[SOLVED] Is Folding working properly??

skyhintack · 10-06-2008, 07:31 PM

I finally got the idea of distributed computing and this whole folding program seems to be flustering me. I tried it about two weeks ago and supposedly joined the TSF team. Today, I finally was able to get somewhere with the program and now it's saying when I hover the taskbar icon: "Working 0/2500". It's now been about 10 minutes and it's stayed that way since. I have it set to use either of my two cores, and the CPU level is near 75% (i think). Plus, their stats site hasn't seemed to work (for me) for the two weeks either.

Here are my specs:
DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2RB LGA 775 INTEL X38 ATX INTEL MOTHERBOARD
EVGA 01G-P3-N870-AR GEFORCE 9600 GT 1GB 256-BIT GDDR3 PCI EXPRESS 2.0X16 HDCP READY SLI SUPPORTED VIDEO CARD
KWORLD PLUSTV ANALOG LITE PCI V TUNER CAPTURE CARD W/REMOTE PVR-TV 7134SE PCI (NOT WORKING ATM)
INTEL CORE 2 DUO E7200 WOLFDALE 2.53GHZ LGA 775 65W DUAL-CORE PROCESSOR - MODEL BX80571E7200
G.SKILL 4GB (2X2GB) 240-PIN DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) DUAL CHANNEL KIT DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI
SEGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/S HARD DRIVE
LITE-ON COMBO BLACK SATA MODEL DH-52C2S-04
LITE-ON BLACK SATA DVD-ROM DRIVE MODEL DH-16D3S-04
MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP1 64-BIT ENGLISH 1PK DSP OEI DVD FOR SYSTEM BUILDERS
SAMSUNG BLACK 1.44MB 3.5" INTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE (NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY COME IN HANDY!)
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO STABLEPOWER 850W 850W ATX SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

skyhintack · 10-06-2008, 07:37 PM

Okay, I lied, after about 15 minutes or so, I hovered it again and now it shows it completed 50/2500! I guess it goes by 50's then?

JohnthePilot · 10-06-2008, 11:39 PM

Hi Skyhintack. Welcome to the team.
I've never really noticed what it increments in but 50 would seem a reasonable figure for a 2,500 frame WU. (I'm currently running a 10,000 frame WU and that increments in 100 frames.) That still doesn't seem a lot for two weeks. How long is your machine on for?

**Glaswegian** · 10-07-2008, 06:26 AM

You might also want to consider running the SMP client or the GPU Beta - there are threads on both here.

Glad to have you on board.

skyhintack · 10-08-2008, 12:49 PM

Well, it depends on what my computer might do while i'm sleeping overnight if it's on or not. If I leave F@H running, then i'll keep it on. I'll keep it on too if I know it'll be running some scheduled scans. Right now, I'm not about to keep my newly build pc on for loger than a couple days because it's a bit hotter than I want, so until I revisit Newegg and purchase my wishlist, I'll say two days.

I'm going to try that other client that Glaswegian suggested, and I'll post back later when I see how it goes.

Thanks TSF DISTRO.COMP. People!

10-06-2008, 07:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
skyhintack Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 21 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1 My System	Re: Is Folding working properly?? Okay, I lied, after about 15 minutes or so, I hovered it again and now it shows it completed 50/2500! I guess it goes by 50's then?

10-06-2008, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,772 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Is Folding working properly?? Hi Skyhintack. Welcome to the team. I've never really noticed what it increments in but 50 would seem a reasonable figure for a 2,500 frame WU. (I'm currently running a 10,000 frame WU and that increments in 100 frames.) That still doesn't seem a lot for two weeks. How long is your machine on for? __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

10-07-2008, 06:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
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10-08-2008, 12:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
skyhintack Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 21 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1 My System	Re: Is Folding working properly?? Well, it depends on what my computer might do while i'm sleeping overnight if it's on or not. If I leave F@H running, then i'll keep it on. I'll keep it on too if I know it'll be running some scheduled scans. Right now, I'm not about to keep my newly build pc on for loger than a couple days because it's a bit hotter than I want, so until I revisit Newegg and purchase my wishlist, I'll say two days. I'm going to try that other client that Glaswegian suggested, and I'll post back later when I see how it goes. Thanks TSF DISTRO.COMP. People!