YOU can help in the fight against CANCER

**kodi** · 10-21-2007, 04:01 PM

Why not donate unused computer cycles to help Stanford Uni in it's fight against Cancer.
How it works: you install a program (there are various ones for older and for newer core 2 etc.) it then downloads a work order then disconnects from the net and processes that work using your computer while it is idle or just using a minimum amount of processes.
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TSF have a team working on this project so why not give it a try
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dhuhta · 10-27-2007, 04:06 PM

Thanks for the info, Kodi. Let me give it some thought and I'll get back to you.

Dave

simqx · 11-01-2007, 06:20 AM

i hope nobody will laugh too hard at this, but does running a program like this increase the processor usage by a lot, especially when it's usually idle? And if it does, does it affect the long-term durability of the processor?

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-07-2007, 11:33 PM

PS3's offer the same option, I just haven't downloaded the software for it, will get to it very soon...

**grumpygit** · 11-08-2007, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack.Sparrow

PS3's offer the same option, I just haven't downloaded the software for it, will get to it very soon...

Make sure you join TSF team and not PS3 team.

ebackhus · 11-08-2007, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simqx

i hope nobody will laugh too hard at this, but does running a program like this increase the processor usage by a lot, especially when it's usually idle? And if it does, does it affect the long-term durability of the processor?

You can tell it how much of the processor you want to use. It can run as an idle process using around 5% of the CPU's power, or run dedicated using 100% of the resources available. One thing to keep in mind is that a CPU isn't like a car engine. A car engine wears quickly from being run hard while a CPU is just doing what it does all the time. The most important thing is that you have sufficient cooling as running a CPU at 100% will generate a little more heat.

**TheMatt** · 11-10-2007, 10:24 PM

I joined, but why am I not showing up on the list?
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...&teamnum=85015

**kodi** · 11-11-2007, 10:54 AM

You will appear on the list after you complete a WU,sometimes this can take up to two days after completion of WU

**TheMatt** · 11-11-2007, 11:05 AM

Ahh OK. It will be another month before I complete a WU.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-11-2007, 11:22 PM

Software downloaded, team 85015 Joined

**TheMatt** · 11-11-2007, 11:25 PM

OK, Folding@Home keeps changing its mind, before it said a month and now it says two days. I will have to see how it plays out. My computer is on an average of 18 hours per day so the two days may be underestimating the time it takes a little.

**koala** · 11-12-2007, 02:39 AM

Matt, if your computer is on 18 hours a day then it should take about 2-4 days to complete a Work Unit, regardless of the WU's size or the 'WU End' time-remaining value.

The 'WU End' time and date are estimated when you start the program, then after a while it gives a more accurate figure. I quite often get a unit saying it will take til 2009 to finish, then it's done 2 days later, so nothing to worry about.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-12-2007, 03:59 AM

Mine says it'll be done by tomorrow morning, around 5 am (I'm leaving it running all night tonight) giving it a total time of around 13 hours.

**TheMatt** · 11-12-2007, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala

Matt, if your computer is on 18 hours a day then it should take about 2-4 days to complete a Work Unit, regardless of the WU's size or the 'WU End' time-remaining value.

The 'WU End' time and date are estimated when you start the program, then after a while it gives a more accurate figure. I quite often get a unit saying it will take til 2009 to finish, then it's done 2 days later, so nothing to worry about.

OK, thanks for the info.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack.Sparrow

Mine says it'll be done by tomorrow morning, around 5 am (I'm leaving it running all night tonight) giving it a total time of around 13 hours.

What are you running it on?

**grumpygit** · 11-12-2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack.Sparrow

Mine says it'll be done by tomorrow morning, around 5 am (I'm leaving it running all night tonight) giving it a total time of around 13 hours.

I read somewhere that the PS3 WUs are designed to take on average 8-12hrs to complete, so that it is possible to complete a WU overnight.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-12-2007, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpygit

I read somewhere that the PS3 WUs are designed to take on average 8-12hrs to complete, so that it is possible to complete a WU overnight.

Didn't know that ... Cool, So I can complete 1, then give it a break over the second night, then complete another one

Should get through about 4 WU's a week.

Is the total number thing you get for every WU the same? I.e. For me to complete a WU, I need to let it reach 250000, which is 100%.

UPDATE - Finished my first WU

20% done on the second.

**grumpygit** · 11-12-2007, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Is the total number thing you get for every WU the same? I.e. For me to complete a WU, I need to let it reach 250000, which is 100%.

I'm not sure about the PS3, but normal WUs vary in number of frames and length of time to complete each frame.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-13-2007, 01:35 AM

K, Thanks

Finished 2, 17% done with the 3rd

**TheMatt** · 11-13-2007, 02:38 PM

No bragging.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-13-2007, 05:39 PM

I wasn't

10-21-2007, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,362 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Why not donate unused computer cycles to help Stanford Uni in it's fight against Cancer. How it works: you install a program (there are various ones for older and for newer core 2 etc.) it then downloads a work order then disconnects from the net and processes that work using your computer while it is idle or just using a minimum amount of processes. MORE INFO HERE TSF have a team working on this project so why not give it a try Details here; Current Teams __________________ Brian

10-27-2007, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
dhuhta Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Thanks for the info, Kodi. Let me give it some thought and I'll get back to you. Dave

11-01-2007, 06:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
simqx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11 OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER i hope nobody will laugh too hard at this, but does running a program like this increase the processor usage by a lot, especially when it's usually idle? And if it does, does it affect the long-term durability of the processor?

11-07-2007, 11:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER PS3's offer the same option, I just haven't downloaded the software for it, will get to it very soon... __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

11-10-2007, 10:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER I joined, but why am I not showing up on the list? http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...&teamnum=85015 __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-11-2007, 10:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,362 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER You will appear on the list after you complete a WU,sometimes this can take up to two days after completion of WU __________________ Brian

11-11-2007, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Ahh OK. It will be another month before I complete a WU. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt; 11-11-2007 at 02:31 PM.

11-11-2007, 11:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Software downloaded, team 85015 Joined __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

11-11-2007, 11:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER OK, Folding@Home keeps changing its mind, before it said a month and now it says two days. I will have to see how it plays out. My computer is on an average of 18 hours per day so the two days may be underestimating the time it takes a little. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-12-2007, 02:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,147 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Matt, if your computer is on 18 hours a day then it should take about 2-4 days to complete a Work Unit, regardless of the WU's size or the 'WU End' time-remaining value. The 'WU End' time and date are estimated when you start the program, then after a while it gives a more accurate figure. I quite often get a unit saying it will take til 2009 to finish, then it's done 2 days later, so nothing to worry about. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

11-12-2007, 03:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER Mine says it'll be done by tomorrow morning, around 5 am (I'm leaving it running all night tonight) giving it a total time of around 13 hours. __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

11-13-2007, 01:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER K, Thanks Finished 2, 17% done with the 3rd __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

11-13-2007, 02:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER No bragging. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-13-2007, 05:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: YOU can help in the fight against CANCER I wasn't __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//