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New SMP install on Q6600?

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metloaf

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Since I don't really have much of an option to OC with my current ECS mobo, I was wondering how I can get 100% production on all 4 cores. I have 2 different system monitors running and they both report an average of about 70-80% use on 3 cores and 100% on 1 core. Is there are reason for that or all they all supposed to be 100%? Sorry fellas, I m new to this Q6600.:beer:
 
I have been running two instances of fah on my quad linux rig. Thats the only way it will show 98-100% on all four cores. Not sure if that is the totally correct way but it works on mine.
 
That was one of the things I was wondering. How did you set that up as 2 instances? I think I want to try that out.
 
Basically I set up another folder under the main folding folder. I called it FAH2. Install folding at home like in the sticky,only this time in the second folder. Then open a second terminal and cd to the 2nd folder. Then just enter the same ./fah6 blah blah blah and it should start a second instance.
 
If you're first instance is machine id 1 then just make the second something other than 1... 2 will do nicely. :)

Also, your other option, instead of two native Linux clients, is to run VMWare on top of your Ubuntu install with 2xUbuntu VMs. The benefit over running 2 clients native is that you can avoid "quad only" WUs since each VM can only see a maximum of 2 cores, so the VM client will look like a dual core to Stanford.
 
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