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I had a WU fail at 84%
This is my first failed WU, what normally happens in this instance?

Sincerely,

Ishi

This may be a bad WU, but I don't know whether it is or not. I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless it keeps frequently happening. What happens here is that you get partial credit for the work completed, and the server reassigns the work to someone else. Hopefully the other donor will complete that WU. If not, someone else besides them will. If three users can't complete the same WU, then it is pulled from distribution and examined. It could be a bad WU, or it could be something on your end.

Thank you for the prompt reply.

I'm guessing no bonus credit is awarded a failed WU?

Note: I have been folding on my overclock for 14days now, and i have completed a 6904 (which i have heard is more demanding), so i would assume it is stable.

Ishinomori wrote:Thank you for the prompt reply.

I'm guessing no bonus credit is awarded a failed WU?

Note: I have been folding on my overclock for 14days now, and i have completed a 6904 (which i have heard is more demanding), so i would assume it is stable.

I'm not positive about bonus credit, but I think it counts against the "80% successful completion rate" which you must have to get bonus points. But its just one so no big deal there.

I've seen many posts where some of the more experienced folders (like 7im) say that when it comes to overclocking, past performance is not necessarily a solid indication of stability. F@h really stresses stuff, but if you gain more from the OC than you do in lost WUs, than your configuration may work. But now I'm more inclined to blame the OC than the WU, but its hard to tell if it occurs rarely.

So far, there is only your result in the WU Database:

Hi Ishinomori (team 37726),
Your WU (P6903 R5 C1 G8) was added to the stats database on 2011-09-14 14:07:47 for 0 points of credit.

I have marked it for a follow-up. If you want, you might want to read this thread (viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16526).

PantherX wrote:So far, there is only your result in the WU Database:

Hi Ishinomori (team 37726),
Your WU (P6903 R5 C1 G8) was added to the stats database on 2011-09-14 14:07:47 for 0 points of credit.

I have marked it for a follow-up. If you want, you might want to read this thread (viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16526).

Thank you for the fast reply, does it say 0 points of credit so far because a fellow donor has not completed it yet?

The 0 points is because of the error code. Since the WU never finished, there was not useful scientific data produced hence the 0 points. Sometime, when an error occurs, partial points are credited on how much useful scientific data was uploaded by the client. Do note that getting partial points isn't common, rather, being credited 0 is usually expected.

Ahh, thank you for that.

Still very new, but learning alot!

Ishinomori wrote: Still very new, but learning alot!

I've been working on the F@h Wikipedia article. Should have some nice coverage and lots of citations. It has some good details, but you may already know most of the stuff anyway, I don't know. But still, if you haven't already, check it out! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding@home

Any update on this WU?

Did it get completed successfully?

Ishinomori wrote:Any update on this WU?

Did it get completed successfully?

Yes it did complete and credit successfully for another folder yesterday.

Your WU (P6903 R5 C1 G8) was added to the stats database on 2011-09-18 01:07:03 for 262686 points of credit.

not worries, thank you