a 1000W PSU will not be efficient. I can't measure this as I don't have the tools, but I'm led to believe that most PSUs are most efficient around the middle of their capacity, so a 500-600W system on a 1000W PSU would be the most efficient, assuming that the PSU itself was rated at high efficiency.
Also, a lot of people tend to either under- or over-estimate the PSU wattage or amps they need, and either don't think about the PSU at all or buy a stupidly high rated one for a 200W system.
Just a bit of info anyway, hope it makes sense.
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well i need it on there to help and he doesnt understand at all
I wouldn't understand either. My computer is my domain and nobody decides what goes on it but me. If I don't want something, the decision is mine alone. Your dad may very well feel the same way.
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wait 500-600 watt system on a 100watt power supply? you mean 1000watt?
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also one more question does peer guardian block the ips needed for folding?
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wait 500-600 watt system on a 100watt power supply? you mean 1000watt?
Yes, thanks for the correction.
F@H uses ports 80 and 8080 to send and receive data, if that's what you're asking.
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so will the peer gardian program interfere with it?
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Not if you read Calum's reply and make sure those ports are open.....
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ok
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I have a 2.3 quad, so I think I am really helping out here.
HAHA!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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you told me 2.6 make up your mind! anyways you should talk to calum to get the quad core client working cause calum is smart with this and its kinda hard to do (knowing what settings)
i just finished my first ever work unit on my quad!!! woot
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I have a 2.3 quad, so I think I am really helping out here.
HAHA!
Paudashlake, how many units have you completed, so far?
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omg nooooooo im sooooooooo sad help help helP!
folding at home died the service thing so the service wont start
but i can start the client from program files the service just wont start at all ive tried going to the services and starting
IT WONT START!!
*goes to hide in corner and cry
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Died, how, CR?
I mean, I don't think I can help you, but tell us more about what happened, so Calum can help you out.
You're really close to passing me!
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We spoke about it over IM last night.
The SMP client isn't really supposed to be run as a service, it's possible to run it but the guide I was using, which I linked CR to, states that it's not always stable.
I'm not sure how to fix this, but definitely something I'll look into and include in a guide, and and when I get round to writing one.
In the meantime, it's possible to run F@H as a program rather than a service, it's just a little more intrusive that way.
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restarted and its working fine now and also i have a dell p4 2.2ghz 512mb ram folding now
it just completed its 1st wu for 84 points and is now on one for 119
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woot! i just passes agies and unloved warrior and am now in 8th! soon to be in 7th! might take a couple weeks to pass zylstra
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Wise guy!
(It's about time! ;))
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I think I'll take 2nd in around 2 weeks.....exciting!
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i will take 7th in about 7 days it says
boo- it says youll take 2nd in about 1 month lol
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it jumps from 7 days to 1 month
therefore, sometime between 7 days and a month into the future, i will overtake him. Comprendé?
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ok shure i have a question
on the one compuer running folding as a serivce there are 2 accounts on the computer and fah runs as a service on both. So when signed on to ither account will it still be working on the same wu?
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and another question
my client keeps getting the same exact thing (project 2665) allways worth the 1920 credits
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and another question
my client keeps getting the same exact thing (project 2665) allways worth the 1920 credits
That's not a question.
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i have a question for chris.
why is your avatar also the icon for profile? is there some kind of joke behind that? I've always wondered.
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i have a question for chris.
why is your avatar also the icon for profile? is there some kind of joke behind that? I've always wondered.
Yeah, it basically started off as a joke. To see the thread that led to this, see here...
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,35221.0.html
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And he is now famous for it....... ;D
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Man.....brings back memories....
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l97/street1-1/BabyRaptor.jpg)
Oh, why is Raptor a guest? Auto-delete? Someone like him?
EDIT: Ahah! (http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l97/street1-1/baby.gif)
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lol lemme rephrase my question
my fah client keeps getting the same exact thing (project 2665) allways worth the 1920 credits. Is this ok? is there something wrong?
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It's fine.
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Man.....brings back memories....
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l97/street1-1/BabyRaptor.jpg)
Oh, why is Raptor a guest? Auto-delete? Someone like him?
EDIT: Ahah! (http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l97/street1-1/baby.gif)
My guess is that Raptor either deleted his account or, like your first guess, it was an auto-delete. One of the last times Nathan cleaned up the forum some, I believe he deleted accounts that had been inactive for a certain amount of time (maybe a year). Raptor's account very likely would have fallen prey to this.
Anyway, let's try to not get too off-topic...
I got back into F@H sometime in the middle of last week and I'm about to get started on my third WU since returning (the first one was quite large).
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I quit folding. My computer is too worthless for that. lol. When I wiped my hard drive I decided not to re-install it. If I get another computer I'll probably fold on this one.
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Fold the hard drive first....then your new build will do twice as much.
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100,000! :D
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2490 of 149766
We are now within the top 2500 teams, and we'll be, at this rate, in the top 2000 in less than a month. Nice!
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Good to see we're on our way up.
Nice work everyone, keep it up.
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Is it too late to join in?? ;D
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It's never too late.
We'd be glad to have you on the team.
Onwards and upwards!
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yay :D
Just got it working now and its kinda fascinating to watch for five minutes then it gets boring lol
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Anyone but me notice you can drag the molecular structure thing around (really touchy) ??
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Good to hear it's working for you, welcome to the team.
I don't use the graphical client now and haven't used it for around 2 years or more, so I've never noticed that you can drag the visualisation around.
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there's a non graphical client?
I suppose that runs so much more efficiently...
Is it from the same site?
(I suppose me being me i skim read straight past it :P)
I just found out you can zoom in and out too :D (mouse wheel)
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I don't think there's much of a difference in efficiency between the two versions. I've used both and the only thing I've noticed is that command version seems to be a little more customizeable. And it runs in the background a bit better. I really can't detect a difference between the two version, but it may work out better in the long run without the graphics. I prefer the GUI, however; it's simpler for me.
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Hmm okay well i'll keep my version for now then :D
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Welcome aboard! The more processors, the better! We are trying to see how much we can improve the team's ranking, overall.
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What does it mean when It ways working 126/1500??
:S
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That's how far along a unit it is.
The total unit is 1500 frames, so far you have completed 126 frames.
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ah ok thanks :)
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You're welcome.
And to add to the dicussion (CLI vs GUI) - the CLI version can run less intrusively, and it will run faster if you watch the GUI visualisation, as that slows it down. With the GUI in the tray, the difference in performance is virtually nil.
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Ah ok yeah I thought as much :) it just sits in my tray so i'm not worried :)
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2nd place!!!!
yayyyyyyyy
sorry Calum...
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Hehe ohh boy Calum's not going to like that. :)
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im thinking that maybe you're right :D
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At the rate you're going probably going to be surpassing me too soon.
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well, not quite
it will take quite a while but im not going anywhere soon
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I'm not giving up ... just regrouping.
I should be able to get my main computer's production back up over the Christmas holidays, also my laptop is chugging away now I found room for it. The first few units weren't much good, but now it has a 2500 point one to chew on so things seem to be improving.
I now have a network card for my Athlon XP machine, it just needs a CPU cooler now and I can get that on the job, I may be adding a new PSU and Radeon 3650 to it as well.
My dual P3 machine needs a new HDD before I can get that on the job.
Once I have those machines up and running I should be able to hold my position a little better and prepare to recommence an attack on 2nd place.
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i just finsihed a work load 4 hours ago worth 1760 and im on the same one again and its 20% done (keep in mind i have a lot of other various things running)
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On my main machine, with the GPU client, I'm always doing something else with it.
If you're not doing anything CPU-intensive it won't affect the client, and with 4 cores it's unlikely you'll affect it much anyway.
With the GPU client the GPU is always being used to draw the display (e.g. web pages) so it's always affected by whatever I'm doing, however the massive power of the graphics card means it doesn't really matter.
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i will be passing zylstra soon yay!
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I understand the part about creating a Super Computer but how does it relate to curing diseases?
???
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I understand the part about creating a Super Computer but how does it relate to curing diseases?
???
Believe this is answered in the first thread:
... Folding@Home it's a project started by Stanford University to help understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases. When proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.
In other words you're computer is folding and unfolding a protein in different ways looking for similarities between a folded protein and a known disease. Knowing which protein misfolded is causing a disease or cancer is one more step in understanding it and allowing for a cure to be developed.
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So have they found any misfolded proteins for any major stuff, or anything yet?
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There are always results being published.
http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Papers
I'm led to believe that recently there have been two important Alzheimer's research papers completed thanks to science performed by F@H, I heard we'll see results (as in, drugs or treatments resulting from that research) in 2010.
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ok i got my new gpu! i think i need help setting up the gpu client lol
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It's pretty easy.
Place the install file in a directory of your choice (I used C:\FAH\GPU) and start it.
Go through the process and fill in your settings.
Keep an eye on your temperatures as new ATI cards are known to get extremely hot.
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ok i will install the fan hack and ill try to install it then and i need to set my cpu client to low priority now right?
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If you left the SMP client alone after we set it up, you can leave that.
When you install the GPU client, set it to "slightly higher (idle)" or it's called soemthing similar.
Which fan hack is this?
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the one where you change a profile or somehting like that
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Don't really know anything about it but i signed up and it's running
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Great to have you on board, slidewayz.
If you need any help or want to check about anything to do with F@H, feel free to post here.
Onwards and upwards!
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ok i signed up its working away
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Up to 9th fixing to be #8 I leave it on 24/7 just so maybe I can contribute in some little way
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If they had an Xbox 360 mod, I'd be contributing far more than I do now. But last I read, they weren't planning on making one for 360. Has anyone heard otherwise?
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Good to hear, slidewayz. What client(s) are you running, now?
Unfortunately Chris, no Xbox 360 client is planned as far as I know, only the PS3 one.
I was hoping for a PS2 client - it can run Linux, so it's not too much to hope I thought. OK, it's a slow CPU, but it's 128-bit, so if they'd coded a client specifically for it I think it would do OK. Still, it's quite old technology now, so I guess it makes sense not to create yet another client.
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Up to 9th fixing to be #8 I leave it on 24/7 just so maybe I can contribute in some little way
Looking good, great progress and thanks for the participation. I've added a F@H icon to your profile. :)
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Thanks,I will help all i can
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passing zylstra in about 10 minutes
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passed him and about to go into 5th
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That was a bit more than 10 minutes!
On a serious note, well done CR.
We are in need of some more active members. I appreciate that the members marked as inactive (haven't submitted WUs for a time) probably have good reasons, and that sometimes it's just because your computer isn't top of the range (which isn't important, it's the contribution that counts and never mind the amount IMO).
I need some time to get to work on those guides ... I think I may post a thread in the FAQ board regardless, with at least some titles to show what I intend to cover. Then when I have a spare five minutes I can add to it, rather than thinking "oh, I need to start a thread...I'll leave it a while longer".
If it doesn't appear, please remind me, someone.
Edit: done. It's at least started, is all I can say.
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,75377
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lol!
i can see that you put some serious effort into that thread ;)
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it was proabably less then 10 minutes or something like that but I had to go to bed and didnt see.
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lol!
i can see that you put some serious effort into that thread ;)
I have a lot on my plate right now, definitely more than I can handle.
The thread is there more as a reminder of what I need to do than anything else.
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didnt mean to offend, was merely trying to be funny..... kinda
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Heh, it's OK, no offence taken.
Just wanted to explain that I have way too much on (as usual) which is why there's not much in that thread at all.
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I'm down two computers at my place. I might run the client on my laptop, and can't run it on the other surviving system at this time. We hope to have at least one new system in the next month or two. Then I can jump in again.
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Woot! Cant wait!
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OMG SOMEONES PASSING ME!!!! I need to get fah on my cpu working!!! Screw SETI!!!!!!!!
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OMG SOMEONES PASSING ME!!!! I need to get fah on my cpu working!!! Screw SETI!!!!!!!!
Lol...I'm about to try again with my new C2D...
My old celeron just couldn't even do one unit ::) :-[
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What is a C2D? ???
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C2D = Core 2 Duo (not to steal your thunder, Kurtis).
Will be nice to see you back in action Aegis, as and when it's possible.
I need to get myself in gear with F@H and get some more crunching going, but I'm really lacking time, other things keep taking priority.
Wish list (excluding hardware): air conditioning for my room (yes, it's winter...it still gets warm), more power sockets, wiring capable of providing more power, more space. I have the hardware, just not enough cooling/power/room for it all.
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I wish to the ninth ring of Hades and back that people would define the acronyms they use, once in a while! >:(
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I was under the impression SETI had shut down...
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guess not. Stupid fah cpu client I cant get it to work
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I wish to the ninth ring of Hades and back that people would define the acronyms they use, once in a while! >:(
Was that aimed at me too, since I used F@H in my post replying to what a C2D was?
If so ... check the thread title ;)
Excessive use of acronyms annoys me, but mostly a few acronyms don't bother me, I have to deal with them a lot anyway.
I was under the impression SETI had shut down...
SETI@Home is still going as far as I know, it's just not as popular as it used to be, due to the growing popularity of F@H and other distributed computing projects such as WCG.
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C2D = Core 2 Duo (not to steal your thunder, Kurtis).
Sorry Aegis ::)
I used to type it out...but got sick of it so i resorted to C2D ;D
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This is annoying. I tried both smp clients and none of these use more than one core! And for some reason the gpu version is using a total of 1 core too. Is that normal?
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The GPU client should be using 1 core (on older drivers) or, I believe, very little CPU (<10%) on newer ones. Can't say for certain as I don't have an ATI card, or indeed new drivers for my Nvidia, but that's what I've heard.
As for the SMP clients, check your flags and the instructions on the F@H site and forum, is all I can say for now. I might have time to go through it again sometime soon if you're still having problems.
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O cause I have 8.10 drivers cause I herd they are the best and I am having probs with the other ones (accually i got bsods with these too) I guess I will try the cpu again and follow the directions on the site
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I think I need to get 8.12 drivers and I NEED to get the cpu client to use 100% cpu somehow. Slidwayz is beating me. He has like a e8400 if I remember and I have a q6600. Mine should finish faster right?
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I don't know what ATI drivers you need ... you can research that as easily as I could.
Something to include in my FAQ for sure, when I know what's what.
If you and Slidewayz are both using the uniprocessor client, he will beat you. Simple maths, 3GHz is better than 2.4.
If you were running the SMP client and had it set up properly, you would finish SMP units faster than the E8400 would finish them.
It all depends on the client.
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Stupid smp cleint wont work no matter what I do.
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Do you get error messages?
What happens when you try to install the SMP?
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Well sometimes it says something about mpeiex or something not there or something. Before that when its working its not even using all the cpu.
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Before that when its working its not even using all the cpu.
Mine doesn't utilise 100% either, more in the 40-60% Cp usage range
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Mine did use 100%
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I was under the impression that it'd use 100% CPU during idle times and will appear as less on a dual or multi-core processor.
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The unicore client yes. I am trying the smp client that will use 100% of a multicore cpu
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Not that it makes a difference, except maybe 1 WU or so, my server lost power (Transformer in Orondo blew... they never gave details.)
Lucky me, this time, my server didnt get fried. You could tell it was a transformer though, power goes off, comes on for a second, off agian, on for a second, off again, on for a second, off, and continues to be off.
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16th kurtiskain 401 Points 1 WU
Woot ;D
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16th kurtiskain 401 Points 1 WU
Woot ;D
Congratulations. I've added the Folding@Home icon to your user profile.
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Now I will attempt the setup of the smp client again
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So, how do I join this?
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16th kurtiskain 401 Points 1 WU
Woot ;D
Congratulations. I've added the Folding@Home icon to your user profile.
Thankyou :)
Now I will attempt the setup of the smp client again
After all the trouble you seem to have been going through...I'll keep to my standard one ;D
So, how do I join this?
So, how do I join this?
Refer to the first post for links, team number.
Download and install the client.
put it the CH team number and your preferred name on the team.
After completing one work unit you will be placed on the team scoreboard, and Nathan will add you.
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Im confused. I think Ijoined it
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I installed smp client it went fine but will only use one core!
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That's fine -- run it that way!
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But it goes slower :'( :'( about 2 hrs and only 3% I am posting on the folding forum. Lets hope they know
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The thing is...I'm using the Unicore client and I'm happy with 50% usage...It lets me play games and such with F@H running in the background.
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So, how can I make this go faster. I've been running it two days strait and it's only at 560/1500
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So, how can I make this go faster. I've been running it two days strait and it's only at 560/1500
It's all defendant on your processor in your computer and what you're running on it. So really the only method of getting it to go faster would be to get a faster machine. Also if you're turning it off every night it's only going to be working while the computer is on.
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Ok, I see. Well can I not set it to use more cpu? And no I leave it on at night.
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So, why aren't I on the team list?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/awards/cert.php?u=Google&pts=244&t=wus&bg=3
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You have to complete a full work unit first, and then they update every 3 hours I believe.
Edit: Sorry, I just saw your certificate and OMG how did you chew through that many so fast?
You did enter the team number in during setup?
IF you haven't, you need to open the config for your client, and enter the team number: 67290
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So, why aren't I on the team list?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/awards/cert.php?u=Google&pts=244&t=wus&bg=3
Are you part of the Computer Hope team? I don't see your name on the list (http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=67290) of members who've completed units. Make sure you're on team # 67290
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Well, Im pretty sure I eentered that number. I'll check again.
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Also i just learned that you cant edit the config file with a txt editor and if you want to add the team £ you have to delete the config file and open fah again. These people at the folding forum are very knowledgable it seems
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Ok, I keep entering the team number but it says I'm on my own team??!
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Google
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Ok, I keep entering the team number but it says I'm on my own team??!
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Google
Well uh...WOAH 11th team?! that is no small feat...
Perhaps like computeruler stated, you need to delete your config files and restart F@H
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I'll uninstall and reinstall.
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Ok, I deleted the config files and re entered my username and team number, so hopefully that works...
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did I forget to mention? CPU CLIENT IS NOW USING 100% CPU
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HUH?
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AHH! Im still on the googe, team *censored*.
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Ok, I changed my username now hopefully it will work.
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I am so confused, why is this page blank?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Mr._Google
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Yet theres this:
My Information
Username: Mr._Google
Team number: 67290
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Oh man, why aren't I on the team?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=MrGoogle
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Oh man, why aren't I on the team?
Have you completed a work unit yet?
Your username will not be added to the team list until you complete a work unit.
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I have completed many work units but for some reason im joining all these other stupid teams. Maybe the username is taken?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Google
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The work units stay with the team they were earned under...you need to complete a CH work unit.....
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I know, but how do I do that because it said that It was like 850/1500 but not for any team. So why isn't it counting it for CH? I have the correct number in for team number.
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I know, but how do I do that because it said that It was like 850/1500 but not for any team. So why isn't it counting it for CH? I have the correct number in for team number.
The 850/1500 is probably the number of frames you have completed.
Frames are parts of a work unit, not complete work units.
If you have completed 850 frames out of 1500, you have completed about 56% of a work unit.
Once this work unit is complete, you should be added to the team list.
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Kip's right...when that number becomes 1500/1500, that will be one work unit.
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Ok, well why did it say I completed like 63 WU then?
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You completed 63 frames?
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Idk, what ever I uninstalled it and screwed it. :-X :-X
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come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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still working away 4th but i think thats as high as I'm going lol .... congrats ch team
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your mean. But you have the same psu as me. But still mean
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also, how are you getting so many points!!?? thats whay I want to know
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I have the gpu and cpu running at 100% 24/7 . I pause it when I start gaming
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I pause it when I start gaming
You stop folding to game??? ???
Is that allowed? :D
Thanks for helping out!
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me too! but how are you getting that many more points! 2.4 x 4 = 9.6 4 x 2=8
i should be getting more! shure its like you have double the graphics of me but still
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I don't really know ;D
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Shure i dont run it 24/7 but w/e. Whats your power bill like with that 1000 watt psu running 24/7
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Not enough to worry about lol.The only reason I got it is because i'm going to crossfire 2 of these 4870x2 just as soon as the other one comes in.I like overkill lol
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I got it cause it was on sale for 130$ on the egg. And i might xfire 4870s and i thought 750 wasnt enough
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Thats a good deal.I paid over 200 for mine at the local computer store here.But thats ok, the guys there cut me great deals on alot of stuff
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A 1000W PSU doesn't mean your computer always uses 1000W - it's the components that pull the juice which determine how much power is used.
slidewayz may be getting more points for a number of reasons.
Just a few possibilities:
1. He runs his computer a lot more than you.
2. He has twice the graphics power.
3. The CPU client (s) he's running are gaining more points because his clock speed is much higher.
4. The graphics drivers he is using are better optimized for F@H.
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slide: what gpu drivers are you using
im on 8.10 because ive been trying tons of drivers to stop these BSODs but no avail
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ATI Catalyst™ 9.1 Display Driver for Windows XP Professional/Home Edition
This is the newest driver,was using the 8.10 driver before that and never had a problem
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They came out with a new one? Time to uprade!!!
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yep,it was released the end of last month.Seems to be stable so far
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I will get it when I get the time.
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Gonna try running F@H on Windows 7 ;D
See if it is a total CPU Killer
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F@H is apparently working fine with Windows 7, from what I've heard.
Would be nice to get some more feedback on that though, if you give it a shot.
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slowley gaingin on slidewayz ;D he hasnt moved
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Not for long lol. been out of town since Thursday but it's cranked back up now
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NOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEE >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( :'( :'( :'(
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Noé (Noah) was the last opera of the composer Fromental Halévy.
Didn't know you were a fan...
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F@H is apparently working fine with Windows 7, from what I've heard.
Would be nice to get some more feedback on that though, if you give it a shot.
It seems to be chugging along nicely, the display function no longer works, as I have the standard WDM drivers installed for my card.
one day it got stuck saying 'attempting to send results', even while a new WU was working away in the background.
NOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEE >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( :'( :'( :'(
Don't worry, I'm just above CBMatt and there's a huge gap between me and unlovedwarrior.... *cry*
I am however, only using the unicore...so...I guess it is my own fault.
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Good to hear it's working for you Kurtis.
I'm managing to gain on boo, despite the fact that I haven't had time to set up my system the way I want it yet.
I may have something in the works soon though to propel me onwards ;)
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I'm tempted to reinstall this again and share some CPU power. The system idle process is almost always at 100%.
:: Edit ::
YAY! Installed and working!
I've configured it to work for the CH Team.
:: Edit II ::
Holy cow!! How long does it take to do one unit?!
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The completion of a unit is all dependent on how fast your computer is, what other things are running on the computer, and the size of the WU. Usually takes 10+ hours for each unit. Which is why they need computers from around the world to help fold, it's a complicated task that takes a lot of CPU power.
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I left it running on my computer while I was out. I've done 9 WU's so far and counting.
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In one day? I highly doubt it espicially with those specs. You probably finsished 9 FRAMES
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Computeruler could be correct. If it's saying something such as 9/250 that would simply be 9 frames of the 250 it needs to go to complete one unit. In any case I'll watch the stats and get you updated on to the team once I see your name up there.
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Ah, so it was 9 frames. Alright, I'll start it when I go out today and leave it running.
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Cool! Gonna have to see if I can get my desktop back into it. It's slow, but it's better than an abacus! ::)
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Go dumpster diving for old computers and hook them up all together somehow to make one super computer! :D :D then use the smp client ;)
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slidwayz seems to be maintaining a 9k point lead against me >:(
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ooo! its down to 7k points! :o :o
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i see your post was started 2 years ago , this must be the same as we had in britain
3/4 years ago they wanted 1000s of pc's to look at the planets and it worked of
coarse it has stopped now , will any pc do , harry
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i see your post was started 2 years ago , this must be the same as we had in britain
3/4 years ago they wanted 1000s of pc's to look at the planets and it worked of
coarse it has stopped now , will any pc do , harry
You mean SETI?
I think it is still going.
anyway, yes any PC will do the job :)
It even states a 500MHz Pentium 3 will get the WU's done in time
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Yes SETI is still going
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if i let my pc go forward do i have to do or take part in anything to earn points or credits for ch , harry
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Nope just run the sofwatre software
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ok i will do it to-morow , harry
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Just remember to enter the CH team number!
67290
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Ya! wouldnt want to forget that!
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Has someone been folding for me? How can I get active processors 5, in 50 days, when I only use 4 at most :S
And the Celeron hasnt run F@H for over a month...this is scary :S
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Yeah I think I have this same situation where some users are using my "computerhope", unfortunately to my knowledge there is no way to see each computer under a username.
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You can set up computer ID's, I think, but, I'm not completely sure if they actually show up as different computers.
I thought there was a password option somewhere in it...
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You can set up computer ID's, I think, but, I'm not completely sure if they actually show up as different computers.
They don't, it's to use multiple clients on one machine.
I thought there was a password option somewhere in it...
There is, and as far as I know that's the only way to prevent someone folding under your username.
Has someone been folding for me? How can I get active processors 5, in 50 days, when I only use 4 at most :S
Sometimes this happens to me, seems to be if something weird happens with the client and/or servers, or a reformat/reinstall sometimes causes it.
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I wish they would fold under my name....
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what do you mean , fold under your name and Has someone been folding for me? How can I get active processors 5, in 50 days, when I only use 4 at most :S
harry
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Harry:
The servers of F@H keep track of how many processors are being linked to your F@H account.
I was curious, because I only use 4 CPUs
E7400 (unicore client)
Athlon XP 2200+
Celeron 2.5GHz/128KB Cache/400FSB
*sometimes* school machine, running the old Win98 client, so I could install it hehe
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I use 3 and I cant seem to see how many cpus I have at the moment
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Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Pentium III x 2
Few older systems, however they're kept offline mostly now
PS3
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I did make a thread for that you know ;)
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I did make a thread for that you know ;)
Yeh I know :P I posted there too
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I was talking to the admin :P
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Oops obviously got confused with the windows I had opened. :) It was meant to go in your post.
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lol
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Look out Kip...I'm moving on up ;)
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Hello guys,
I just thought I would share my experience folding in both Windows Vista 64bit and SuSE (linux) 11.0 on the same machine. On the Windows Vista client I downloaded the latest stable single core version. I have found that it folds at least 6x as slow as the client I have in my SuSE partition. I have an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz, 1333fsb, and to me that means that at the most I should be folding at only 3x the speed of the Windows one... :-\ hmm.... I would have to say that I am probably going to do most of my folding under linux until the 64bit one for Vista comes out. Watch out guys, here I come :)
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I have just completed 1 work unit! 8)
But it the second one has 1500 frames! :o
OH SHEET!
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I have just completed 1 work unit! 8)
But it the second one has 1500 frames! :o
OH SHEET!
Congrats and thanks. I've added you to the team.
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YQW. ;)
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hi admin , i went to foldinghome site downloaded it , filled in the first part and now it will not open to fill in the other 2 parts did i do something wrong , also i do not know what to tick in the other 2 parts , harry
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It looks ok to me
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you mean thats all i have to do and all i can do , is there nothing i can take part in or do , harry
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The only settings that you'd need to be concerned about is in the User tab. All other settings can be left at the recommended settings. Once this is done, simply make sure the folding @ home icon shows in the bottom corner of your screen and it should be fine.
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i tried to open it and this is what came up should i uninstall and install again
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Are you sure this is not running in the background. You could try opening Task Manager (CTRL + ALT + DEL) and manually ending the Folding@home task or you may want to just reboot the computer and if it's not running on boot (you don't see the icon (http://www.computerhope.com/folding.gif) in the bottom corner of your screen) then try opening it.
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its in task manager but at 00 , no icon anywhere
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just come up beside the clock and says , cpu -f@h : working @ 0/500 , do i configure
in reply 574 or leave it
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If you've got that (working (0/500)) it's working on a unit. It'll take time to increase. But as time goes on that 0 should increase.
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ok thanks for your help , just happy to join in , harry
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C H ADMIN
its at 50/100 but i went into it and found this and a few more , is this CH or another team or doe's it not work like that
also the icon will not stay in the task bar , and has not appeared under my name or have i to complete something for that , harry
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I think that's for a different team, Harry! :o
I didn't know one could join multiple teams.
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i thought that and i put in ch team number and there are another 2 teams as well , i hope ch admin can tell me how to fix it
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We'll have to figure out how to help you fix it!
Interesting that it would let you choose mulitples.
:)
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i posted what i filled in on joining , and i pm cha hope you both sort it
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They are probably just people with the same names
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Not a bad thought, CR, but the system won't let you have a name that exists, already. Aegis was taken in F@H, so that's why I had to add something to it. I am AegisPrime in F@H.
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Change your name then to something unused
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there are about 25 with harry and as aegis said you cant have more than 1 harry as you can see below i have more than 1 team about 25 in fact should i have got a passkey
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just change it to something else like xXHarryXx. I bet thats unused
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ok i will do what about tjis in the other post
also the icon will not stay in the task bar , and has not appeared under my name or have i to complete something for that , harry
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You need to finish 1 wu before you get the icon
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ok thank you and where do you hold the welcome party , harry
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The admin will add it as soon as he sees it in the team
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i joined folding@home and the target is going slowly up to 500 ( at 110 ) , which i take it that is the purpose
if i got 2/3 of my friends to use their pc's in my name can you / i do that and would it make my total go up faster , is this what is meant when a few people on here have said " people folding in my name and i have 3/4 cpu's working "
i think this is the last , the icon will not stay in the tray i have to open it up every night and some times i forget ( old you see ) can i get it to start its self , my start up is empty
thank you for your help , harry
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You can have people fold under your name, but you must have written permission from them in order to do so, as specified in the EULA.
To get F@H to start up with your computer, just make a shortcut to it in the startup folder.
Hope this helps.
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I just realized something...
I could have all the computer lab computers doing this... heck, the entire school.
Thats... about 250 computers? Give or take about 50.
Hmm...
Is it possible to make it run completely hidden, so as not to cause any visual problems?
Time to make and distribute an Automatic Installer package...
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good idea , go to it
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The console client doesn't show up, when installed as a service it runs silently.
Copy the config file, and no need to create an installer package.
Do get written permission though, or you risk consequences.
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got the icon in the startup will try it to-morrow and i also got it on my desk top very easy to do , harry
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My server had another crash, due to a freak hardware failure, so its not folding anymore... not until I fix it.
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the icon appears in the tray so it works fine
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My server had another crash, due to a freak hardware failure, so its not folding anymore... not until I fix it.
I found out it was an IDE Cable, and in incredibly easy fix once FSCK got things figured out. Its back on now.
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Dont you hate it when those cables go bad! You buy new stuff to find out its still not working then its a $1 ide cable that you proabably have lying around anyways!
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weeks ago i got folding up and working fine 320/500 and then i went to task manager to look for things that should not be there and found , fahcore_78.exe , i open it and went through it and what i saw i thought it was malware or something and took it out
i found out it was for folding so downloaded it again , but the settings changed from queue 2 to q 3 and 0/5000 , ok i got to 850 and it went back to zero again
its my fault so what can i do , if nothing i'll just take it all out
please help , harry
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I don't believe you can recover that particular work unit. Please don't be discouraged. You may have to take out all the existing, so you can reload the software and start again.
Someone else here may be more familiar, and better tell you what you might be able to do.
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thanks aegis , i know theres a big time difference so i might hear later
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So I am trying to convince my roommate to do some folding.
I told him that I can set it up to use the minimum amount of resources. I think he might be open to it, are there any articles that you guys can throw my way that might sway his decision?
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How about this article (http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1164), from the official forums?
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Thanks Calum, I'm going to pass that one on.
I'd used the argument that it wouldn't interupt his movie conversions, but that's amazing, thanks man.
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You're welcome.
If he's doing intensive stuff it might be best to set the F@H usage to 90 or 95% - on my machine I don't notice any performance difference, but on the other hand F@H can slightly affect my family's machine with an Athlon 3200+, making it feel a little sluggish. Setting F@H to use 95% CPU cleared that right up.
Also, remember the client can be easily paused or stopped if he needs every last bit of performance. With the tray client it's just a click to pause, with the console client (which you can run invisibly as a service, if that appeals) it's easy to make a batch file which can pause, stop, resume etc folding - that's what I do.
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Yes, that's perfect, I'd planned on setting him up with the CPU systray version anyway, your arguments are only making mine stronger.
Keep going, add a few more...
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This (http://techreport.com/articles.x/4341/1) is what I was looking for, finally found it.
Basically it shows the performance impact of F@H on various benchmarks. As the hardware used in that is fairly old (they measure a "high end system" with an Athlon XP 2100+ and 512MB RAM, and a medium spec system with a Duron 1.2GHz/256MB RAM) the impact nowadays should actually be lower.
Also these are just benchmarks, so I'd expect "real life" results to show an even lower impact.
Definitely very persuasive with all the charts, if performance is the main concern.
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I bow down and worship....
<flintstones>hola salema.....</flintstones>
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Hehe, happy to help.
If it persuades someone else to join the "fold", it's for a great cause.
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can someone tell me how to fold quicker i'm on fahcore _ 7c.exe it use's 90/94 % and it works at 0/1500
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Get a faster computer
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Get a faster computer
Ya think???
Gee,who's gonna pay for it???
That's one thing about this site which burns me, sometimes: the assumption some members make that other members just have money to burn. Just because life or the economy hasn't hurt them, everyone else must be fine, too.
My laptop computer has become my full time computer. The only reason I'm still on here, after two processors and at least one board died last year, and I haven't yet been able to replace them, is that I've cobbled together all the remnants I had to keep a desktop working for my spouse.
There's another system in the house which was given to us because the video quit working. I had an old PCI video card (64 MB RAM) that I slapped into it, and XP said, "Hey, it's old, but I'm gonna run it, anyway." Not good as new, but good enough.
They're all 2 GHz systems. I fold on the laptop part time, and sometimes on one of the others.
We are hoping to be able to upgrade at least one of the desktops to dual core in the next month or two...we'll see.
Technology-wise, I'm living off remnants of my former life, when I made a fair amount more money than I make now.
I can't even get close to typing the rest of what I'm thinking.
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saw that, I agree completely.
If it wasn't for my High School computer Science teacher giving me a 386, a Pentium, and my previous K6-2 PC as well as two laptops; as well as his insistence that I do well in my other classes (which ended up including doing the homework from those classes in his class) I probably would have never graduated on the honour roll... if at all. Because of that, I have had a appreciation for the technology that is in all computers, from a "lowly" 286, to a Quad core Pentium 4. They are all feats of engineering and should be recognized as such.
Additionally, I might point out my recent "flame" regarding obselescence, in which somebody insisted there was a "planned obscelescence" in the industry and that we all "had to" keep up.
Something only becomes obsolete if you let it; my old K6-2 (now redubbed "MEGATRON") still get's used as a mess-around machine, whereas those who only believe in progress without an appreciation for the steps that that progress builds upon would have discarded it
I had an old PCI video card (64 MB RAM) that I slapped into it, and XP said, "Hey, it's old, but I'm gonna run it, anyway." Not good as new, but good enough.
oh YEAH! Well, I ran XP For 3 years with a 8MB ATI Rage Pro! yeah, that's right! HAHA
although it was an AGP card. Wait, was? I still have it right here. sentimental value.
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I only said that because harry wanted to know how to fold faster. Its the only way. Or upgrade a little.
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That's one thing about this site which burns me, sometimes: the assumption some members make that other members just have money to burn. Just because life or the economy hasn't hurt them, everyone else must be fine, too.
Honestly, I think it's just that he's a kid who doesn't really have much of a concept yet for money and how the world works. I'm sure I probably would've had a similar attitude when I was 13.
I love your signature, by the way. One of my biggest pet peeves. "Definitely" has no "a" sound whatsoever. It's not "definATTly" or "definATEly". How people can include an "a" is completely beyond me. It seems like people these days are too dumb to understand root words and relative words. For example, we say "define" not "defane", so the spelling should be obvious. Another irksome spelling is "congradulations". I can almost understand, but come on...people say "congrats" for short, not "congrads"! Argh. I'm going to stop here before I really start ranting.
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I was just answering harrys question, jeez.
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I hear you all there.
Not to drag the thread further off topic, but the way some people (no one in particular) treat money is ridiculous. They're just given it and so never learn the value.
I don't want to get on my high horse and say I'm better than anyone else, but I've worked constantly since I was 13, and 99% of what I own I paid for myself. The other 1% are birthday presents or gifts from better-off family members, my family has never had much money and so I've never been handed everything I wanted on a plate like some people. I'd like to think that I have some idea of the value of money for those reasons, and so when anyone mentions anything like this I can understand exactly where you're coming from.
To get back to the topic, computeruler is right although he could have phrased it a little better.
The only ways to fold faster are to upgrade your CPU, add a folding-capable graphics card, or fold on more computers.
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Get a faster computer
I only said that because harry wanted to know how to fold faster. Its the only way. Or upgrade a little.
I was just answering harrys question, jeez.
i understand your answering my question , but i was looking for a more helpful answer or to tell me i could do nothing at all , i got my pc 5 years ago for my 60th and the only thing i got was extra memory , we pensioners MUST look after the few pounds we have , unlike young people who get things bought to them .
when i got the pc i new nothing i still know very little compered to the experts here but iv'e learnt so much on here and will still learn , harry
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Computeruler -- I flat out apologize, because I shouldn't have jumped on you so badly. You made a statement by which I'm sure you didn't mean anything bad. I was bugged because 95% of the problems on here could be solved by buying a new computer.
I overreacted, and I apologize.
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its ok
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i'm going to ask another stupid question
i'm at no.25 with 3 wu's and a score of 2037
erik is at no.39 with 3 wu's and a score of 52
why is this , and how doe's it come about
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I guess his wus were worth a lot less
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With a score that low, it's more likely that some of the units weren't completed properly, and partial credit was given.
computeruler is right though, some units are worth a lot more than others, wither because they're more valuable, take longer, or require more resources. I don't know how small the smallest unit is without checking, but I know they range up to 25000 points for one very large, very rare unit. There are larger units available for beta testers too I believe,
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I'm almost in the top 10, I can't believe it...
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very good quantos you must have a powerful pc
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Yes, I rather wonder what Quantos is running, because your 2.4 Gigahertz system is nothing of which to be ashamed, Harry - the only deal is that it's a single core processor. These young lads with their dual and quad cores and graphics cards are just tearin' up the work units!
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very good quantos you must have a powerful pc
I'm just running my laptop, SMP core.
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Well I tried to fold again but its not going so well. The stupid high performance clients wont work and my gpu is a 4650 temporarily
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AEGIS , is there any point in me up grading my pc to dual core and also my graphics card the pc is about 4 years of age going well
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The "going well" part makes me want to advise, just let it run, Harry.
If you are able to perform, with no problems, the day-to-day tasks for which you use the computer, be it Internet use, word processing, watching videos, balancing your checkbook, listening to music, or "making/burning" discs, or whatever, then you're fine.
The first area in which you'll probably notice the computer's "age" will be, I'm guessing, the Internet, as the 'net continues to become more and more graphics-intensive. (I've no specific time frame in mind.)
If you were a big "gamer," the intensity of gaming graphics demand more and more processing power from the computer.
The advantage of waiting to buy a new system is that you continue to get more value for your pound, as processing power increases.
Any "folding" contribution is significant and welcome. If you arrive at a conscious decision on your part, for example, to process more "folding" work units, then you'll need a better system. As I mentioned in another post, your current system is quite respectable.
The other factor, down the line, is parts failure. A CD-ROM or DVD drive replacement is fairly inexpensive on a desktop computer, and no cause to replace the entire system. Same with a hard drive. A motherboard failure gets you to the point where you might decide on a whole new system...or if enough individual components fail at the same time.
(I once had a laptop's video, hard drive and CD drive all quit around the same time. The replacement / repair of any two might have been worth it, but all three going -- less expensive to buy a new laptop.)
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ok thank you i will keep what i have and crawl along but its fast enough for me , i have already replaced the mother board but a lighting strike caused that
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Yes, I agree with Aegis. your PC is better then my desktop, if it makes you feel better about your situation. ::) :)
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what you both have said doe's make me feel better about it , only i wish i could do more with it , but i'm
learning a lot here from the experts
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I made it to 8, look out guys.
<edit> I think I mean move it boys and girls, don't be letting an upstart like me into the top 5, do something to block me. </edit>
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My wus keep going back to 0. I hate it when that happens. I need more oc so they finish faster!
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Which clients are you trying to run?
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the smp. Mpich or something like that one im pretty sure. The one that works for 64bit
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You have more points than me, so you probably know what you are doing with this stuff already. I take it the program is connecting and folding, you just aren't finishing the work for points? Not sure what would be causing that.
If you grabbed the 'high performance beta client' 6.23 for MPICH and installed it, be sure to grab the 6.24 'drop in binary' and toss that file into your install directory, replacing the original. The guide on the F@H site has some steps to run through, if you haven't tried it already. Rename the client to something simple like fah1. Create a shortcut to it, open up properties on the shortcut, add -configonly to the target. Run the shortcut, input all your settings you want. Once it runs through options and closes, open the shortcut properties again, replace -configonly with -smp and start folding.
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Ya ive did all that. It just deletes the work sometimes for some reason
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Can you post your F@H log file? At least a portion where it deletes the work and starts up a new WU?
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here
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I'm posing your FAHlog at the FAH site to see if the forum members have a better idea of what is causing it. At a glance, one thing caught my eye.
[16:42:51] - Ask before connecting: No
[16:42:51] - User name: computeruler (Team 67290)
[16:42:51] - User ID not found locally
[16:42:51] + Requesting User ID from server
[16:42:52] - Machine ID: 1
Did you not want to fold under your computerruler name anymore, or is it just missing from the config options by mistake? Anyway, I'll get back to ya when I hear what the F@H forums have in the way of advice.
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F@H forum responses.
"FILE IO error and c:\users\xxx leads me to suspect vista with uac (User Account Control) enabeld? I could suggest reading the guide for the client... but that would be abit short wouldn't it.
Disable UAC is one, moving the client outside of users\ is the other option."
Not much to go off of. Where did you install the client? Otherwise you can try disabling uac (I know nothing about this, just googled it for vista here http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm (http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm)
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Ok, I will disable it
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what about creating a shortcut to the client that runs it as an administrator? I imagine that would prevent any problems with UAC.
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UAC is annoying anyways
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UAC i annoying anyways
This is quotable.... ;)
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sure, if you wanna change it like that...
I believe I said
UAC is annoying anyways
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He "caught" you before you edited the typograpical error. :)
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;D
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the F@H folks added this for ya too, computerruler.
"How is he shutting down the client? From the log, it appears that he is not properly shutting the client down since there is no shutdown message, and that could be the cause of the work unit corruption. Make sure he is shutting it down with CTRL+C and not letting Windows shutdown sequence shut it down for him."
I used to just X out the windows before I heard Ctrl + C was the proper way to do it, and I never had any problems.
Not the best time to be troubleshooting folding, though. Lots of people are having problems acquiring work units. I myself have got one of my smp clients and my gpu client to run, but the other smp client just keeps saying attempt to get work failed, waiting to retry. Not sure which clients/OS's are affected, currently.
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Ok, thanks. I will shut it down that way from now on
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I found a nice little gadget if you take folding seriously and want to get ahead... It's called a PSC-2n. Good luck trying to find a place to buy it though XD I'm curous to see how much it costs...
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Those gpus that get like 1600fps on crysis? Imagine how many ppd that would get
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http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4311512&CatId=320
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If only I was rich...