Instructions:
1. Go to
http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther
2. For GPU clients, download the first link--it will say "GPU3" in it. For CPU clients, download the one listed at the very bottom of the list.
3. Create a folder wherever you wish (I usually put it in my documents folder), and put your downloaded client into it--one folder per client if you're running multiple clients. Remember that you use one client for your entire CPU--the program has been proven to work with up to 48 cores. The CPU client is used interchangeably with the "SMP Client" in this tutorial.
4. If you are running a CPU client (optional for GPUs), you must create a passkey to get full credit. Go to the following link:
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/getpasskey.py
and fill it out. The "Donor name" is whatever you want the credit to be put under in the team listings (
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=44358). Submit the form, and then find the email they sent you with your "passkey"
5. The first time you open the file you downloaded, it will come up with the following questions to configure it:
From the website said:
User Name [Anonymous]? (This is your "donor name" that you just created when you made a passkey)
Team Number [0]? (Enter Computer Forum's team number, 44358!!).
Passkey []? CPU Clients, this is what you just got in the email from step 4. GPU clients can skip or put your passkey in--either way
Ask before fetching/sending work (no/yes) [no] Press enter to accept the default and skip.
Use proxy (yes/no) [no]? Press enter to accept the default and skip.
Acceptable size of work assignment and work result packets (bigger units
may have large memory demands) -- 'small' is <5MB, 'normal' is <10MB, and
'big' is >10MB (small/normal/big) [normal]? Type "big" and press enter.
Change advanced options (yes/no) [no]? Type "yes" and press enter
Core Priority (idle/low) [idle]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
CPU usage requested (5-100) [100]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Disable highly optimized assembly code (no/yes) [no]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Pause if battery power is being used (useful for laptops) (no/yes) [no]? Press enter to accept default and skip unless you are running on a laptop.
Interval, in minutes, between checkpoints (3-30) [15]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Memory, in MB, to indicate (1013 available) [1013]? Press enter to accept default and skip--there is never a need to change this. Just assign it to the maximum available--even when running multiple clients.
Set -advmethods flag always, requesting new advanced scientific cores and/or work units if available (no/yes) [no]? I usually put "yes" for this--it is optional.
Ignore any deadline information (mainly useful if system clock frequently has errors) (no/yes) [no]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Machine ID (1-16) [1]? This is the Machine Number of the client. If you are running more than one client under the same operating system, you need to have a different Machine ID for each client on that machine. If you are installing a single client on multiple computers, you do not need to change this since this is only for installing multiple clients on the same computer.
Launch automatically, install as a service in this directory (yes/no) [no]? Press enter to accept default and skip. This generally just causes problems--if you are tired of the folding window always taking up space in the taskbar, read at the bottom of the instructions
Disable CPU affinity lock (no/yes) [no]? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Additional client parameters []? !!!IMPORTANT. If you're using the CPU/SMP client, put " -smp " here. If you are using multiple GPUs, put " -GPU0 " on the first, " -GPU1 " on the second, etc.
IP address to bind core to (for viewer) []? Press enter to accept default and skip.
Once you have completed this, the client will start running.
To exit the client, press CTRL-C
To start the client, double click the file you downloaded--for simplicity, you can create a shortcut and place it on the desktop and/or in your start up folder.
NOTE:
-For the CPU client, you will not receive the bonus points until you complete 10 units on time with 80% success rate. Once this is complete, your points will increase dramatically!
-If you have an overclocked i7, or any other processor with 8 or more threads/cores, and wish to try out the super large work units, finish the 10 CPU units, then configure the client and add the " -bigadv " flag. The units take 2-4 days to complete, and carry much more points than the standard units. However, you must be able to turn them in on time (ie, run your computer 24/7 folding).
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For monitoring/control:
-HFM.NET -- calculates your points per day (PPD), including any bonuses.
-TrayIt! -- a small application that puts anything in the taskbar into the system tray. Useful for minimizing the folding@home client window into the tray and getting it out of the way.
-Realtemp -- monitors your temperatures during folding--make sure that they do not get too high!
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