Folding@Home on Core i7: Bonus points for 8 core Linux VMs

This is the info in the task manager. It claims I have < 100MB of physical memory available. This is without the VM running, only the GPU client active. :confused:
 

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mep916 said:
This is the info in the task manager. It claims I have < 100MB of physical memory available. This is without the VM running, only the GPU client active. :confused:
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Does it work without the GPU client? It looks like you'd really be pushing that 6GB of ram with both the GPU, Windows, and the bigadv VM
 
Jet said:
Does it work without the GPU client?
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Nope. Doesn't work no matter what I do.

Bodaggit, when you ran the bigadv project, were you running both the GPU and CPU clients at the same time?

I should have enough physical memory available. I've checked all my running processes (disabled a few I don't need) and there doesn't seem to be anything eating up a significant amount of memory.
 
mep916 said:
Nope. Doesn't work no matter what I do.

Bodaggit, when you ran the bigadv project, were you running both the GPU and CPU clients at the same time?

I should have enough physical memory available. I've checked all my running processes (disabled a few I don't need) and there doesn't seem to be anything eating up a significant amount of memory.
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Where's the other 2GB? It just says you have 4086MB instead of 6GB (and 58MB free, though that shouldn't affect your VM).
 
mep916 said:
Bodaggit, when you ran the bigadv project, were you running both the GPU and CPU clients at the same time?
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Yes. I run them both. Are running the VM on Windows 7?

This is the GPU client I use:

Windows XP/2003/Vista GPU
System tray client with special
viewer for NVIDIA GPU's
(installer msi)
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Do you have "Virtualization" enabled in your BIOS? Mine was disabled, but would run Microsoft Virtual PC, but would not run the VM. I had to enable it.

BTW, how are you holding over 8,000 ppd with only your GPU client running?
 
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Bodaggit23 said:
Yes. I run them both. Are running the VM on Windows 7?

This is the GPU client I use:



Do you have "Virtualization" enabled in your BIOS? Mine was disabled, but would run Microsoft Virtual PC, but would not run the VM. I had to enable it.

BTW, how are you holding over 8,000 ppd with only your GPU client running?
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Right now I'm running it in vista. I've 7 on another partition I just haven't configured everything yet. I'll be using 7 as my primary OS soon though. Virtualization is enabled. My PPD is based on the GPU client and I've been running F@H on my PS3 occasionally.

For whatever reason, it seems that only 4GB is usable. The other 2GB is either "missing" or unusable. I've ran the windows memory diagnostic tool and it came back with no errors. I'll try a few passes in memtest86 just to be sure.
 
mep916 said:
In the BIOS, it shows only 4096MB.

wtf
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Dead DIMM slot? That is what happened to a friend of mine's computer. He brought it to me for a small upgrade. I was looking everything over and noticed it only said 2GB of RAM and he had 2 x 2GB installed. After troubleshooting and putting about 6 different sticks in I came to the conclusion...DIMM completely dead:eek:
 
ScOuT said:
Dead DIMM slot? That is what happened to a friend of mine's computer. He brought it to me for a small upgrade. I was looking everything over and noticed it only said 2GB of RAM and he had 2 x 2GB installed. After troubleshooting and putting about 6 different sticks in I came to the conclusion...DIMM completely dead:eek:
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I suppose that's possible. CPU-Z shows 6144MB however. I'll test each slot with one stick of RAM and see if it fails to startup.
 

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Your RAM is only running @ 1066 also.

That will suck if one of your DIMM's is bad.

Do you run the same GPU client I listed?

EDIT: Just broke 10,000 ppd!
 
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Since I completed my first work unit using the bigadv client, do I still need to run 10 smaller units?

I've completed 10 work units (9 x 1920's and 1 x big).

Do I need to complete one more 1920 before I run the bigadv?

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Nevermind. After I finished my tenth unit, I ran the bigadv client.

It downloaded another 1920...so I guess I need one more small unit.
I would have thought doing nine 1920's and one 25,000 work unit would
qualify me...:(

So, 5 more hours before I can start on my first big unit for bonus points.
 
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Bodaggit23 said:
Since I completed my first work unit using the bigadv client, do I still need to run 10 smaller units?

I've completed 10 work units (9 x 1920's and 1 x big).

Do I need to complete one more 1920 before I run the bigadv?

EDIT:
Nevermind. After I finished my tenth unit, I ran the bigadv client.

It downloaded another 1920...so I guess I need one more small unit.
I would have thought doing nine 1920's and one 25,000 work unit would
qualify me...:(

So, 5 more hours before I can start on my first big unit for bonus points.
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You are gonna have way too many ppd :P.

It never hurts to do another 1920, just for good measure.
 
Jet said:
You are gonna have way too many ppd :P.

It never hurts to do another 1920, just for good measure.
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It's gonna be interesting that's for sure. I must admit I'm sort of addicted to points. :D

Hopefully it will load the big units as soon as I'm eligible.
 
I hope you get it sorted too. Feels kinda funny being the only one doing this...hint hint to all the other i7 users. :D

Well, working on what I think is my first large unit for bonus points.
I'll update in a few days. :good:
 
I am too, but either way, I think I might get the i7 regardless if it goes on sale or not.
So have many ppd is the i7 pulling with the bonus points thingy
my gtx 275 is only pulling 8000 I think
 
cudenver said:
I am too, but either way, I think I might get the i7 regardless if it goes on sale or not.
So have many ppd is the i7 pulling with the bonus points thingy
my gtx 275 is only pulling 8000 I think
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I really depends on how much you overclock. Stock 860 is 16kPPDish, 3.5Ghz 920 is 20kPPDish, 4Ghz is 25-30kPPD.
 
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