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Originally posted by |_053|2
when i start up my computer i get this dos command thing that stays open and is like identical to my logfile...
http://deadball38.com/stuff/screenie.JPG
can i close that and still have the tweaked benefits? i'm sure i can and all but i just want to make sure

edit to add: oh yeah and is there a way to choose what kind of WU you get?
i want to get big ones like the 2500's for a computer that i'm like never at so i don't have to worry about signing online with it as often to send the results when it finishes

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no you cannont close that. That is the part that is doing all the work.

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Originally posted by ace727861986
no you cannont close that. That is the part that is doing all the work.

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but i also have this running
http://deadball38.com/stuff/folding1.JPG

here's my startup folder
http://deadball38.com/stuff/start.JPG

So you have both 3.24 and 4.00 running... So you are splitting your processor between the two... So remove the startup for which ever one you dont want to use :D Either keep the console or keep the GUI...

3.24 and beta 4 are displaying the same protein. Since you have an AMD cpu you're not sharing half and half like you could with a HT P4. I'd get one out of your startup folder leaving only one. Since you have an AMD 3.24 will not allow SSE. Keep the beta v4. If you want the GUI there's a betav4 of that too.

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Originally posted by sapasion
Welcome back nice to hear everything went so well. As you can see the Folding Team has been racing during your absence. With your powers restored we're even more likely to crest the 5K a day plateau that we're close to now. We all figured something like this happened to ya. Seeing you pass me a second time will be better than the first.

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Hey thanx saps.:)

Yeah I'll be pushing to get it going on even more machines.:) We'll crack that 5K a day in no time.:)

okay i downloaded the 4.0beta GUI, should i uninstall what i have now and put this one to work?

Wait till your WU finishes of course but sure

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Originally posted by sapasion
Wait till your WU finishes of course but sure

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Hey Saps, I haven't been watching real closely -- should I be running the 4.0 beta on my P4? Now would be a good time to switch, just finished a unit. Regards . . .

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Originally posted by sapasion
Wait till your WU finishes of course but sure

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yep i'll wait for it to finish :)

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Originally posted by OS-Wiz
Hey Saps, I haven't been watching real closely -- should I be running the 4.0 beta on my P4? Now would be a good time to switch, just finished a unit. Regards . . .

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my .02 is: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." :D as long as you're getting the SSE boost and gromacs, you might as well stick with what's working.

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Originally posted by vertices
Hey thanx saps.:)

Yeah I'll be pushing to get it going on even more machines.:) We'll crack that 5K a day in no time.:)

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:O 5000k wu points a day?!?!?!? this has to be a typo.

BTW does anyone know if i format and save my current WU that is 60% done to a zip drive (just save the folder that F@H is running in) would i have a problem when i reinstalled the os and put the folder back would it still be at 60% or would it start all over?

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Originally posted by sapasion
3.24 and beta 4 are displaying the same protein. Since you have an AMD cpu you're not sharing half and half like you could with a HT P4. I'd get one out of your startup folder leaving only one. Since you have an AMD 3.24 will not allow SSE. Keep the beta v4. If you want the GUI there's a betav4 of that too.

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How so?

When I had F@H & SETI running on a P4 without HT... They split the processing power 50/50... So why wouldnt an AMD be the same?

Now if it is processing the same WU.. Then I am not sure what will happen :D

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I upgraded my client and did a whole lot of changes to it.. While I was in the middle of a WU and it just restarted where I had left off... It never went back to zero.. But dont hold me to it since there are so many different variables :D

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Originally posted by OS-Wiz
Hey Saps, I haven't been watching real closely -- should I be running the 4.0 beta on my P4? Now would be a good time to switch, just finished a unit. Regards . . .

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Originally posted by serotone9
my .02 is: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." as long as you're getting the SSE boost and gromacs, you might as well stick with what's working.

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I'm 100% with serotone9 on this one. I am still on 3.25. beta 4 isn't worse or slower that's for sure. [H] had a thread where they concluded 4 was 2.86% faster than 3.25. This I would call unsubstantiated though. Most people notice no difference and if there is a difference its very small. Still if confirmation could be established that beta 4 was even 2-3%faster then I'd switch myself

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Originally posted by Colossus
How so?

When I had F@H & SETI running on a P4 without HT... They split the processing power 50/50... So why wouldnt an AMD be the same?

Now if it is processing the same WU.. Then I am not sure what will happen :D

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I upgraded my client and did a whole lot of changes to it.. While I was in the middle of a WU and it just restarted where I had left off... It never went back to zero.. But dont hold me to it since there are so many different variables :D

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I made no reference to SETI. F@H on an AMD machine is only capable of running 1 WU/Protein at a time. It is possible to run the console and the GUI concurrently but they will be displaying the exact same protein and process so there is not much point to it. The only opportunity to run multiple F@H WU/Proteins on a single cpu is to HT them.
Now it is quite possible to run F@H and SETI concurrently on a single AMD cpu that's true but that's not the issue |_053|2 is dealing with

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Originally posted by ace727861986
:O 5000k wu points a day?!?!?!? this has to be a typo.

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Our team is already doing 3,200-4,500 a day.