is F@H a Multithreaded Program?

[LOUISSSSS]

loaded up F@H and it only fully utilizes one fore on my Q6600. task manager also shows that it is locked at 25 (doesn't go up or down) on the CPU usage column.

was wondering how i can get it to run on more than 1 core

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
loaded up F@H and it only fully utilizes one fore on my Q6600. task manager also shows that it is locked at 25 (doesn't go up or down) on the CPU usage column.

was wondering how i can get it to run on more than 1 core

lol you need to unlock the cpu usage on it.

This really should go in the Distributing Computing section.

But anyhow PM Markfw900. He'll most likely lend you a walkthough in setting it up correctly. He's probably anandtech's backbone in DC computing.

 

[Duvie]

Basic folding at home is only singlethreaded. YOu would have to run 4 instances of it configured as 4 unique machine IDs...however there is a beta SMP one that I run that folds on all 4 cores.....should be able to at those speeds if you run 2 instances to get +4000ppd....

It seems to like high fsb so near 1600fsb will do great...

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
loaded up F@H and it only fully utilizes one fore on my Q6600. task manager also shows that it is locked at 25 (doesn't go up or down) on the CPU usage column.

was wondering how i can get it to run on more than 1 core

lol you need to unlock the cpu usage on it.

This really should go in the Distributing Computing section.

But anyhow PM Markfw900. He'll most likely lend you a walkthough in setting it up correctly. He's probably anandtech's backbone in DC computing.

anyone know how to UNLOCk CPU USAGE on F@H v5.03?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

and yea i did kind of post there, but there are MANY more readers here...

 

[GuitarDaddy]

The SMP beta can be found here

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download

 

[Amaroque]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
and yea i did kind of post there, but there are MANY more readers here...

I saw your post there. You'll get much more informed responses there. Might just take a bit longer for ppl to reply.

I'd help, but I'm not folding. I'm running DPAD.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
The SMP beta can be found here

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download

whats SMP stand for? and is 5.91 beta the version i'm supposed to be using?

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
The SMP beta can be found here

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download

whats SMP stand for? and is 5.91 beta the version i'm supposed to be using?

SMP is "symetrical mutli processing" (forgive the spelling)

AS IN USES ALL 4 CORES. Install it, set a windows password, make sure you have .net 2.0 installed, then run the instal.bat.

Then run the exe, config, and you are done.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

just kind of got F@H SMP running, the console (dos) version.

but i see that its giving me the error:

[xx:xx:xx] CoreStatus = 63 <99>
[xx:xx:xx] Error starting Folding@Home core.

then it loops over and downloads something and gives me the same error over and over (at least 5 times already)

if i shouldn't post this here i'll bring it over to DC, but i dont think i will get much help there...

 

[Markfw]

read my instructions above... Must have a windows password, must have .net 2.0 installed, re-boot, and run install.bat.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
read my instructions above... Must have a windows password, must have .net 2.0 installed, re-boot, and run install.bat.

what exactly do i put for:

account <domain\user> : ______?
password: (and which password?)

 

[Cutthroat]

account <domain\user> : ______? - Your current domain/user should already be there, just press enter

password: (and which password?) - Windows password

 

[lopri]

A question for folks who heavily contribute to F@H project: Doesn't PS3 trounce multi-core X86 in WU calculation? I would think one PS3 could give you a score of like 5 dual-core systems? (Just guessing here, but I've read the PS3 is enormously capable of F@H)

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Ok I'm successfully folding on all 4 cores now. How can I limit FAH to 1,2, or 3 cores if I dont want 100% CPU usage?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

and isn't the ps3 processor made by nvidia? Or is it just the GPU made by nvidia?

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
and isn't the ps3 processor made by nvidia? Or is it just the GPU made by nvidia?

gpu..

the ps3 processor is a cell risc processor. i dont know if nvidia makes that...

 

[Diogenes2]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
and isn't the ps3 processor made by nvidia? Or is it just the GPU made by nvidia?

gpu..

the ps3 processor is a cell risc processor. i dont know if nvidia makes that...

IBM

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Ok I'm successfully folding on all 4 cores now. How can I limit FAH to 1,2, or 3 cores if I dont want 100% CPU usage?

okayy now back to this =]