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David14259 · 08-17-2003, 11:20 PM

Latest Stats:

Active processors within a week 21
Team ID # 13761
Grand Score 5877.88997578621
Work Unit Count 154
Team Ranking 1336

Mr N8 · 08-18-2003, 02:21 PM

Its only going to get harder to move up from here! I thought I would have 4 computers running F@H, but my fourth decided that it wanted to kill a video card this weekend. Oh well.

Anyway, how does Timaaay (TimPoet?) have a credit of 1? Lowest I could find was 5! Just curious.

Alienware_Dude · 08-18-2003, 08:13 PM

I just finished my first WU, even though it isn't up yet.

TimPoet · 08-18-2003, 09:16 PM

Got my roomie to volunteer, you'll see Brown Hornet soon.

TimPoet · 08-18-2003, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr N8
Its only going to get harder to move up from here! I thought I would have 4 computers running F@H, but my fourth decided that it wanted to kill a video card this weekend. Oh well.

Anyway, how does Timaaay (TimPoet?) have a credit of 1? Lowest I could find was 5! Just curious.

My computer was constantly losing my work assignments, probably cuz I was having to push the reset button on my system a lot. I must have just completed a whole 1 work unit on this multi-contributor project when I reset my system. LOL

This is the project description:
A completely new folding target - this is a subdomain of the ribosoal protein L9. The Raleigh group at SUNY Stonybrook has accumulated a great deal of experimental data on this system.
(And Timmaaay accumulated the least amount of experimental data

)
But never fear, soon I will have another 24!

Kov-Ice · 08-18-2003, 11:14 PM

I think I goofed... I used my PCMech user name (Kov-Ice) on Folding, but none of my stats are showing up on the team list. Then I read closer and realized user names may only use letters, numbers, or the underscore. I changed to Kov_Ice, so hopefully my work will count for us now. How did Timmaaay! with an exclamation show on the list? Just wondering...

TimPoet · 08-18-2003, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kov-Ice
How did Timmaaay! with an exclamation show on the list? Just wondering...

You have to be on THE list.

Kov-Ice · 08-18-2003, 11:57 PM

So should my orig. name work? If so, I should change back because I've already completed one 400 protein and most of another...

TimPoet · 08-19-2003, 01:01 AM

I really don't know how it happened. I don't actually remember the act of signing up and choosing my user name.

Clover · 08-19-2003, 08:09 AM

That explains why your having a hard time with it Tim, you weren't actually there when you signed up! LOL

Mr N8 · 08-19-2003, 08:12 AM

Your user name is chosen on the installation. It grabs your computer name or the name you last used when you installed something. You can change it on install or go to configure, and on the user tab set the user name.

On a side note, my home PC is working on a 2500 frame WU! The stats page says its only supposed to be a 100 frame WU. Anyone ever see this before?

TimPoet · 08-19-2003, 08:36 AM

Wow! I thought my 400 frame protein would give me 24 points but I got 71. Kewl.

homer15 · 08-19-2003, 01:36 PM

i'm movin on up...

mr n8, one time mine was working on a 0 wu... seems like it should take no time, right? well, it went up to 400... i noticed it when it was working on 147/0... i'm not sure how accurate the count really is sometimes.

David14259 · 08-19-2003, 09:16 PM

We're doing great guys! We now have 25 active computers contributing to the PcMech.com Folding@Home Team!!!

We're currently ranked 1244th!!! We're moving up! (or down depending on which way you look at it).

Happy Folding!

Jeradln82 · 08-19-2003, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr N8
On a side note, my home PC is working on a 2500 frame WU! The stats page says its only supposed to be a 100 frame WU. Anyone ever see this before?

I just had a 2500 one a couple days ago, don't know anything else except it took all day.

Kov-Ice · 08-19-2003, 11:04 PM

OK, for naming purposes, the dash in my original user name must not have been acceptable... When I changed to Kov_Ice using the underscore, my stats showed up the next time the Folding site updated (including credit for both WUs I had gotten under the first name).

Question - Is there a way to get more than one work packet lined up in your queue?

David14259 · 08-19-2003, 11:07 PM

Sorry, I don't think there is a way to download more than 1 WU to work on.

David14259 · 08-20-2003, 06:30 PM

I found this very cool article today! Its got some pretty good tips about Folding@Home!

Check it out:

http://maximumpc.com/features/feature_2003-06-10.html

TimPoet · 08-20-2003, 08:14 PM

How come I can't find the Console executable file? I've searched for FAH3console.exe with the Find Files function to no avail.
Any clues?

Edit: Nevermind, I realize the truth now.

mikeL · 08-21-2003, 07:24 AM

good article David, Have you run across any linux tweaking for FAH?

Mr N8 · 08-21-2003, 10:05 AM

Good article. Tempted to try to set up 4 instances on our Quad-Processor server.

largosama · 08-21-2003, 07:53 PM

I don't get it... I folded a 250 unit protein in about 4 days powered on from 7am to 10pm but a 2500 protein is folding at the same rate!!! Moreover, it jumps 25 every hour or so... interesting

Brown Hornet · 08-24-2003, 03:29 AM

i am signed up and ready for duty,SIR

David14259 · 08-24-2003, 10:00 AM

Sir? I like that

From now on, I think everybody should address me as 'Sir'.

Welcome to the team, we're glad to have you!

boxcarracer767 · 08-24-2003, 10:16 AM

I signed up yesterday!

brassman · 08-24-2003, 08:44 PM

I am signed up and folding away!

David14259 · 08-24-2003, 09:31 PM

Welcome!

Hummm, I just started my first 0/50 Protein....I've never had a 50WU one....only 0/250 and 0/400.

David14259 · 08-24-2003, 10:03 PM

PcMech.com Folding@Home Current Stats:

Active processors within a week: 21
Team ID # 13761
Grand Score: 8258.16004943848
Work Unit Count: 202
Team Ranking: 1104

David14259 · 08-24-2003, 10:36 PM

An Article on how Folding@Home affects your system's performance:

http://www.tech-report.com/etc/2002q...t/index.x?pg=1

I reccomend reading the first page and then skipping ahead to the Conclusion section....the middle pages are quite boreing. If you don't want to read it, the study says that:

"Quite simply, the impact of running Folding@Home in the background is negligible."

David14259 · 08-24-2003, 10:40 PM

"Folding@home Scientists Report First Distributed Computing Success"

Article from 2002 about Folding@Home's Successes:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1022070813.htm

08-18-2003, 09:16 PM	#124
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08-19-2003, 01:36 PM	#133
homer15 Resident Slacker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Suisun City, California (i know, where the hell is that?!?!?) Posts: 2,620	i'm movin on up... mr n8, one time mine was working on a 0 wu... seems like it should take no time, right? well, it went up to 400... i noticed it when it was working on 147/0... i'm not sure how accurate the count really is sometimes. __________________ Friends help you move. REAL friends help you move bodies. - me quite possibly the best book ever written... by me

08-20-2003, 06:30 PM	#138
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	Folding at Home Tweaker's Guide I found this very cool article today! Its got some pretty good tips about Folding@Home! Check it out: http://maximumpc.com/features/feature_2003-06-10.html

08-20-2003, 08:14 PM	#139
TimPoet digitally confused Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,303	How come I can't find the Console executable file? I've searched for FAH3console.exe with the Find Files function to no avail. Any clues? Edit: Nevermind, I realize the truth now. Last edited by TimPoet; 08-20-2003 at 08:22 PM.

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08-17-2003, 11:20 PM	#121
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	Latest Stats: Active processors within a week 21 Team ID # 13761 Grand Score 5877.88997578621 Work Unit Count 154 Team Ranking 1336

08-18-2003, 02:21 PM	#122
Mr N8 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 2,094	Its only going to get harder to move up from here! I thought I would have 4 computers running F@H, but my fourth decided that it wanted to kill a video card this weekend. Oh well. Anyway, how does Timaaay (TimPoet?) have a credit of 1? Lowest I could find was 5! Just curious.

08-18-2003, 08:13 PM	#123
Alienware_Dude Red Sox Nation Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,546	I just finished my first WU, even though it isn't up yet.

08-18-2003, 11:14 PM	#126
Kov-Ice Member (12 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 3,296	I think I goofed... I used my PCMech user name (Kov-Ice) on Folding, but none of my stats are showing up on the team list. Then I read closer and realized user names may only use letters, numbers, or the underscore. I changed to Kov_Ice, so hopefully my work will count for us now. How did Timmaaay! with an exclamation show on the list? Just wondering...

08-18-2003, 11:57 PM	#128
Kov-Ice Member (12 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 3,296	So should my orig. name work? If so, I should change back because I've already completed one 400 protein and most of another...

08-19-2003, 01:01 AM	#129
TimPoet digitally confused Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,303	I really don't know how it happened. I don't actually remember the act of signing up and choosing my user name.

08-19-2003, 08:09 AM	#130
Clover Member (7 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 127	That explains why your having a hard time with it Tim, you weren't actually there when you signed up! LOL

08-19-2003, 08:12 AM	#131
Mr N8 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 2,094	Your user name is chosen on the installation. It grabs your computer name or the name you last used when you installed something. You can change it on install or go to configure, and on the user tab set the user name. On a side note, my home PC is working on a 2500 frame WU! The stats page says its only supposed to be a 100 frame WU. Anyone ever see this before?

08-19-2003, 08:36 AM	#132
TimPoet digitally confused Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,303	Wow! I thought my 400 frame protein would give me 24 points but I got 71. Kewl.

08-19-2003, 09:16 PM	#134
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	We're doing great guys! We now have 25 active computers contributing to the PcMech.com Folding@Home Team!!! We're currently ranked 1244th!!! We're moving up! (or down depending on which way you look at it). Happy Folding!

08-24-2003, 10:16 AM	#145
boxcarracer767 Member (8 bit) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville,SC Posts: 160	I signed up yesterday!

08-19-2003, 11:04 PM	#136
Kov-Ice Member (12 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 3,296	OK, for naming purposes, the dash in my original user name must not have been acceptable... When I changed to Kov_Ice using the underscore, my stats showed up the next time the Folding site updated (including credit for both WUs I had gotten under the first name). Question - Is there a way to get more than one work packet lined up in your queue?

08-19-2003, 11:07 PM	#137
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	Sorry, I don't think there is a way to download more than 1 WU to work on.

08-21-2003, 07:24 AM	#140
mikeL Member (11 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Northeast, Michigan Posts: 1,063	good article David, Have you run across any linux tweaking for FAH?

08-21-2003, 10:05 AM	#141
Mr N8 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 2,094	Good article. Tempted to try to set up 4 instances on our Quad-Processor server.

08-21-2003, 07:53 PM	#142
largosama Member (9 bit) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: not-disclosed Posts: 449	I don't get it... I folded a 250 unit protein in about 4 days powered on from 7am to 10pm but a 2500 protein is folding at the same rate!!! Moreover, it jumps 25 every hour or so... interesting

08-24-2003, 03:29 AM	#143
Brown Hornet Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: las vegas Posts: 875	i am signed up and ready for duty,SIR

08-24-2003, 10:00 AM	#144
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	Sir? I like that From now on, I think everybody should address me as 'Sir'. Welcome to the team, we're glad to have you!

08-24-2003, 08:44 PM	#146
brassman Member (8 bit) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 238	I am signed up and folding away!

08-24-2003, 09:31 PM	#147
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	Welcome! Hummm, I just started my first 0/50 Protein....I've never had a 50WU one....only 0/250 and 0/400.

08-24-2003, 10:03 PM	#148
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	PcMech.com Folding@Home Current Stats: Active processors within a week: 21 Team ID # 13761 Grand Score: 8258.16004943848 Work Unit Count: 202 Team Ranking: 1104

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08-24-2003, 10:36 PM	#149
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	An Article on how Folding@Home affects your system's performance: http://www.tech-report.com/etc/2002q...t/index.x?pg=1 I reccomend reading the first page and then skipping ahead to the Conclusion section....the middle pages are quite boreing. If you don't want to read it, the study says that: "Quite simply, the impact of running Folding@Home in the background is negligible."

08-24-2003, 10:40 PM	#150
David14259 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 611	"Folding@home Scientists Report First Distributed Computing Success" Article from 2002 about Folding@Home's Successes: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1022070813.htm