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Folding@Home FAQ's here
A) GPU2
B) Console client (Win)
C) SMP client (Win)
D) Monitoring Folding@Home
A) How do I install the GPU2 client?
(Runs on current ATI and Nvidia video cards)
1) The best Nvida drivers for the GPU2 client are 177.35 cuda drivers. Both the newest drivers from ATI and Nvidia work though.
2) Download the GPU2 system tray client from the website.
3) Run the install file.
4) There should be an molecule icon in the system tray by the clock on your computer for the Folding@Home GPU2 client. Right-click on it and Configure.
5) Enter your name for Folding@Home.
6) Enter HL2.net's team ID (96276).
7) Go to the 2nd tab and allow big work units >10 MB.
8) Go to the 3rd tab and set it to run in slightly higher core priority. That is important to do if you run other Folding@Home CPU clients.
9) (Optional) To run the Folding@Home GPU2 client on more than one video card then you will need to make a copy of the GPU2 client's folders. The first folder is at "C:\Program Files\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu" and the second folder is at "C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu". If there is a WORK folder already created then in the copied folder you will need to delete the work folder and queue.dat file.
Finished!
B) How do I install the Folding@Home console client for Windows?
(Runs on a single CPU core)
1) Download the Folding@home console client from the website.
2) Create a folder for each instance you plan to run. For example, if you had a dual core CPU and wanted to run 2 console clients then you could create folders called FAH1 and FAH2. For Vista do not put Folding@Home under Program Files. Permissions for that folder can be a headache.
3) Move a copy of the Folding@Home console file you just downloaded into each folder.
4) Create a short-cut to the [email protected] file.
5) Go to the properties of the short-cut. At the end of the target type -configonly. Example: "C:\FAH1\[email protected]" -configonly
6) Run the short-cut to configure the client.
If you hit ENTER for a line in the setup then it will use the default value shown in brackets []. Use default settings except for the following.
7) Type a user name.
8) Type HL2.net's team ID (96276)
9) (Optional) Type YES to install as a windows service. Will launch Folding@Home at startup and it will not run in a window but in the background.
10) Allow large WUs if you can spare the extra system memory.
11) Type YES to change advanced options
12) (Optional) Type YES for advanced methods if you want to run beta work units. They can be unstable but sometimes also bring extra points.
13) Set the machine ID to 1. If you setup a second client then set the next one as machine ID 2 etc. They have to be unique.
14) If you did NOT make it a service then create another shortcut to the [email protected] file and put the shortcut in your Windows Start menu so it automatically starts with your PC (Start->Programs->Startup).
Finished!
Example screen shot of the console settings.
To change the settings you can run the short-cut to the folding client with the -configonly command.
C) How do I setup the SMP client in Windows?
(Runs on 2-4 CPU cores)
1) Download the new SMP client console (Deino) from the website OR the older stable SMP 5.92 version from their forums here. THE SMP CLIENT REQUIRES YOUR WINDOWS LOGIN TO HAVE A PASSWORD AND NOT BLANK.
2) Run the installer.
3) Run the install.bat file within the Folding@Home folder that was created
4) DeinoMPI will install. Use NO passphrase. Encrypt the data Protected and registry for storage. Enter the User name and Password for your windows login when it prompts. If windows firewall has a pop-up that you cannot click, use alt+u to get past it.
5) Create a short-cut to the Folding@Home EXE file.
6) Go to the properties of the short-cut.
7) At the end of the target type -configonly. Example: "C:\FAH1\FAHconsole.exe" -configonly
8) Run the short-cut to configure the client.
If you hit ENTER for a line in the setup then it will use the default value [shown in brackets]. Use default settings except for the following.
9) Type the user name you wish to use.
10) Type HL2.net's team ID (96276)
11) Allow large WUs if you can spare the extra system memory.
12) Create another short-cut to the Folding@Home EXE file. This will be the short-cut you will run to Fold.
13) At the end of the target type -smp -deino -forceasm -verbosity 9. Example: "C:\FAH1\FAHconsole.exe" -smp -deino -forceasm -verbosity 9
Finished!
To change the settings you can run the short-cut to the folding client with the -configonly command.
D) How can I monitor my progress if I don't have a Folding@Home window running?
FahMon is a good monitoring program. It shows the percent complete, deadline and PPD (points per day) estimate for each WU that you are currently working on. If you run other clients on other PCs in your house you can share the FAH folder over the network as a mapped network drive and tell FahMon to monitor that client as well. Then you can see all your clients from one PC.
A) GPU2
B) Console client (Win)
C) SMP client (Win)
D) Monitoring Folding@Home
A) How do I install the GPU2 client?
(Runs on current ATI and Nvidia video cards)
1) The best Nvida drivers for the GPU2 client are 177.35 cuda drivers. Both the newest drivers from ATI and Nvidia work though.
2) Download the GPU2 system tray client from the website.
3) Run the install file.
4) There should be an molecule icon in the system tray by the clock on your computer for the Folding@Home GPU2 client. Right-click on it and Configure.
5) Enter your name for Folding@Home.
6) Enter HL2.net's team ID (96276).
7) Go to the 2nd tab and allow big work units >10 MB.
8) Go to the 3rd tab and set it to run in slightly higher core priority. That is important to do if you run other Folding@Home CPU clients.
9) (Optional) To run the Folding@Home GPU2 client on more than one video card then you will need to make a copy of the GPU2 client's folders. The first folder is at "C:\Program Files\Folding@home\Folding@home-gpu" and the second folder is at "C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu". If there is a WORK folder already created then in the copied folder you will need to delete the work folder and queue.dat file.
Finished!
B) How do I install the Folding@Home console client for Windows?
(Runs on a single CPU core)
1) Download the Folding@home console client from the website.
2) Create a folder for each instance you plan to run. For example, if you had a dual core CPU and wanted to run 2 console clients then you could create folders called FAH1 and FAH2. For Vista do not put Folding@Home under Program Files. Permissions for that folder can be a headache.
3) Move a copy of the Folding@Home console file you just downloaded into each folder.
4) Create a short-cut to the [email protected] file.
5) Go to the properties of the short-cut. At the end of the target type -configonly. Example: "C:\FAH1\[email protected]" -configonly
6) Run the short-cut to configure the client.
If you hit ENTER for a line in the setup then it will use the default value shown in brackets []. Use default settings except for the following.
7) Type a user name.
8) Type HL2.net's team ID (96276)
9) (Optional) Type YES to install as a windows service. Will launch Folding@Home at startup and it will not run in a window but in the background.
10) Allow large WUs if you can spare the extra system memory.
11) Type YES to change advanced options
12) (Optional) Type YES for advanced methods if you want to run beta work units. They can be unstable but sometimes also bring extra points.
13) Set the machine ID to 1. If you setup a second client then set the next one as machine ID 2 etc. They have to be unique.
14) If you did NOT make it a service then create another shortcut to the [email protected] file and put the shortcut in your Windows Start menu so it automatically starts with your PC (Start->Programs->Startup).
Finished!
Example screen shot of the console settings.
To change the settings you can run the short-cut to the folding client with the -configonly command.
C) How do I setup the SMP client in Windows?
(Runs on 2-4 CPU cores)
1) Download the new SMP client console (Deino) from the website OR the older stable SMP 5.92 version from their forums here. THE SMP CLIENT REQUIRES YOUR WINDOWS LOGIN TO HAVE A PASSWORD AND NOT BLANK.
2) Run the installer.
3) Run the install.bat file within the Folding@Home folder that was created
4) DeinoMPI will install. Use NO passphrase. Encrypt the data Protected and registry for storage. Enter the User name and Password for your windows login when it prompts. If windows firewall has a pop-up that you cannot click, use alt+u to get past it.
5) Create a short-cut to the Folding@Home EXE file.
6) Go to the properties of the short-cut.
7) At the end of the target type -configonly. Example: "C:\FAH1\FAHconsole.exe" -configonly
8) Run the short-cut to configure the client.
If you hit ENTER for a line in the setup then it will use the default value [shown in brackets]. Use default settings except for the following.
9) Type the user name you wish to use.
10) Type HL2.net's team ID (96276)
11) Allow large WUs if you can spare the extra system memory.
12) Create another short-cut to the Folding@Home EXE file. This will be the short-cut you will run to Fold.
13) At the end of the target type -smp -deino -forceasm -verbosity 9. Example: "C:\FAH1\FAHconsole.exe" -smp -deino -forceasm -verbosity 9
Finished!
To change the settings you can run the short-cut to the folding client with the -configonly command.
D) How can I monitor my progress if I don't have a Folding@Home window running?
FahMon is a good monitoring program. It shows the percent complete, deadline and PPD (points per day) estimate for each WU that you are currently working on. If you run other clients on other PCs in your house you can share the FAH folder over the network as a mapped network drive and tell FahMon to monitor that client as well. Then you can see all your clients from one PC.
