Finally, a new Folding thread.
Please drop by and say Hello, especially if you are one of the new members!
On or off the ping list, let me know!
Finally, a new Folding thread.
Please drop by and say Hello, especially if you are one of the new members!
On or off the ping list, let me know!
How does it work?: You download a safe, tested program (see link below) that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.
Is it safe? Yes! Folding@Home rarely effects computer performance in any way and won't compromise your privacy in any way. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.
How do I get started folding for Team FreeRepublic?:
1.) Download the folding program from Stanford University's folding download page (Folding@home Client Download). Type in your desired user-name.
2.) Type in 36120 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for team FreeRepublic!
3.) The third question asks, "Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service?" - We recommend you answer YES. Otherwise you will have to manually start the program after every reboot.
How can my computer help? Even if they were given exclusive access to all of the world's supercomputers, Stanford still wouldn't have as much processing power as they get from the supercluster of people's desktop systems Folding@home relies on. Modern supercomputers are essentially a cluster of hundreds of processors linked by fast networking. But Stanford needed the power of hundreds of thousands of processors, not just hundreds.
There's no reason to not get involved! It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger.
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List of Relevant Folding Links
Why Fold - Watch This !!
Extreme Overclockers Stats for FreeRepublic
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Competition (Not!!) Dummies ..Daily Kos
Dummie Folding Threads #7 #8 #9#10#11 #12
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Other Useful Stuff - Links
How much are those work units worth? And what are they?
All Projects Listed
Point Summary for Workunits
Fahmon Third Party Monitoring Software
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Past FreeRepublic Folding threads
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Signed up! Thanks for organizing this.
Proud to b foldin’ for the Gipper.
BAH! I hit it last week (or the week before ;).
Thx for your help!
If I could find a way around the Deep Freeze program in the computer lab where I work, I could have 26 more computers folding at all times. Still, I’m happy with the six processors I have running.
Hello. I am trying to keep four computers working on the project, although my wife’s old HP Pavilion 734n is not too happy with the load and sometimes stalls out (makes my wife cranky if it interferes with her computer time so sometimes I just run it overnight).
I just gave my system some new innards and more, faster memory. Should be pumping them out at least twice as fast for the FR team now.
Unfortunately, my contributions are dropping for a few months anyway.
The team however is cranking, that’s great!
Go team!
Thanks to all for your folding contributions. Every little bit helps.
And thanks, texas booster, for posting this new thread.
Keep on foldin’.
Thanks for the recognition...
For those of us with new multi-processor computers, F@H has new versions of the Folding @ Home software that will take advantage of the second, third, fourth or what have you cores. It is called Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP). It is still in Beta but could increase our productivity!
Check it out:
If you're interested in tracking your folding machine(s) over the web, please Freepmail me.
Available features include:
I’ve had too many systems down for too long due to a bad circuit.
Since I’m traveling extensively at this time of year, I won’t have a chance to replace the breaker and have another circuit added until probably September at the earliest.
Brought up a minimal number of high value systems and should overtake you by about 650,000 I hope.
I’m on the road right now, so all of my systems are dormant. I’ll be back home in early July and should have 5 or so procs folding shortly thereafter.