SETI and power schemes in XP

[11427]

I've been having a slight problem with my screen saver and power schemes since running SETI. Usually if there is nothing going on with my computerand only the desktop is there, the screen saver and monitor power down will not work. When I leave something running ie Mozzilla the screen saver and power schemes work fine. This happens with SETI set as the screen saver, always running, or not. It also does the same thing with a normal screen saver.
Any thoughts?

thanks,
Mark

 

[Soggysocks]

OK guy's back me up here.....


Don't run the Screen saver version........
Install the Cli version ..................
Instructions here

Any more help needed ....just repost and we'll direct you.

 

[DaFinn]

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What he said, the screen saver is for... err I mean... yeah, what he said!

 

[Smoke]

I just spent 10 minutes writing a beautifully detailed help message on this topic and accidentally clicked the CANCEL button instead of the PREVIEW button ... and lost it all. :|

A short version:

Check your SCREEN SAVER section of your DISPLAY PROPERTIES.

In the POWER section: Make sure you have NEVER in these three blocks:

TURN OFF HARD DISKS
SYSTEM STANDBY
SYSTEM HIBERNATES

If you use the CLI CLIENT as my fellow TeAm Mates have already recommended and you wanted to have as much of the CPU working on SETI as possible ... select BLANK.

From time to time I actually like to use WEB SHOTS. I especially like the collections dealing with astronomy and undersea life.

BTW, I don't recognize your name on our SETI TEAM. Have you joined up?

 

[amdxborg]

What Smoke said! For me the CLI was more than twice as fast as the GUI!

 

[Pokey]

I tried the screensaver version first against all advice because I liked the graphics. (I am a sucker for neat graphics) But I quickly saw that it was spending most of its time just doing the neat graphics and not doing calculations. Anyway the SETI Driver/CLI version IS the best way to ?crunch numbers?.

And I also set screen saver to "blank" as Smoke suggested. Since I have my monitor set to turn off in 15 min., I almost never see the screen saver anyway.

 

[11427]

Originally posted by: Smoke


If you use the CLI CLIENT as my fellow TeAm Mates have already recommended and you wanted to have as much of the CPU working on SETI as possible ... select BLANK.

BTW, I don't recognize your name on our SETI TEAM. Have you joined up?

Ok,.. I just D/L'd the CLI etc.... it looks like it has added my previous seti@home stuff to team anandtech.
So now do I just add/remove programs the old seti @home?

I had not joined,....didn't really know about it, just used seti for stress testing my OC's and stuff,.... but I think I'm there now. How do I confirm?

Mark

 

[Smoke]

I am communicating with someone by the name of "Mark" via email but I'm not sure if that is you?

What is your SETI NAME?

If you haven't joined TeAm AnandTech, This is where you will need to go and you will need your SETI PASSWORD.

 

[11427]

My Seti name is nova. I also recieved an e-mail from Greg,.... I ass u me that is you?

Mark
nova@xmission.com

 

[Smoke]

nova! Yes

There is another "Mark" that I've been communicating with that has an AOL account and cannot post in the AnandTech Forums.

Obviously, that is not you.

Most people recommend that once you have installed the CLI CLIENT, you'd best uninstall the GUI version to avoid any conflicts. Some people have run them alternately .... so they can look at the pretty graphics once in a while. To each his own on that.

Great having you on the TeAm.

 

[TofBnT]

Welcome!