When configuring the Folding@Home client, many people see the passkey field, read that it is optional, and then forget about it. But using a passkey in Folding@Home has some pretty great benefits! Aside from Stanford being able to verify that you are the only one folding under your name, using a passkey can get you *bonus points*!
That's right, using a passkey can help you get more points per work unit! The faster you process and return the unit, the more bonus points you will receive. This works especially well if you are configured to run -advmethods or -bigadv WUs on a fast computer, but these are not for everybody.
Using a passkey on a fast Mac Pro, i7 PC or Hackintosh has the potential of turning a special 8,955 point work unit into a 70,000 point work unit! (Note: This is an extreme example. Most computers can not run that large of a work unit. Your mileage will vary.)
So, if you fold for our team, would you please consider using a passkey? It would be great if you could help us increase our team's point output. (Even though the most important reason to fold is for medical research, higher points are always good )
To get a passkey, enter your Folding@Home username and your email address at this link:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
They will email your passkey to you, which you will then copy and paste into your client configuration as seen here.
Or in the console version
After you configure this, you will need to return 10 work units, and also keep up a return rate of at least 80% of work units to receive bonus points.
As always, make sure you have the latest client installed.
If you have any questions regarding passkeys, bonus points, or client configuration, just ask here in this sub-forum.
What is Folding@Home?: http://folding.stanford.edu/
Passkey FAQ: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-passkey
Some more info on Bonus points: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Points#ntoc15
A Dashboard widget to help keep tack of your progress: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/fhwudget.html
That's right, using a passkey can help you get more points per work unit! The faster you process and return the unit, the more bonus points you will receive. This works especially well if you are configured to run -advmethods or -bigadv WUs on a fast computer, but these are not for everybody.
Using a passkey on a fast Mac Pro, i7 PC or Hackintosh has the potential of turning a special 8,955 point work unit into a 70,000 point work unit! (Note: This is an extreme example. Most computers can not run that large of a work unit. Your mileage will vary.)
So, if you fold for our team, would you please consider using a passkey? It would be great if you could help us increase our team's point output. (Even though the most important reason to fold is for medical research, higher points are always good )
To get a passkey, enter your Folding@Home username and your email address at this link:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
They will email your passkey to you, which you will then copy and paste into your client configuration as seen here.
Or in the console version
After you configure this, you will need to return 10 work units, and also keep up a return rate of at least 80% of work units to receive bonus points.
As always, make sure you have the latest client installed.
If you have any questions regarding passkeys, bonus points, or client configuration, just ask here in this sub-forum.
What is Folding@Home?: http://folding.stanford.edu/
Passkey FAQ: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-passkey
Some more info on Bonus points: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-Points#ntoc15
A Dashboard widget to help keep tack of your progress: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/fhwudget.html