Posts by old_user65013

1) Message boards : Number crunching : hadsm3_4.13 - 100% for each phase? (Message 14813) Posted 31 Jul 2005 by old_user65013 Post: EXTRA WORK UNIT WORKAROUND - BOINC 4.45 In Projects view, select climateprediction.net then hit the "No More Work" button. After your work unit has completed all three stages, hit Allow New Work, then Update. Once the new work unit is running, hit No More Work again. That is too hard to convey to most people, so most new users will soon have downloaded an extra work unit. My Boinc 4.45 also downloaded a new work unit after only one week running Phase 1 of 4.12 on a P4 1.8GHz with XP SP2. I think it happened after suspending both cpdn and boinc then restarting. I cant remember the restart order, maybe I even hit Update before starting boinc and cpdn.
2) Questions and Answers : Windows : Disk used drops after each stage (Message 12125) Posted 28 Apr 2005 by old_user65013 Post: At the end of stage 1 my cpdn disk usage dropped from I think 350MB to 220MB. Same sort of thing at the end of stage 2, at 67.4% cpdn uses 377MB. Trickles are OK, everything looks fine. BOINC 4.19, hadsm3 4.10, Workunit 429010, Result ID 642243.
3) Questions and Answers : Windows : Disk used drops after each stage (Message 12124) Posted 28 Apr 2005 by old_user65013 Post: At the end of stage 1 my cpdn disk usage dropped from I think 350MB to 220MB. Same sort of thing at the end of stage 2, at 67.4% cpdn uses 377MB. Trickles are OK, everything looks fine. BOINC 4.19, hadsm3 4.10, Workunit 429010, Result ID 642243.
4) Questions and Answers : Windows : CPU overload - too hot to handle!! (Message 12123) Posted 28 Apr 2005 by old_user65013 Post: If you reinstalled from a generic XP CD you will be missing the laptop manufacturer's drivers and utilities. One of these might be a power management utility, which may give you the option to set the speed of the processor to economy, medium or full blast. You can give different settings for battery and mains.
5) Questions and Answers : Preferences : Limit CPU usage (Message 11171) Posted 20 Mar 2005 by old_user65013 Post: Laptops often have a utility where you can select how fast it will run in different modes (economy, battery, power etc). That should do the trick. Also, is your cooling system working at full efficiency? Check that your cooling fan and airway are not clogged with dust and fluff. (Don't run your laptop on a carpet, those long fibres are very clogful). 1) Check your air inlet, vacuum it if necessary. If the inlet is under the laptop it often can get blocked by a soft blotter or thighs. The test is to listen to the fan tone - if it rises when you lift the laptop a little then you need more clearance around the inlet. If your rubber feet have fallen off or were too thin to start with (not uncommon) you might not get enough air even on a hard surface. 2) Apply a vacuum cleaner to the laptop fan outlet while the fan is running at full speed to help suck dust out. Then switch off, wrap your lips around the fan outlet and blow - this produces a great penny-whistle sound from the fan and may loosen more dust. Suck it back out again. 3) Look for crud buildup on the leading edges of the fan blades - the tiniest amount makes quite a difference so wipe it off with a toothpick.