Windows SMP client

screwballl · March 20th, 2007

It is public and available....

remember, it is still in beta testing so there may be some bugs to be worked out... but considering I am getting 1000-1300 ppd on this client (versus 200-700ppd with regular units) with my E6600, it should be easy to kick things in high gear for the team. Any dual or quad core will work.

Folding@Home SMP Client FAQ

polobunny · March 20th, 2007

Thanks for the heads up.
Time to trash the virtual machines.

Edit: I suggest people wait for a less buggy version. Doesn't work in service mode apparently. I lost tonight waiting on it :(

screwballl · March 21st, 2007

read the FAQs before jumping head in like you may have done with previous versions.. theres certain things that don't work yet like the "run as a service"...

Panda Man · March 22nd, 2007

Hyperthreading support?

Dread · March 22nd, 2007

Hyperthreading is not implicitly supported or not. Some people have posted some very odd stats concerning the use of true dual-core CPU's that also have hyperthreading enabled, and disabled with very odd results.

I'd check out some of the threads over at the Stanford forums on this for up-to-date info. And as screwball mentions, read the FAQ AND the readme.txt file included with the client because it's real easy to screw up the installation if you don't.

screwballl · March 22nd, 2007

if you have a single core with HT you should be ok but this is best left for the true dual and quad cores without HT.

polobunny · March 22nd, 2007

At any rate I'm not suggesting it yet, virtual machine is the way to go if you wanna run SMP folding in my opinion. This is a burden, and it gets me mad because once I started the client it just said it was deleting my unit so far since the other service (mpiexec.exe) didn't start properly... :\

screwballl · March 22nd, 2007

with this WinSMP client, it is best to not restart your computer or the client itself until after the unit has finished and sent the results in. I usually wait until mine finishes and then restart the computer for any updates and such, usually then every 3rd restart it will pick up where it left off.. otherwise it restarts itself.
This is still a beta client so if you can't really follow this then you are better off with linux SMP in a VMWare or WinVPC.

Computer-Ed · April 3rd, 2007

I tried to install the SMP client and it gives me an error when I run the BAT file to finish the install, something about cannot connect to the machine.

**Hitman** · April 3rd, 2007

Sounds like a PITA, think I will pass on this one.

March 20th, 2007	#1
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Windows SMP client It is public and available.... remember, it is still in beta testing so there may be some bugs to be worked out... but considering I am getting 1000-1300 ppd on this client (versus 200-700ppd with regular units) with my E6600, it should be easy to kick things in high gear for the team. Any dual or quad core will work. Folding@Home SMP Client FAQ Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

March 20th, 2007	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,841 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Windows SMP client Thanks for the heads up. Time to trash the virtual machines. Edit: I suggest people wait for a less buggy version. Doesn't work in service mode apparently. I lost tonight waiting on it :( Last edited by polobunny; March 20th, 2007 at 22:33.

March 21st, 2007	#3
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Windows SMP client read the FAQs before jumping head in like you may have done with previous versions.. theres certain things that don't work yet like the "run as a service"... Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

March 22nd, 2007	#4
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March 22nd, 2007	#5
Dread Jumpmaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lansing, KS Posts: 644	Re: Windows SMP client Hyperthreading is not implicitly supported or not. Some people have posted some very odd stats concerning the use of true dual-core CPU's that also have hyperthreading enabled, and disabled with very odd results. I'd check out some of the threads over at the Stanford forums on this for up-to-date info. And as screwball mentions, read the FAQ AND the readme.txt file included with the client because it's real easy to screw up the installation if you don't. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo @2211.3 MHz MS-7125 Rev 1.0 nForce4 K8N-Neo4 Plat Phoenix 6.00 PG 05/22/2006 BIOS 2 x OCZ4001024PF 1 GB PC3200/400 3-3-3-8 2T nVidia XFX GF8800GT 512 DX9c Samsung SyncMaster 930B 1 x WD800JB / 2 x WD2000JD HP DVD640 OCZ 520ADJ SLI PSU

March 22nd, 2007	#6
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Windows SMP client if you have a single core with HT you should be ok but this is best left for the true dual and quad cores without HT. Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

March 22nd, 2007	#7
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,841 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Windows SMP client At any rate I'm not suggesting it yet, virtual machine is the way to go if you wanna run SMP folding in my opinion. This is a burden, and it gets me mad because once I started the client it just said it was deleting my unit so far since the other service (mpiexec.exe) didn't start properly... :\

March 22nd, 2007	#8
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Windows SMP client with this WinSMP client, it is best to not restart your computer or the client itself until after the unit has finished and sent the results in. I usually wait until mine finishes and then restart the computer for any updates and such, usually then every 3rd restart it will pick up where it left off.. otherwise it restarts itself. This is still a beta client so if you can't really follow this then you are better off with linux SMP in a VMWare or WinVPC. Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

April 3rd, 2007	#9
Computer-Ed .. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 452	Re: Windows SMP client I tried to install the SMP client and it gives me an error when I run the BAT file to finish the install, something about cannot connect to the machine.

April 3rd, 2007	#10
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,406 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Windows SMP client Sounds like a PITA, think I will pass on this one.

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