Won't start folding

[thecaptainjackhart]

hai.

so I downloaded the F@H program, and it won't start folding at all. This is what it looks like it claims it's running but I see nothing to indicate that.

I redownloaded it coz I thought that might help, it didn't. What do I do to get it started?

edit: I exited then opened the program again and here's the log

[Joe_H]

If you are running the latest version of V7 - 7.3.6 - the default settings depend on whether you are folding on a desktop or a laptop. Could you give us some information about your system? At the Light setting, you will be using half your cores for folding. Some WU's will take a bit before they have run enough that the progress will be updated. Do you see a FAHCore_A4 using CPU time in Task Manager?

Edit: Your screen shot appears to be of FAHControl. The error messages are from the Web Control that is new in 7.3 trying to open in a browser. It should open in your default browser, and Javascript needs to be enabled. Both the Web Control and FAHControl running at the same time can have problems. I have not yet installed 7.3.6 on a Windows system, so will leave posting on getting that going correctly to others.

[thecaptainjackhart]

Windows 7 laptop, light, yes I see the FAH 4

[Joe_H]

Windows 7 laptop, light, yes I see the FAH 4

Okay, if you see that FAHCore_A4 process running and the CPU load is listed as being about 50%, then your laptop is folding. Given a little time the status should update from 0%.

[thecaptainjackhart]

ok thanks

[thecaptainjackhart]

it seems to be stuck at 67% is that normal?

[PantherX]

If you are running other applications in the background and they use up the CPU, then it might take longer since F@H will use less CPU thus requires more time.

Moreover, you can always open up Task Manager and see how much the CPU Usage is for FahCore_a3 or FahCore_a4. If in doubt, you could always post your log here and/or restart your system/F@H client.

[Joe_H]

There is an explanation of the usage settings associated with the different Performance Levels that you select with the slider. In the case of a laptop, Light uses half your cores and can add a GPU slot that will only run when your system is idle. From your FAHControl screenshot, you do not have a GPU slot configured.

You can use more of your laptop's CPU resources for folding by moving the slider to Medium or Full. In your case it looks like you have a 4 core (4 real or 2 + 2 virtual from HT) CPU, so Medium will use 3 and Full will use all 4. That will generate more heat and higher fan speeds which can be an issue with a laptop, and the WU will finish quicker. By default the change in settings will apply to the next WU processed.

As for the total time to process, your first WU from Project 7200 is a mid-sized one and will take longer than some of the other ones to finish. The Assignment Servers will usually give you work that can be completed easily within the time deadlines based on the settings your client reports. So you may see smaller WU's that will complete in much less time than this one.

[Jesse_V]

There is an explanation of the usage settings associated with the different Performance Levels that you select with the slider. In the case of a laptop, Light uses half your cores and can add a GPU slot that will only run when your system is idle. From your FAHControl screenshot, you do not have a GPU slot configured.

You can use more of your laptop's CPU resources for folding by moving the slider to Medium or Full. In your case it looks like you have a 4 core (4 real or 2 + 2 virtual from HT) CPU, so Medium will use 3 and Full will use all 4. That will generate more heat and higher fan speeds which can be an issue with a laptop, and the WU will finish quicker. By default the change in settings will apply to the next WU processed.

Yep, see http://folding.stanford.edu/English/V7-Introduction for easy-to-understand explanations of how that slider works, and http://folding.stanford.edu/English/V7-Intermediate describes it in further detail.