Downloading, Setting Up the Software and Joining In
You will have two versions to choose from: graphical/no-nonsense (background service)
Graphical Client
- The graphical client gives a 3D (OpenGL) representation of the folding simulation taking place.
First of all, download the client here:
http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html
Once installed and running, the program will show up like this on your taskbar:
Right-click on the icon and select
Configure...
Now type in your username and
crucially the
TEAM NUMBER, in our case
44358
Now you can set the percentage of CPU power you wish to allocate to F@H when idle. For ease, just follow the settings you can see above. This is the setting up done..
Non-graphical Client ("No nonsense")
- The non-graphical client is a background service which does essentially the same as the graphical client but without the "eyecandy"
Download the latest "No-nonsense" text-only console (with built-in Windows-service-install option) from the download page:
http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html
Move it into a folder where it’ll be out of the way (e.g. create its own folder in the C: drive), and double click on the icon. A security window may appear, in which case make sure you allow it to run. A new command prompt window will then pop up (see below).
Type in the following, pressing Enter after each line:
User name [Anonymous]?
Create your own username
Team Number [0]?
44358
Launch automatically...[no]
yes
Ask before fetching/sending [no]
no
Use Internet Explorer Settings [no]
yes
Allow receipt……greater that 5MB [no]
no
Change advanced Options [no]
no
The console will start up, benchmark the computer, then download and start working on the first work unit. If you get a firewall warning asking you whether to allow the program access to the internet, choose to allow it permanent access.
Wait for about 60 seconds, then close the window. When you restart the computer, it will automatically begin working in the background. You won’t have to do anything else, except perhaps check your progress here:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/teamstats/team44358.html
Monitoring The Results - Non-Graphical "Console" Version
When using the console version of the client, there exists no simple, user friendly way of monitoring your progress. Enter
Electron Microscope III.
Download EMIII from
http://forum.folding-community.org/ftopic165-1050.html and unzip it. Double click on EMIII.exe and you will be presented with a configuration screen as follows. If you don't see the options page, click on the image of a microscope in the top left hand corner (green circle):
Click on the Browse button next to 'Box Path' (red circle). Navigate to the folding directory you created, and select the 'FAH502-Console.exe' file. Click the 'Add a Box' Button. Then choose 'Save and Exit'.
This small application will show you your progress as follows:
Happy Folding!
