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Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:41 am
by hrlow2
Currently running 2 separate machines.
Both are running Windows 2000 Pro on them and folding with the Windows Graphical Edition client.
Both machines are P4 3.0GHz HT capable using onboard graphics.
What is the best configuration for these machines, or is there a better client for them?
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:46 am
by P5-133XL
Just use a single instance of the standard uniprocessor client for each machine.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:56 am
by hrlow2
Only running one on each.
Using 5.03.
Is there any better client for this setup?
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:35 pm
by toTOW
No, with Windows 2000, you're stuck with v5 clients
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:27 pm
by hrlow2
Thought as much. Thank you for responding.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:21 pm
by patonb
Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
by DanGe
patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Doesn't make a difference...
Linux uni = Windows uni
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:51 pm
by hrlow2
Does make a difference.
Tried Ubuntu and couldn't get thje hang to it.
Windows, I know my way around.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:57 pm
by P5-133XL
DanGe wrote:patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Doesn't make a difference...
Linux uni = Windows uni
Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:30 pm
by codysluder
P5-133XL wrote:Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.
I think this is degerating into a fanboy debate of Linux vs. Windows, which will get us nowhere.
The V6 client can be run either way: You can upgrade to Linux or you can upgrade to a current version of Windows. You can also continue to run the older client on your older OS. The decision is yours.
Windows 2000 is a 10-year old OS and in that 10 years, there have been some improvements in FAH v6 that are not in the older clients, but the V5 client still works.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:32 pm
by hrlow2
In my book, Linux can be put where the sun don't shine, for all the use I could get from it.
Maybe my old brain cell ( singular ) couldn't grasp it, but I prefer to click only 1 button to get something going, not 3 or 4 like I had to do with Ubuntu.
Re: Best setup for older clients?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:59 pm
by patonb
P5-133XL wrote:DanGe wrote:patonb wrote:Bump them to Ubuntu, then run the linux uni.
Doesn't make a difference...
Linux uni = Windows uni
Slight difference, with Linux you can use the most recent clients. No difference in performance, but maybe someday the extra features in v.6 clients will mean access to better WU's.
Pretty much the reason to do it...
XP would be a bit big for max performance of the folding.
Ubuntu runs just like 98se, and if you can read, theres multiple step by step setups...