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New to folding...

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G4Grover

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Jun 21, 2004
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I just discovered folding, think it's a great thing to use those normally idle CPU's!!

I am doing it on my Athlon XP2400, user name jgrover2001 and I used the MacRumors # 3446.

My current WU progress is at 18 percent.

How do I tell what the specific project it's working on is about? It's labled p269_h20 but I couldn't find anything about it on Stanfords site.

Any other tips?

TIA - Jason
 
You'll become accustomed to using the Stanford statistics page for a lot of things, including server problems that happen occasionally.
 
I just started folding two days ago. I've got two computers folding:
Dual 2.0 running the dual software
P4 3.0e HT running XP crap

Since the P4 is HT, folding only chews on the first virtual processor. Is there a way to get a version that takes advantage of hyper threading? This P4 could be doing alot more than it is. Any help would be appreciated...
 
Converted2Truth said:
I just started folding two days ago. I've got two computers folding:
Dual 2.0 running the dual software
P4 3.0e HT running XP crap

Since the P4 is HT, folding only chews on the first virtual processor. Is there a way to get a version that takes advantage of hyper threading? This P4 could be doing alot more than it is. Any help would be appreciated...
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Take a look at recently updated threads in Distributed Computing. There was information on that exact topic.
 
bousozoku said:
Take a look at recently updated threads in Distributed Computing. There was information on that exact topic.
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Maybe i'm just blind, but i've already read EVERY thread...twice. There is no info on harnessing HT on a winblows box. If you've got a link, pass it my way... Or, you can just tell me how to do it.
 
Don't know for sure, but you need 2 FAH folders. Take one and call it FAH1, the other FAH2. With the setup of both programs, do one thing different, and that is the machine ID. The first one has machine ID 1, the other machine ID 2. This tells your folding app and Stanford form which proc the WU comes from. So in plain English this means processor 1 and processor 2. I think that is all. Don't know for sure this works, but that is basically how the dual script on a mac works, so I guess this should also work an a PC. If I am wrong, could someone please correct me!
 
Hey, Big Fix

Hey, I've got a solution I think you'll like better than two clients. I have a 2.6GHz P4 that came with HT, and I too noticed it was only using 50 percent of the CPU. There's an easy way to turn off HT. First, you have to find that file that controls the boot-ness of the drive, (please someone after me post a better description of this process). I believe it's in msconfig somewhere. You've probably all seen it, the file that has /fastdetect at the end of the line? Well you just copy and past that, so you have two identical lines. Then, after one of them, add "/onecpu". When windows boots next time, you'll have a choice as to which option to use. Using the one with the /onecpu option will boot windows with hyperthreading disabled. I'm going to look for a link to a site with a better explanation, as I'm on my iBook right now and can't remember the exact procedure...
 

That's under the system properties (Right-click on "My Computer"), under the advanced tab. There should be a button for boot options. I can't remember the exact name either, and I'm on my PowerBook and VPC will kill my battery....

As far as the idea of disabling HT....why? I'm pretty sure your performance will be the same if you are using only one of the virtual processors vs. disabling the threading option. Not much point. I'm not sure going just by the simple CPU graph is being verbose enough; meaning, Windows is limited in explaining the hyper-threading load. If anything, Windows will at least balance the load on the processors, so doing other tasks won't slow down the folding as much if you only use one of the virtuals. Correct me if I am wrong...
 
HT

True, you won't get any more performance in games, apps, that sorta thing by disabling HT. But this way you'll only have to run one copy of the F@H console, and it'll use 100% of the CPU. (Rather than two programs each using 50%) While it's doing the same amount of work, it's getting through the projects faster. I just find it less hassling to run one console. Up to you! :D
 
If only :)

Dreadnought said:
It is said that running HT and running two FAH you get more work done, more WU's that you finish, more points! Don't know if this is true.
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Nope, as when running with HT enabled, the WU's take twice as long to finish (even though you're doing two at a time). It comes out even in the end.
 
Littleodie914 said:
Nope, as when running with HT enabled, the WU's take twice as long to finish (even though you're doing two at a time). It comes out even in the end.
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No, it doesn't, you end up finishing maybe 1.6-1.8X as long, so you end up completing more work, thats the beauty of HT is it multitasks AND increases performance. I think I remember hearing the number 30% (performance increase) but I am not positive if that is the correct number
 
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