rebooting & F@H

[lightstar]

is there a way to reboot your computer during the middle of a fold & get back to the same sequence without losing your previous work? THX

 

[Gravity]

Mostly. It depends upon which client you are using. The SMP clients are fickle. Sometimes you can reboot and lose nothing. Other times you can reboot and lose everything.

 

[Foxery]

Version 5.91 of the SMP client is the "less stable" one. SMP 5.92 and all of the single-processor clients are unaffected by reboots.

 

[lightstar]

great! i was too scared to reboot any computer for fear of losing the work.

 

[GLeeM]

Insidious says to just reboot the computer without shutting down the client.

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: GLeeM
Insidious says to just reboot the computer without shutting down the client.

I find that it resets more if I don't shut down the client before restarting. It seems that about 75% of the time after a hard lock, the data is lost and I have to start over.

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: GLeeM
Insidious says to just reboot the computer without shutting down the client.

I find that it resets more if I don't shut down the client before restarting. It seems that about 75% of the time after a hard lock, the data is lost and I have to start over.

Myself, I always disconnect from the network before closing the client (or restarting after a hard lock).

If I can use the Local Area Connection icon in the SysTray next to the clock I disconnect that way otherwise I unplug the cable.

I have had good success doing this!

 

[lightstar]

so far so good- nothing lost after several reboots (knock on wood). . . .i'd be mighty upset if i was 1450/1500 & had to start over.