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Stanford University ^ | 01/29/2006 | Texas Booster

[fanfan]

you can always throttle it back a bit if you want it to use less.

I'm not all that good with computers. Would you mind explaining how I would do that? Just by not loading another WU, or some other way?

Checkpoints are written to the hard drive every 20-30 minutes or so.

Um, what?

[SC Swamp Fox]

1) By default, the program will use all of the available CPU cycles you are not using. In the unlikely event that this causes your CPU to run hot and interferes with your normal operation you can "throttle back" the program. This is an option when you configure, you can set it to use some number of cycles below 100%. (It folds proteins slower.) You can change the configuration any time you want. If you need help doing it, just let us know.

2) While folding, the program saves it's work to your hard drive periodically, so that if you shut down or lose power it doesn't have to start over from the beginning. The "saved work" file on my PC is taking up 407Kb. (Much less then any of my Ann Coulter pics.)

[fanfan]

Perfect.

Thank you.

:-D

[ken in texas]

I'm not all that good with computers. Would you mind explaining how I would do that? Just by not loading another WU, or some other way?

This describes some of the screens you see when running the GUI version of the Folding@Home program (if you decide to run the console version someone else will have to provide examples; I don't run that version.)

When you right click on the System Tray icon for F@H and select "Configure...", the first screen will look something like this:

Of course, you'll have your own name there. Click on the "Advanced" tab, and you should see something like this:

You can change the CPU Usage Percent if you don't want F@H to use all of the available CPU time; however, it runs at a low priority so even if it uses all it can get you probably won't notice its effect. You can also adjust the slider for the Checkpointing frequency to determine how often F@H will write checkpoints to the hard drive. For example, with checkpoints written every 30 minutes, if your computer crashes you should never lose more than 30 minutes of work.

[Drango]

What Ken said...but other than a name and our team number, 36120, you don't need to play with anything else, unless you have problems. It's designed to be VERY EASY.

And no I don't recommend the beta version. It's for power users.

[fanfan]

mail

[Petronski]

I'm in.

Yay!

Spread the word too. It's kinda fun.

[fanfan]

The Folding@home display is saying I'm waiting for core step 13, and I am part of the right team.

Is it loading?

[Petronski]

I recommend the FahMon monitoring tool.

[Drango]

Give it a little time. Do you have a red flower like icon in the lower right hand corner of your computer? If so right click on it, and go to configure. Is your chosen screen name in? With 31620 as the team #. That's about it.

[fanfan]

I have a red flower at the top left which clicks to the file, and it says I'm waiting for core 20.

lol! Does this make any sense so far?

[fanfan]

It also says ......could not connect to secondary assignment server

And a letter...f ?

[Petronski]

Noting your typo, 31620 is wrong.




Team 36120 is correct.

[Drango]

damn dyslexia

[Petronski]

Have you tried FahMon?


I fold on two cpus over the home network, and I can keep track on them both from anywhere with that neat little program.

[fanfan]

Hmmm....

Typo in the post, but I did it right in the registration.

Thanks for thinking about it though.

:-)

[fanfan]

Step 27

[Petronski]

I just wanted to be sure new folders join the right team. Be well.

[Drango]

Does your screen look like this? With your name (Donator)and team number in the upper left?

[Eaker]

When I signed up SETI didn't give me credit for a 90 something signup date and all the packets that I processed.

To heck with them then.