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Noob question!
- Thread starter Akram
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Here's a quick rundown:
--Folding@Home is run by Stanford, and studies how proteins fold, in an effort to better understand diseases like cancer.
--The nature of the problem is such that lots of computers can help by running the simulations.
--All you have to do is download and install the client. The program runs in the background and soaks up your surplus CPU cycles.
If you have a dual-core CPU, the SMP client is recommended, because it will get you more points. Otherwise, the no-nonsense console client is best, because you can set it up as a service so that you never see it (except in Task Manager) and it never gets in the way.
--Folding@Home is run by Stanford, and studies how proteins fold, in an effort to better understand diseases like cancer.
--The nature of the problem is such that lots of computers can help by running the simulations.
--All you have to do is download and install the client. The program runs in the background and soaks up your surplus CPU cycles.
If you have a dual-core CPU, the SMP client is recommended, because it will get you more points. Otherwise, the no-nonsense console client is best, because you can set it up as a service so that you never see it (except in Task Manager) and it never gets in the way.
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Others covered the basics so I will just say Welcome to the [H]orde 
If you have questions, feel free to ask and don't be afraid of teammates even if they are sometime weird
If you have questions, feel free to ask and don't be afraid of teammates even if they are sometime weird
F@H processess research packets that are just part of a greater work - one computer would never be able to get a significant chunk done but with many work can progress. These packages come from Stanford University, your computer sends them back, and they analyze the results once there is significant quantity.
I'd suggest that you download the "Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista 'No nonsense' text-only console (with built-in Windows-service-install option)" from this page: http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html
Download it to any folder you wish - for example c:/program files/fah 1/
Double click to run it. Type a the username you wish to be(you might want to check if it's taken already on the top of the downloads page.) Enter team 33. Tell it "Yes" that you want to start as a service. The rest you can leave as default. Let the program run for a minute two. Then restart your computer and go into Task Manager and you'll see that it is running. You are good to go now and the program will run in the background. See if you notice it running at all, most people don't, but if you do you may reduce the processing to 90% of your cpu instead of idle in the setup.
I have to run to class...
I'd suggest that you download the "Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista 'No nonsense' text-only console (with built-in Windows-service-install option)" from this page: http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html
Download it to any folder you wish - for example c:/program files/fah 1/
Double click to run it. Type a the username you wish to be(you might want to check if it's taken already on the top of the downloads page.) Enter team 33. Tell it "Yes" that you want to start as a service. The rest you can leave as default. Let the program run for a minute two. Then restart your computer and go into Task Manager and you'll see that it is running. You are good to go now and the program will run in the background. See if you notice it running at all, most people don't, but if you do you may reduce the processing to 90% of your cpu instead of idle in the setup.
I have to run to class...
and don't be afraid of teammates even if they are sometime weird
I am not weird so get that idea out of your head. I'm flat out frigging insane.
And yes, you should be afraid of me. 