Bad units anyone else

Loggitt · 11-05-02, 10:19 PM

Last week to ten days I've been getting a lot of bad units that cause the Folding executable to throw away hours worth of work and start over with the same unit or start up with a new unit. Anyone else experiencing this? OS in use is Win XP Pro. Is there a solution?

Kendan · 11-05-02, 10:27 PM

I would say to delete the core and let it download a new one. See if that helps it could be a bad core corrupting the WUs. Good luck

Fold on!!!

NASsoccer · 11-06-02, 12:14 AM

are all these bad WU's the same one? are they all coming from a certain server?

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muddocktor · 11-06-02, 01:03 AM

I had this problem on 1 of my rigs and it turned out to be that this rig was not quite totally stable at the overclock I had it running at. I backed it down around 25 mhz and it ran fine after that.

JetMech · 11-06-02, 03:14 AM

That is my experience also. The indication that I get that my clock is set too high for the core I'm folding is a bad wu and down load of a new one. This will continue indefinitely until you clock down or correct instability. Because you are getting some work done before the rejection You are close to stable. Also check you temps. Gromacs definitely warms you up. As Muddocktor suggested a 25mhz decrease should do it. It's great to have a motherboard who's bios allows you to increase/decrease in 1mhz increments. If you have an extreme OC expect to have to decrease for Gromacs.

Guero · 11-06-02, 09:46 AM

I was running a 1 gig Duron at stock speeds and getting some message where the work is not verified. This happened 3 times in a row. I was using overfoldix, so the core was new.

overdoze · 11-06-02, 02:53 PM

i got 5 bad units. Delete the queue.dat file restart the client and all is well.

EgeWorks · 11-06-02, 05:52 PM

I've had a couple of bad core_65 units in the last few days, there's no stability problems as it's been running Gromacs for a couple of weeks solid. I guess maybe there were just a couple of dodgy ones being sent out.

donny_paycheck · 11-06-02, 06:43 PM

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Originally posted by muddocktor
I had this problem on 1 of my rigs and it turned out to be that this rig was not quite totally stable at the overclock I had it running at. I backed it down around 25 mhz and it ran fine after that.

Same here.

Loggitt · 11-06-02, 07:51 PM

Well, I've dropped my overclock down by 2mhz bus & 23mhz cpu as a first step. Let's see what happens over the next few days. Thanks for all the replies, peoples.

BBigJ · 11-07-02, 12:14 AM

My machine has dumped 2 units in the last hour or so. It downloaded a new core (core65) on its own, so hopefully that will fix it. I've been gone for a month, and it' has been doing this a lot since I got back (about a week ago.)

donny_paycheck · 11-07-02, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by Loggitt
Well, I've dropped my overclock down by 2mhz bus & 23mhz cpu as a first step. Let's see what happens over the next few days. Thanks for all the replies, peoples.

I did the exact same thing. No problems since.

11-05-02, 10:19 PM	Thread Starter #1
Loggitt Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Springfield, IL	Bad units anyone else Last week to ten days I've been getting a lot of bad units that cause the Folding executable to throw away hours worth of work and start over with the same unit or start up with a new unit. Anyone else experiencing this? OS in use is Win XP Pro. Is there a solution?
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11-05-02, 10:27 PM	#2
Kendan Senior Punk Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dark side of hell	I would say to delete the core and let it download a new one. See if that helps it could be a bad core corrupting the WUs. Good luck Fold on!!! __________________ Hello:sn:
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11-06-02, 12:14 AM	#3
NASsoccer On a string I was held Senior Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: i live	are all these bad WU's the same one? are they all coming from a certain server? FOLD ON NAS
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11-06-02, 01:03 AM	#4
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	I had this problem on 1 of my rigs and it turned out to be that this rig was not quite totally stable at the overclock I had it running at. I backed it down around 25 mhz and it ran fine after that.
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11-06-02, 03:14 AM	#5
JetMech Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Folding 24/7 in Newport News, Va. Since Sept. 2001	That is my experience also. The indication that I get that my clock is set too high for the core I'm folding is a bad wu and down load of a new one. This will continue indefinitely until you clock down or correct instability. Because you are getting some work done before the rejection You are close to stable. Also check you temps. Gromacs definitely warms you up. As Muddocktor suggested a 25mhz decrease should do it. It's great to have a motherboard who's bios allows you to increase/decrease in 1mhz increments. If you have an extreme OC expect to have to decrease for Gromacs. __________________ Fold Smart E6600@2.4x2 Proud member of Folding@Home Team #32--Folding 24/7 Avatar by : IMOG "Greater love hath no man than to give up his puter(s) for science."
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11-06-02, 09:46 AM	#6
Guero Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bartlett, IL (Chicago 'Burbs)	I was running a 1 gig Duron at stock speeds and getting some message where the work is not verified. This happened 3 times in a row. I was using overfoldix, so the core was new. __________________ My Heatware
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11-06-02, 02:53 PM	#7
overdoze Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Texas	i got 5 bad units. Delete the queue.dat file restart the client and all is well. __________________ My Heatware Join fold on 6/29/02, wanna join team VGT 38156 Fold don't you stop Fold till you drop Fold to the top Yee ha be-bop
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11-06-02, 05:52 PM	#8
EgeWorks Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia	I've had a couple of bad core_65 units in the last few days, there's no stability problems as it's been running Gromacs for a couple of weeks solid. I guess maybe there were just a couple of dodgy ones being sent out.
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11-06-02, 07:51 PM	Thread Starter #10
Loggitt Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Springfield, IL	Well, I've dropped my overclock down by 2mhz bus & 23mhz cpu as a first step. Let's see what happens over the next few days. Thanks for all the replies, peoples.
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11-07-02, 12:14 AM	#11
BBigJ Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA	My machine has dumped 2 units in the last hour or so. It downloaded a new core (core65) on its own, so hopefully that will fix it. I've been gone for a month, and it' has been doing this a lot since I got back (about a week ago.) __________________ Orion: Opteron 144<>Abit AN8 SLI<>2512M Kingston HyperX pc3200<>XFX 7800gt<>seagate 250g<>Antec TP 2.0 550W<>watercooled Pleiades: Opteron 144<>Abit AN8 ULTRA<>2512M Kingston HyperX pc3200<>Aopen GF6600<>sb live 5.1<>260g HD<>2320g Raid1<>Cooler Master 450W ACLY<>Thermalright XP-90C both chips cab2e's running at 300*8 stock voltage (yes, they will go much faster, but I want them to last) ASK ME ABOUT FOLDING
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