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What is Folding @ Home?

This series of essays was developed as part of FASEB's efforts to educate the general public, and the legislators whom it elects, about the benefits of fundamental biomedical research—particularly how investment in such research leads to scientific progress, improved health, and economic well-being.

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If you are then please read on...

First you need to download the client program. Windows users should choose the Graphical Client or the Screen Saver Client (2K or XP only)

Linux users should choose either of the 2 linux clients depending on the distro you're using (see notes on the download page)

To download please click Here

Now you will have to install the client, create a username, and put the team#(37446) in the appropriate box

The FAQ can be found Here just to help you out and make everything clear

Useful Links

The Team's Current Statistics | Here

The Top 1000 Teams : Here

The Stanford Folding Forum: Here

The Point/Time Summary of current Work Units (WU): Here

Want to contact me?

My E-Mail Address

Send me a personal message through the forum,

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Please feel free to ask anything you would like to and I and my fellow folding members will do their best form their personal experience with the software to try and help you get any questions answered or problems fixed....

Please make the title for either of these forms of contact "Folding Question".

A Guide to installing and running The Folding at Home Client Program

Folding at Home or F@H is a program designed to predict how protein molecules will genetically advance, or "fold"

If a protein molecule folds wrongly we can get diseases like cancers,

The F@H client program is a program used to take a small piece of a protein and predict how it might fold, thus allowing scientists to look into the future and see how cures could be formed or what new diseases we may see in the future.

First of all you will have to download the program from: Here

When it downloaded you will be presented with the normal type of install screens,

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Next press next until prompted to put in a user name, I suggest you put in your Windows Forum username, to make things easier to recognize.

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After it has been installed, right click on the display, and press configure,

Then use the information in the next few pictures to configure yours the same as mine.

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And thats it, The program will run from the system try and will look like this

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and when its clicked once it will bring up the display with your progress,

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Then once you have completed one WU (Work unit), you will apear on the team list,

Team List

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Useful Posts

A guide to EMII

Folding Tips and Tricks

Folding FAQ

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Thanks for reading...

Andy-2004

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Origionally posted by Neo x1 on the Pc PItstop Forums, so i cant take the credit

Folding, Tips and Tricks

Optimizing your computer for folding

1. Preparing Your Computer for Folding

   a.) Disable Your Screen Saver, System Standby, and Hibernation.

   b.) Get rid of spyware!

   c.) Destroy all Viruses

2. Optimize Graphical Client Settings

  a.) Uncheck "Logos Enabled"

  b.) Slide Molecule Draw rate all the way to the left

  c.) Select "Folding@Home" for client type.

3. Use flags to control what WUs you get

  Locate your shortcut to the folding @ home program or create a new one. Right click it and press "Properties". Unde the "Shortcut" tab, find the "Target:" box. Add -advmethods -forceasm to the end of the target outside of the quotes so that it looks something similar to:

"C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -advmethods -forceasm"

AMD processor users, however should not use "-forceasm" and add "forceSSE" like this:

"C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -advmethods -forceSSE"

The "-forceSSE" flag makes a big differance for AMD's. Watch your temps, though, it does seem to get a little warmer. Make sure the "SSE" part is capitalized.

Running two instances of Folding@Home on one PC.

To run 2 copies of Folding@Home, you have to have 2 copies of the software in two different directories (From what I hear, do NOT try 2 copies of the GUI version. 1 Gui and 1 console, or 2 console, I've never tried 2 GUI, so I don't know). The main points to remember are to use the -local switch, so your shortcut will look like this:

C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\[email protected]" -local -advmethods -forceasm

Also required is that the machine ID MUST be different. So the first "instance" of folding must have machine ID 1 and the second ID 2.

The fastest way to do this (Correct me anyone if you know differently) is to set up folding in a directory, with all the info correct. Let it start up and then turn it off. Set up folding in a second (different) directory, start it up then shut if off.

Go to the 2nd directory and open the client.cfg file using notepad. Find the area where it says "machineid=1" and change the 1 to a 2. Save the file.

About the -verbosity flag

The -verbosity flag is useful when a finished wu is in the queu. By default, Folding tries to send this wu at some time-interval. When you put the

-verbosity flag to 9 [ -verbosity 9] Folding@home will try this more often.

Running F@H as a service and using flags

Instructions on running F@H as a service are here http://www.shroomery.org/files/fahsi/

To use flags while running it this way follow these directions....

1) Open regedit and...

2) find this registry item: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\FAH\Parameters

3) Double click where it says AppParameters REG_SZ -service

4) Change AppParameters to say:  -service -advmethods -forceasm

Note:

One comment about the fashi program to run as a service. This may have been just me and my lack of luck, but every time I set it up, it changed the client.cfg file to show a user named "0".

I would recommend having a good copy of client.cfg that can be copied into the folding directory just in case. Giving WU's to "0" is the pits.... I see there is a folder named "0" here, but it MAY be a real person or a misconfigured client.cfg file.

Note2:

when you set it up as a service you have to do one of 2 things to get the userid info right

1) have a good config file like said above.

2) stop the service, create a temp shortcut to the client with a -config flag, and enter the config info.

option 2 works if your setting it up on a pc from scratch.

I don't really know why the installer enters the info wrong, but it allways does.

Get Folding Running Correctly on a Multi-User PC.

Those with computers using the "fast-user switching" feature of Windows XP to keep F@H running 24/7 may get errors when someone else logs in. This is easily rectified by turning off fast-user switching and instead setting up F@H to start on log-in by placing a shortcut for it in the "startup" folder of the Start Menu.

Doing it this way causing all programs, including F@H, to close during the logout. Then, when the other person logs in, F@H will start on their account.

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A Guide to installing and running The Folding at Home Graphical Client Program V.5.00 Windows XP

You have to run Windows ME/NT/2000 or XP. If you are using Win 98, download the "No-nonsense" text-only console.

1. Download the program here: Stanfords download page. Make sure you select Windows ME/NT/2000/XP Graphical client (with screensaver option)

2.Double click the installation icon:

3.In the next three screens select Next or Yes. These are the welcome, licence agreement and Readme Information screens.

4.Insert your Username.

5.Browse to the folder where you want to install the client. (f.e. C:\Program Files\Folding@Home)

6.In this screen you can select your Program Folder.

7.Now the installer has all the information it needs and starts installing the client.

8.This screen notifies you that the installation is complete. You can view the Readme now. Click next to run the F@H client now.

9.The Folding@Home Control Panel will pop up.

10.Now configure your User-tab. Add your folding membername and the number of the team you wish to fold for. (37446)

11.Click on the Connection-tab.

Check Ask before using network if you're on dialup. F@H will then promp for an internet connection to send or receive wu's. If you are on broadband this isn't necessary.

If you are behind a proxy. Add the required information. Otherwise choose Internet Explorer Connnection Settings.

If your computer has sufficient memory (512MB or more), you can choose the last option. This will give you large WU's. They will take some time to crunch.

12.Click the Display-tab.

Basically, you don't need to change anything here. The screensaver could be fun...

13. Finally choose the Advanced-tab.

*Core priority: choose lowest possible. (slightly higher is usefull if your computer is also working on other Distributed Computer projects like Seti, Find a Drug,...)

*In the slide bar, you can adjust the CPU power you want to use for Fah. Slided totally to the right F@H can use 100% of your iddle CPU power (recommended).

*Don't disable the highly optimized assembly code.

*Checkpointing frequency. Here you can change the time-interval to save the progress of your crunching to your HD.

*Power. This is a new feature in the client. Very usefull if your folding on a notebook.

*Deadlines. You don't need to check the ignore deadlines. Choose standard to receive F@H wu's only.

14.If you want the client to start automatically at startup, you should place a shortcut of the FAH4Console.exe in your startupfolder (For winXP users: c:\Documents and Setting\All Users\Start Menu\programs\Startup).

Succes with your folding!

A Guide to installing and running F@H 5 "No-nonsense" text-only console

1. Create a directory for the CONSOLE release. I usually use c:\Program Files\Folding.

2. Download the console client. You find the download page here.

3. Save the download in the directory you created in step 1.

4. Doubleclick the executable FAH5Console. This will execute the program in configuration mode.

5. Enter the name you wish to fold under. Don’t use spaces or non-standard characters (like #,@,…). The name you enter will be case sensitive in the stats.

6. Enter the number of the team you want to fold for.

7.If you wants maximal folding results, its recommended to start F@H5 as a service. This way, F@H will always run at startup, even an a multiuser pc. Choose Yes (recommended) or No.

8. If you want the client to ask your permission before transferring workunits, select Yes here. This option can be usefull if you’re on dialup. If you have a broadband internet connection, select No so it transfers work automatically (recommended setting).

9. If you wish the client to use the ip information used by Internet Explorer to connect to the work server, select YES for this option.

10.If you're running F@H5 on a computer with plenty of ram (512 or more). You can type Yes here. This will give you big wu's (over 5 MB) that take some time to fold. If your computer has less than 512 ram, be sure to answer No here.

11. The next section, Advanced Options, allows you to fine tune the client. Select Yes to continue.

12. Now you can select the CPU Priority that will be dedicated to the client. Idle is the recommended setting. If you are running other distributed computer projects (SETI, Find A Drug, ...) choose Low.

13. Setup the CPU power you wish to dedicated to the client. Set this to 100 to devote all idle CPU cycles to the client.

14. Don’t disable the usage of optimized assembly code. Set this to no.

15.A usefull setting when you're folding on a laptop. To save battery power select Yes here.

16. Here you select how often the client saves its data to the hard drive. Default is 15.

17.Answer no  on this question. You'll get mostly F@H wu's. If you answered yes, you'll get genome wu's. Genome wu's are good on slow computers because they don't have a time limit to be crunched. Obviously when you select no-pref, you'll get a mix of folding an genome wu's.

18. If you don’t want the client to monitor whether or not you can complete the workunit before it expires, set this to NO, otherwise, set it to YES to ignore this tracking information.

19. This is where you set your Machine ID. This setting should be at 1 unless you run the client on a dual processor computer or unless your computer is using Hyperthreading. If this is the case, set this option to 1 for one instance of the client an 2 for the other. If you run the client only once on more than 1 computer, you can set all of them to 1.

17. Congratulations!! Your configuration is finished now. The client will start running.

A Guide to installing and running F@H In Linux

To start folding @ home in  Linux  you will have to download :

FAH4Console-Linux.exe

You can download this file by from http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/f...g/download.html

Now in Linux open a Terminal/Konsole.

To begin

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Login as root by typing: su and press Enter.

Now enter the root password and press Enter.

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Now we have to change directory to where you downloaded the FAH4Console-Linux.exe file.

I downloaded this file to /home/mark2

So change to the directory where this file is located by typing: cd /path/file remembering the space between cd  & /path and then press Enter.

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Now we have to ensure we can run the file that we've downloaded so type: chmod +x FAH4Console-Linux.exe and press Enter.

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Now you can run this file by typing: ./FAH4Console-Linux.exe and press Enter.

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Now type your User Name and the Windows Forum Folding Team Number: 37446

With a Y or an N answer the three questions.

When you are ready to connect to the server press C.

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Allow it all to download.

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Now you wait and/or continue with other work

It  will eventually complete and you will have completed your first Work Unit in Linux.

CONSOLE CLIENT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

If you want to configure the console client then http://vsp27.stanford.edu/console-userguide.txt has information on how to do this.

OS X GRAPHICAL CLIENT SOFTWARE

Folding in the aqua interface!

Installation Instructions:

1) Go to the download page and click on the Download link for the Mac OS graphical client (you may have to do a "Save link as" if just clicking brings up a browser screen showing garbage).

2) This will put a file called "FAH4-GUI.dmg" on your Desktop. If it doesn't mount automatically, double click on the file to mount the disk image FAH4-GUI and open that. Copy Folding@home to your Desktop. You may now trash the disk image.

3) Double click on the Folding@home icon to start the application. The first time you run it, the Preferences window will pop open. You can fill in your Identity (so that you can track your work on the statistics web page). The application will automatically download the scientific core (takes a few minutes). Then, it will get to work. You can view the protein by choosing Display Protein from the Folding@home menu.

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Auto Start:

If you want, you can have Folding@home start up automatically each time you start Mac OS X.

For OS 10.0 - 10.2 users: Just open the System Preferences, click Login (it's listed in the first row), click the Login Items tab that appears, click the Add button, select Folding@home, and click Open. Now, Folding@home will start up every time you login without you having to do anything.

For OS 10.3 users: Just open the System Preferences, click Accounts (it's listed in the System row), click the Startup Items tab that appears , click the [+], select the Folding@home application "fah4" from the file dialog, and click Add.

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OS X SCREENSAVER

Use the convenient Folding@home screensaver!

1) Go back to the Download page and click on the Download link for the Mac OS Screensaver (you may have to do a "Save link as" instead of simply clicking).

2) This will put a file FAH4-SS.dmg on your Desktop. Inside the mounted disk image FAH4-SS will be "FAH4-SS.pkg".

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3)Running "FAH4-SS.pkg" launches a simple installer. You may be presented with a window saying "You need an Administrator password to install the software." If this happens, click on the lock icon that's at the bottom left corner of the window and enter the password. You'll now see a welcome screen. Press "Continue." Now, you are prompted to choose an installation destination. You can just select your hard drive and click "Continue." Continue through the next screen ("Easy Install") too, and you're done with the installation. You can trash the disk image.

4) Now we'll tell your computer that Folding@home is the screensaver that it should use. Bring up the System Preferences (you can access this through the Apple menu that's at the top left of your monitor). Click on the "Screen Saver" button, which is in the top row of choices (see screen shot below). You'll now be presented with a window where the left half has a listing of available screensavers and the right half has a preview of the chosen one. Folding@home will be the last choice on the list. Click on it. Next, click on the "Configure" button right that's right below the Preview. There's a screen shot of this below. When you click on Configure, a window will come up that looks like the Preferences window shown above. It will ask you to fill in a name and team number. This is so that you can track your work on the Statistics web page. You can also set Network and Settings for the display through this configuration window. When you're done filling in your information, click "OK." Quit System Prefs and you're done! Folding@home is now your screensaver and will operate when you're computer is idle for a certain period of time (depends on your System Preferences) or when you click on one of the top corners of the screen. The first time it runs, you may not see any molecules for a little while.

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OS X CONSOLE MODE SOFTWARE

Stanford provides a console mode version of the client, exactly equivalent to the console version for Windows. There are no fancy graphics - it simply sits in the background running at lowest priority and making use of the CPU cycles not being used by other processes. The latest OS X version can be found at http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/f...g/download.html. It has the same scientific core as the screen saver version, the only difference being the no-nonsense front end. This is the most flexible client.

1) Go to  the Dolwnload link for the Mac OS X text console (may have to "right click" and do "Save link as"). This will download a file called FAH4-CLI.dmg to your Desktop. Double click on that to mount FAH4-CLI, and copy "fah4" to your Desktop. You can now trash the disk image.

2) Open up a Terminal window and cd into the Desktop directory. To do this, type

cd Desktop/

3) Now, type

./fah4

to run the program.

4) You will be asked a series of questions to set up the configuration. T he first of these will be what User name you would like to use--this is so that you can track your work on the statistics web page.

5) The application will download the scientific core (may take a few minutes) and then get to work. If you would like to hide the terminal, just choose Hide Terminal from the Terminal menu.

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If you want, you can have Folding@home start up automatically each time you start Mac OS X. Just open the System Preferences, click Login (it's listed in the first row), click the Login Items tab that appears, click the Add button, select the Folding@home application, and click Open.

HAVING PROBLEMS? Check out the Folding@home FAQ

From: http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/f...ng/OSX/OSX.html

Andy2004 / 6th Maverick

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EMIII is a nice tool to monitor your folding progress:

Basic Functions:

Track multiple rigs via network

Records WU data

Reports WU data as .csv file or as HTML

Reports WU progress graphics as HTML

Built in web server for WU data

Can be used to stealth a text console

Built in client.cfg file editor

Built in queue.dat file viewer

Built in production calculator

Changeable skins

Screenshot:

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You can find it here:

EMIII download

And here is a Howto EMIII

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From the EOC foldingteam faq

With thanks to Hack99 from EOC.

And thanks to Andy-2004 for preparing it for posting

:folding:

Folding at Home FAQ

What is this “Folding at Home” stuff anyway?

Folding@Home is a distributed computing project by Stanford University that studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. In short, they’re trying to find cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s, Mad Cow, Parkinson’s, CJD, and ALS.

Sounds great, how do I get started?

All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. Just go to the STANFORD SITE, download the appropriate client and install it on your computer. Installation varies by client type and is covered below.

What clients are available?

There are currently clients for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. For Windows and OS X you can get a graphical client, a text only client or a screen saver. Linux only has the text client.

I don’t have broadband, can I still fold?

Yes. You can setup the client to autodial or wait when it finishes a work unit.

UD Moniter is a useful program that will allow you to download and que up several WUs in a row if you don't want the client to autodial.

Which client should I use?

The graphical client is the easiest to install and to manage. It has a graphics window available that allows you to see the protein being simulated. It is installed via a simple installation wizard that asks you all relevant configuration questions. During installation, it will create a shortcut to the exe and place it in your startup folder so that it launches when you login. It will also put an icon in your system tray so you can minimize, maximize or configure the client. On the down side, the graphical client is known to interfere with some games.

The text only console provides information about the simulation in a text format. It runs in a terminal window and minimizes to your taskbar. You can use an app like Trayit to minimize to your system tray. You will need to create a shortcut manually and install it in your startup folder. The text console can also be installed as a service so it launches with Windows and will run in the background regardless of which user is logged in.

The screen saver works pretty much like any other, except that your computer begins folding when Windows activates the screen saver.

Which client is fastest?

Text > Graphical > Screen Saver

Windows > Linux > OS X (Although is seems that the speed differences are small)

How do I install my client?

**Make sure you enter 37446 as the team number**

**You can use any name you like but you can’t transfer points later if you want to change it**

To avoid confusion, you want a unique user name. The download page at Stanford has a name search window to help with name selection.

Graphical ClientDownload [email protected], double click and follow the installation wizard.

Screen Saver - Download Folding@Home4_Screensaver.EXE, double click and follow the installation wizard.

Text Console -

- Make a directory for FAH (for this example C:\FAH)

- Download FAH4Console.exe into the new directory

- Create a new shortcut and specify the target as:

"C:\FAH\FAH4Console.exe" -advmethods -forceSSE -verbosity 9

- Put the shortcut in your startup folder and reboot your machine.

- The client will launch automatically and will run through the configuration the first time it starts.

- Select yes for advanced options and put FAH in the choice for (auto/fah/gah)

Text Console as a Service-

The instructions are Here

What are flags?

Flags are special instructions given to the client at launch.

You can see the complete list Here

How do I use flags?

Append them to the target line in the shortcut that launches your folding client.

See the attached screenshot for an example.

Which flags should I use?

AMD Single processor rig: -advmethods -forceSSE -verbosity 9

Intel Single processor rig: -advmethods -forceasm -verbosity 9

AMD Multiprocessor rig: -local -advmethods -forceSSE -verbosity 9

Intel MP/HT rig: -local -advmethods -forceasm -verbosity 9

-advmethods: "Request to be assigned any new Cores or work units." In effect, you get gromacs most of the time. You will still get the occasional Tinker.

In April of 2004, the points awarded for many WUs, including tinkers, were increased. As a result, there is better ppd parity between tinkers and gromacs and the -advmethods flag now provides less benefit than it once did. In fact, some folders no longer use it.

-forceSSE: "On machines with an AMD processor, Core_78 gives priority to 3DNow over SSE -- this overrides that." NOTE: AMD TBird processors do NOT support SSE.

-forceasm: "Instruct the core to use SSE/3DNow assembly instructions if possible, even if it has previously made the determination that the machine may not be handling this well."

-verbosity 9: Sets the level of output detail that is written to the log file

The following clarification was posted by shroomer:

"Forcesse and Forceasm are only effective if you have issues with the PC folding....

By Default a RIG AMD or INTEL will use SSE/3DNOW ECT.... with no flags... but if you have a error or a reboot caused by instability in the PC or heat or for whatever reason... the FORCE XXX flag will force the PC to use SSE even after a crash ect.... without the flag it will revert back to not using SSE to gain stability on a crash."

What core priority should I use?

Use low priority on a dedicated folding rig. The core will try to run at all times.

Use idle priority on an everyday use rig. The core will only try to run when NOTHING else is active.

Can I adjust the core priority using task manager?

No. The priority has to be set during configuration.

What do I do if I have more than one rig folding?

You set up each machine the same way. Use the same user name and team number no matter how many rigs you have.

Do I need a different machine ID for each rig?

No. The machine ID referrs to the number of processors in a single rig, not the number of rigs in your farm. Each instance of FAH needs a different machine ID, but each rig can have the same machine ID.

How do I set up a multi-processor/HT machine?

**You will need to use the text console client**

- Install the first client as described above except that you need to add the “-local” flag to your shortcut.

- Make a second folder “FAH2” for example. Install the second instance just like the first but enter “2”

for the machine ID.

If you want to run two instances as a service, use the GUI service installer and simply enter 2 for the number of clients. The installer will set everything up for you.

What should I know about my FAH directory?

Work Folder – Contains the files your FAH client is currently working on or waiting to upload.

client.cfg – Contains the configuration information for your client. You can edit this with a text editor. If you delete it and are using the text console, the console will run through the configuration process the next time you launch it.

FAHlog.txt – This is the log file of your clients activity. The “-verbosity 9” flag adds details to the log.

unitinfo.txt – This gives you the progress your client has made on the current WU.

queue.dat – This dat file is the que of WUs waiting to be turned in plus info on your current WU

What is a WU?

A WU is a work unit. It’s the term Stanford uses for a single simulation run.

Are all WUs the same?

No. There are three types of WU:

- FAHCore_65.exe - Tinker - 100, 200 or 400 frames. They are generally the slowest WUs and the -advmethods flag reduces the number your rig will be assigned.

- FAHCore_78.exe - Single Gromacs - 100 frames. They are generally the fastest WUs.

- FAHCore_79.exe - Double Gromacs - 100 frames. They are much slower than single Gromacs.

There are many different proteins of each type being studied. See the list Here

How long does it take to finish a WU?

A WU can take anywhere from 4 to 36 hours to complete on a fast rig. Obviously longer on slower rigs.

Stanford has set the scoring system so that you get more points for the bigger WUs.

How does the scoring system work?

This is how Stanford explains it:

“How do you determine how many points a work unit is worth? Before putting out any new work unit, we benchmark it on a dedicated 500MHz Celeron machine (this machine does not have SSE/3DNow). We plug the results of this into the following formula:

points = 3.5 * multiplier * (daysPerWU)

where daysPerWU is -- no surprise -- the number of days it took to complete the unit.”

My current WU is corrupt/way too slow, How do I delete It?

- Close FAH

- Delete the Work folder and queue.dat file in your FAH directory

- Restart FAH

You may have to do this a few times if you are trying to get a different WU.

My log file says I can’t send/receive WUs, What do I do?

If everything is working on your end, check your log file for the IP address of the server your client is trying to connect to. Then check Here for the server status. It may be a problem at Stanford.

How will my computer perform?

Based on my own production experience here are some production examples for reference:

(ppd = points per day)

2.4 GHz Xeon - 79 ppd

2.0 GHz Xeon – 54 ppd

866 MHz Xeon – 34 ppd

550 MHz Xeon – 25 ppd

2500+ Barton @ 2.5 GHz - 137 ppd

2500+ Barton @ 2.25 GHz – 98 ppd

1800+ T Bread @ 2.3 GHz - 125 ppd

1700+ Palomino @ 1.5 Ghz – 61 ppd

These are averages of output over the last couple of months.

How do I check my score?

You can check the official Stanford stats Here

Where did all my WUs go?

It sometimes takes a few hours to a day or so for WUs to make it into the stats.

Double check your user name and team number and just be patient.

How do I monitor multiple rigs?

There are several applications that let you track multiple rigs from one machine:

EMII

Basic Functions:

Track multiple rigs via network

Records WU data

Reports WU data as .csv file or as HTML

Reports WU progress graphics as HTML

Built in web server for WU data

Can be used to stealth a text console

Built in client.cfg file editor

Built in queue.dat file viewer

Built in production calculator

Changeable skins

F@HSTATS

Basic Functions:

Track multiple rigs via network or ftp

Estimates ppd, ppw for current WU

Maintains a list of Stanford projects

Changeable skins

DcMonitor

Basic Functions:

Track multiple rigs via network

Reports WU data as HTML

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Nice to see this forum. I am ploughing steadily through W.U's. The number of items in them does not seem to affect the speed that they complete. I have had one or two of 10,000 that have taken no longer than those with 5000, and one or two of the 5000 ones have taken ages.

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I don't get it.

'Folding', from what I have read so far, is a way to 'predict how protiens fold' and 'find the causes of cancer' ?

I'm sorry, but this sounds like SETI @ HOME (Search for Extra Terestrial Intelligence), which I find to be B.S.

Maybe I just don't get it, or I need to read more into it, but I'm pretty much kerfuffled.

P.S.

Is this a windows forum or a folding team forum? because I come here to help people with windows problems, and maybe even find an answer to my own problems.

P.P.S

I am in no way bashing the folding team, or am I saying it's a bad thing. I just don't know exactly what is going on, and was wondering what it is. I have read a bit of the web site, but let's face it, I'm a 20 year old male.... you expect me to read all that? :shifty:

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Ok, I'll give it a try...feel free to ask more :)

Folding@home is a project from Stanford University.

Proteins are very important in Human Body. They take care of many functions of your body. They 'Fold' in a specific way. Sometimes they 'misfold', and this can cause cancer, Alzheimer, ...

The Folding@home project investigates how the proteins should fold and what happens when they misfold. If Stanford or others can figure out why proteins misfold, they can search for a cure. So that proteins don't misfold anymore or search a way to make a misfold protein refold right...

Or in short:

Folding@Home is a distributed computing project by Stanford University that studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. In short, they’re trying to find cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s, Mad Cow, Parkinson’s, CJD, and ALS.

And you're right, the idea is taken from Seti.

I hope this makes any sense... English is not my native language...

Maybe this is worth a look:

Flashmovie about folding

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can someone tell me exactly what 'Folding' is and why I would want to do it?

If I have a good reason, or it's for a good cause I'd love to help out.

Read the first page of this thread. Briefly,folding is everyone downloading a small program which then in turn downloads a work unit, and when the work unit is finished it is uploaded to the research facility at Stamford University. It is a great aid to medical research into some of the worst illnesses known to mankind. If you PM Andy-2004, he will put you fully into the picture. Running the program has been proved to have NO effect whatsoever upon the speed of your computer.

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