The ***OFFICIAL*** F@H Harassment and discussion thread!!!

[mk5652]

Does RDP require XP Pro? This machine is running Pro, but my Celeron box is running XP Home. I'm hoping it is that straightforward, because my networking knowledge/ability is rather bare minimum.

I have of course overlooked the fact that my Celeron box has no network connectivity. I'm running a wireless network, and don't have a Wireless adapter available to hand, so I'd have to get that sorted.

I'll look into the alternatives mentioned in the mean time, thanks for the help.

[Sparky]

You can't use remote desktop to log into XP Home unfortunately.

I hate my PC. My system froze last night when I touched the case What the heck could it be? New case, new PSU, new mobo, new gfx card... Maybe my CPU is to blame? I did remove the IHS, and there is some arctic silver stains on the top of the chip around those little chips from an accident. Could that be a problem, and if so how do I remove it?? it won't wipe off with alcohol. But how would a small static discharge to the case affect the CPU? Or RAM? I'm at my wits end

[mk5652]

I haven't been having much luck with sorting my network out, so I've abandoned it temporarily.

I'm now trying to get GPU folding working on my new system, and am wondering if someone could answer a quick question for me.

The Stanford FAQ implies that GPU folding is not intended to be running 24/7, making installing it as a service seeming like a bad idea. How do people use it? Is it a case of manually start when you turn on, then leave it minimised until you need to do something graphically intensive?

As a side note, what about SMP folding? My current processor is a Pentium D, but I'll soon be upgrading to a Core 2 Duo. Is SMP folding a more appropriate route to take at this point in time?

[jimwah]

How do people use it? Is it a case of manually start when you turn on, then leave it minimised until you need to do something graphically intensive?

Thats pretty much how I run all clients, including the GPU client, no problems here. I understand using ctrl-c in the fah window is the cleanest way to stop the client when you need the GPU/CPU to be free

As a side note, what about SMP folding? My current processor is a Pentium D, but I'll soon be upgrading to a Core 2 Duo. Is SMP folding a more appropriate route to take at this point in time?

Simple answer imo, yes I am hoping to balance an SMP client & a GPU client on my main rig soon, which is not something I have tried yet - or read a great deal about, but at the moment I just run SMP on my C2D's. But consider that SMP is still in its infancy, has big units to upload (half decent internet speed req'd), & currently has tight deadlines; if these things are alright then go SMP.

[jimwah]

Oi! Windforce! ease off! I'm sad enough about mawsoccer dropping me in the dailies, without you sneaking up & out-folding me! I'd better hoof this P5N32 out the window asap, get this lovely P5N-E installed, and get some overclocking done

[WindForce]

Oi! Windforce! ease off! I'm sad enough about mawsoccer dropping me in the dailies, without you sneaking up & out-folding me! I'd better hoof this P5N32 out the window asap, get this lovely P5N-E installed, and get some overclocking done

LOOL...I should have been there a while back, but i had 3-4 rigs where clients unexpectedly shut down on me, just noticed it a few days ago.
I also added my brand new C2D E6700. It's on water and running @ 3.2 since the day i installed ( yes, this chip has not seen stock in its life ) so i wouldn't call it overclocked. If i have time this week-end i'll start overclocking it correctly
Finally, i have 2 more rigs waiting ( 3.0 Ghz HT with 1 GB ) to be installed this week , so you better hurry...

[Sparky]

You'd better keep an eye on Mawsoccer too Jimwah, he's gunning for you!

Side note: System been fully stable (games, F@H, everything) for over 24 hours!

[GAM]

Woo hoo, finally back in the red for a change!!!
And on the top 20 daily's too . I don't think I've been there for awhile. I doubt it will last long so I'm going to lap it up for bit.

FYI, there's been no changes, no additions here. The only difference is that I'm finally getting some decent WUs this week! My main clients have been pissing around with circa 200ppd's for ages (months?). It's a far cry from the circa 500ppd's that Main can do and is doing this week. I can't fathom why there is a such a difference in PPD on the same machine from one WU to the next?!?

[mk5652]

Thats pretty much how I run all clients, including the GPU client, no problems here. I understand using ctrl-c in the fah window is the cleanest way to stop the client when you need the GPU/CPU to be free



Simple answer imo, yes I am hoping to balance an SMP client & a GPU client on my main rig soon, which is not something I have tried yet - or read a great deal about, but at the moment I just run SMP on my C2D's. But consider that SMP is still in its infancy, has big units to upload (half decent internet speed req'd), & currently has tight deadlines; if these things are alright then go SMP.

Thanks for the help

[jimwah]

Damn....power cut 3am last night. All boxen off this morning The P5-B wouldn't fire up & after a quick check I think it's safe to conclude that a stick of my 512mb Team Xtreem 800mhz stuff has died - thus concludes my ownership of perhaps the worst pair of 800mhz DDR2 ever made, that would barely run at their stock timings & speed. I'm off to buy a few sticks of OCZ in a minute

[Sparky]

Sorry to hear that jimwah. You know, most systems allow you to set an option in the BIOS that if there is a power loss the system will turn back on automatically when power comes back. The default is for it to stay off but you can set it to turn on (which I think makes it turn on as soon as you plug it in too) or to return to last state, so if it was off it stays off but if it was on it turns back on. That way, in case of a power failure the systems will kick back on by themselves. Just an idea.

[jimwah]

But I dont think the SMP clients are installable as a service - but yeah you're right, these are the kinds of tasks I was trying to get sorted on all boxes this weekend. It has turned into a case of firefighting the problems that have turned up instead. My production will dip for quite some time until I can get this stuff sorted & get a decent upload speed on my connection - the whole problem of testing overclocks in linux is annoying me too. I need CoreTemp CPUz Orthos etc to test my setup, only then can I install linux64 imo - a long process on new rigs. I'm working on it

[Sparky]

True they don't like being a service, but you could put the shortcut to it in your startup folder so that the system loads it automatically upon bootup.

[Sparky]

I've been torn between whether to bring all my crunchers back here to F@H or not. I put fold6, fold7, and fold8 over on WCG in the beginning as a thank you for their help in our race vs TPR. Actually it started off with fold7, added fold6 later, then built fold8 and stuck that there as well (since the CPU and RAM came from the spare parts thread over there I felt obligated to put it on WCG at least in the beginning, CPU was a repair job). F@H is my home project, yet it is kinda nice to have enough CPU power to be a part of two teams and still manage to keep decent stats in both. I've done my share of harassment over there

Opinions? If I can only run one or two of the systems this summer then those few will be F@H only. If I can run them all I don't know what to do...

[GAM]

Stick to WCG until I catch up

[Sparky]

Stick to WCG until I catch up

[sc00p]

Stick to WCG until I catch up

+1

[embeejay]

I've been torn between whether to bring all my crunchers back here to F@H or not. I put fold6, fold7, and fold8 over on WCG in the beginning as a thank you for their help in our race vs TPR. Actually it started off with fold7, added fold6 later, then built fold8 and stuck that there as well (since the CPU and RAM came from the spare parts thread over there I felt obligated to put it on WCG at least in the beginning, CPU was a repair job). F@H is my home project, yet it is kinda nice to have enough CPU power to be a part of two teams and still manage to keep decent stats in both. I've done my share of harassment over there

Opinions? If I can only run one or two of the systems this summer then those few will be F@H only. If I can run them all I don't know what to do...

Do whatever makes you enjoy all the crunching most

[Chas_The_Man]

Big Battle going on down if 56th spot, NewEng... your about to freaking go down dude.

And FAH Sparky, you can't be good at everything :-)

[Sparky]

If I can run all the systems this summer, and GAM or mele or any of the others start getting too close for comfort, I'll put all my power back here to fend them off
Right now mele is still coming for me, Oblie is chasing after me for passing him earlier, embeejay is after me, Chas_the_Man is really flying, and GAM is gunning for me - again
I can't do much about Oblie or Chas_The_Man, or probably embeejay once he gets all his systems working again, but I may be able to hold mele and GAM off. Especially GAM, held him off before (barely though!) so I should do it again. Ya know, taunt him, make him think he might be able to pass me, then pour on the heat and leave him in the dust again

[GAM]

That'd be right Sparky, lull me into a false sense of security and then crap all over me again HAHA.

Naturally I wasn't serioius about catching you but I have noticed you on my radar again (6 months ). This is all due to some nice WUs for a change. As mentioned before, absolutely no changes to my systems etc and recently I've nearly doubled my PPD.

On the other hand, Scoop, my old friend...
Currently 1.1 months till 'Poocs' day, but I'd imagine it will end up more like 2

btw, after 7 patient days, 'Server' just dropped two bundles of joy, 682pts + 755pts. Brought me near 3000pts for one day. Nice. I wish I could do that every day

[Sparky]

Well right now I'm having crazy spikes and plunges in my PPD, partly due to messing around with the systems (upgraded a couple, worked on another one, one was down for a few days, etc) and timing, seems that lately they've all uploaded on the same day a few times in a row and left me nothing for the next day.

Just remember GAM, you get too close and I've got backup firepower...

[sc00p]

GAM... you can eat my... poop'os

I'm going to overtake Sparky anytime soon

yeah... you know me... I'm very delusional sometimes

[GAM]

@sc00p, delusion is often quite comforting
btw, did you like my new target day title. Once I pass you I'll be looking backwards ....scoop...poocs... Ah ha ha, I crack myself up.

[Sparky]

HA, I didn't catch that, nice one GAM