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E-Goat Folding Team - Using their PCs spare capacity to find medical cures

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E-Goat Folding Team - Using their PCs spare capacity to find medical cures

  • Yes - I have my computer Folding when ever its turned on

    Votes: 15 32.6%

  • Yes - I only have my computer folding occasionally

    Votes: 3 6.5%

  • I was, but can't be arsed with it any more

    Votes: 4 8.7%

  • No - I have no interest in helping others

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • I have no idea what you're talking about

    Votes: 23 50.0%
  • Total voters
    46
TrenchardsLoveSock said:
I had something similar(ish).

Tried the GUI version, everything was fine until I tried to run 3DMark05 just to see how it would affect framerates. Wouldn't run, some D3D.dll not found b0ll0x.

Quick hunt through the wiki and FAQ shows that it doesn't allow any other OpenGL sessions::/:

No-Nonsense client works a treat. If you don't want the window sitting in your taskbar while it runs then set it to run as a service. The only problem is that it then disappears completely, so, if like me you want to know how your progress is, you can dowload a 3rd party add-in.

I recommend FoldingFromTray. It's free and easy to use. Download it from here and then just drop it into your Folding@Home folder. When you run it, it opens a window with progress info and easy access to the log file. You can download a small piccy of your protein if you want too.

It closes to the System Tray if want quick access or you can exit completely. For those of you running multiple sessions on dual/quad core processors, you can select which session you want to view info from too.
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If you look in the folder where you've initially placed the no-nonsense version, it should have created 2 text documents, unitinfo and FAHlog.
Unitinfo tells you how your current work unit is coming along and FAHlog tells you everything else you need to know, from the size of the unit to how long it takes each step to complete.
If you add a shortcut to them on the desktop you don't have to worry about getting to the folder whenever you want know how your unit is going, and again it saves having extra stuff cluttering up your system tray.
 
it might be worth getting the side or top off your case and vacuuming the dust off the heatsinks and fans.[/QUOTE]

Hells teeth S,S dont hover your computer, it can bu**er it right up. Best thing to do is a small paint brush(new) and a can of compressed air to clean it
 
pie sandwich said:
it might be worth getting the side or top off your case and vacuuming the dust off the heatsinks and fans.

Hells teeth S,S dont hover your computer, it can bu**er it right up. Best thing to do is a small paint brush(new) and a can of compressed air to clean it
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I've done it on several occasions and never had any adverse effects. Only lower temps and higher overclocks. I can understand your concern with static but it is also recommended that people wear a grounding strap when handling components and I've never seen that happen.:PDT_Xtremez_42:
 
Ok, I'm gonna try again when I get back from det.

Finished a Work Unit, but it crashed just before upload. Opened it up again, and it told me it was starting number 2.

Sweet I thought, until it bloody crashed! File I/O error....

Look on the site, my WU never made it to Standford either!

bugger!
 
This is where we are at the moment

main.py
 
TrenchardsLoveSock said:
Fcuk me Tashy_Man! 4 Units already, how far have you clocked your 3200 for that?

The home PC (A64 3700 1 gig ram) is on for at least 4 hours a day and I've only managed 35% of my first one in 3 days.
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Not overclocked this CPU at all (the kids comp has an Athlon 2800 overclocked to 3200).....you hit the nail on the head though...TIME......the main comp (which is running folding@home) is on 24 hours a day....found i have less problems with it if left on constantly rather than shutting down everyday.

Fold on .......:PDT_Xtremez_09:
 
TLS, Thanks for the FoldingFromTray link... turns out it kept crashing because the no nonsense version was running as a service, and I told it to launch the thing at startup.... hence it went wibble and crashed!!!

Nevermind, lost 3 days and 1 WU entirely, but at 29% now for this one ::D:
 
Just joined the e-goat folding team, downloaded and installed it and it says the first WU is going to be finished on 06 Jul 07!???

Is this right? Seems a while off with my AMD Athlon XP 2100+ and 1.21GB of RAM does it not?
 
Edzar said:
Just joined the e-goat folding team, downloaded and installed it and it says the first WU is going to be finished on 06 Jul 07!???

Is this right? Seems a while off with my AMD Athlon XP 2100+ and 1.21GB of RAM does it not?
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Ed...right click and go to configure....then go Advanced...then put CPU slider all the way to the right.......

Doesn't affect anything i do here but the units do rattle through when the computer is not in use.....

Fold on.........:PDT_Xtremez_09:
 
Tashy_Man said:
Ed...right click and go to configure....then go Advanced...then put CPU slider all the way to the right.......

Doesn't affect anything i do here but the units do rattle through when the computer is not in use.....

Fold on.........:PDT_Xtremez_09:
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Thanks Tashy, it says 28 March now!!!!

(I was being a cheap-skate by moving that slider off the top to around 80% before the program started running!):PDT_Xtremez_31:

Sorted!:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Come on guys the results of ruuning an e-goat fold are potentially immense - imagine a Scec that doesn't smell of p1ss/vinegar/degestive biscuits 44:PDT_Xtremez_25:
 
well ive done my bit to help the old snecs, no longer shall they suffer the indignity of a colostomy bag and matron tucking them in at night
 
Fixed my broken Athlon on Sunday, so I'll be joining the folding team this weekend :PDT_Xtremez_28:

Bl00dy Microsoft and their bl00dy updates ::/:
 
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