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How To Join The PC Pitstop Folding @ Home Team

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So you want to know more about folding at home?

Are you ready to Help Mankind? Download the Folding@Home client.

 

  • To join the Folding@home public distributed computing effort, simply click the download link.
  • Choose the appropriate client for your computer's operating system. More information about the different clients can be read below.
  • When installing, you will have to add a user name and a team number. For the user name, you can choose whatever name you like. As long as it isn't taken, it will be your name.

    To join the PcPitstop Folding Team, just add 32035 as a team number.

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About the different clients:

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    • 'Normal' clients
      • Windows 2000/XP/Vista Graphical client

        This client shows you some nice graphics, simulating the folding process. It can also be used as a screensaver.

        This client is considered to be slower than the text-only console.

        For single core Intel Pentium or AMD processors.

        An installation guide with screenshots can be found here: Install guide for the Graphical client

      • Folding@Home Windows Console Client

        This client runs without showing graphical output.

        Its considered to be faster than the Graphical client.

        For single core Intel Pentium or AMD processors.

        An installation guide with screenshots can be found here: Install guide for the Console Client

    • High performance clients (GPU, SMP)
      • NT/2000/XP/Vista GPU Client GUI version

        This version utilizes the new, high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) from ATI to achieve higher performance.

        It supports several classes of GPU boards, including X1600, X1800, and X1900 series GPUs from ATI.

        Graphical output.

        Beta version

      • NT/2000/XP/Vista GPU Client console version (with multi-GPU support)

        This version utilizes the new, high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) from ATI to achieve higher performance.

        It supports several classes of GPU boards, including X1600, X1800, and X1900 series GPUs from ATI.

        No Graphical output.

        Beta version

      • Windows 2000/XP/Vista SMP client console version

        This client is suited for Dual core or Quad core CPU's.

        Beta version

    • Older clients for backward compatibility

      A client for Windows 98/ME users (not recommended for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista).

  • Playstation 3 client Posted Image
    • Folding@home PS3

      If you have PS3 system version 1.6 or later, you will see a Folding@home icon in the Network column of the XMB (PS3 menu). Just click on the icon and that's it.

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    • Linux Console (x86) and BSD

      A console mode version of the client, similar to the console version for Windows. There are no fancy graphics.

    • Linux (x86-64 bit, only) SMP client console version

      A console mode version of the client, similar to the console version for Windows.This client is suited for Dual core or Quad core CPU's.

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    Basically, the clients for Macintosh are similar to the Windows clients.

Friendly competition? ... Statspages.

Every Work Unit (wu) your client finish, is rewarded with points.

Want to see how you did, take a look at these Statspages:

Useful tools and informationInstall guides

There are some install guides in this forum. You can find them by clicking the links below.

Still have some questions? We have some very helpful and skilled people who will certainly try to answer it. So don't hesitate to post a new topic :)

 

 

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edited on avril 3 '08: added install guide "SyncBack Install, With Pictures"

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cmstpprr Newbie

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Great Job Gag,

 

I wanted to do this myself a couple of months ago.........but was to lazy to get all the details compiled together correctly. I thought to myself, what if I was new to this Folding thing and i used the old pinned how to's, man would I be confused :pullhair:

 

Thanks again for your efforts I'm sure it will help all. :tup:

 

Keep up the effort everyone :clap:

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Think it would be a good idea to redo the "Install" too.

 

Things have changed a lot since it was done.

Put norm's SMP service install, and a new SMP-GPU-Dual GPU-CPU-Dual CPU etc.

 

Might be best to wait a little while for the new client though. Boy I wish they would

hurry up. :hammer:

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Thanks Lou for making this pinned.

:adios:

 

 

 

No problem, give me a shout anytime. I would also like to mention that according to the latest "wu" Radio is still folding, although no one here at the Pit has heard from him since July. All attempts to contact him have failed. We Pray that all is well with Radio.

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Thanks for pointing that out :)

I resized the banner... hope no scrolling is needed anymore.

I'm not that good with banners/pictures. Its just a quick copy/paste thing in paint.

 

Maybe someone can make a real cool banner for the pitfoldingteam??

 

:adios:

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