70hr WUs on P4??!

markodude · 07-28-03, 03:31 AM

Hi people
Take a look at my stats here (Fibreoptic/Markodude) in position 69....

I thought that some of my crucnhers had crashed or berkeley was down over the weekend, but went up and looked this morning and whilst some are working normally, about half of them are showing WU's as taking up to 80hrs!!
Usually these boxes average around 6-8hrs per WU, but never more than 10.
Has there been a mistake at SETI, are these super high AR WU's, or are my rigs playing up??! Thermal throttling would have been my initial guess, if the room wasnt stabilised at 18c via air-con...

beau_safken · 07-28-03, 05:40 AM

dear god.......That is insane.....

Obviously you are using CLC version not the Graphical right? Other then that I would douse your cruncher in rum and give a chant or something....

Yodums · 07-28-03, 06:32 AM

Take a look at this: http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...threadid=62194 to setup the CLI Version...

Other than that, double check your bios settings etc.

Mictlan · 07-28-03, 08:58 AM

Are you sure you don't have a CPU hungry application running in the background? DO the three finger salute to check whick programs are running in the background. Also, have you checked if your HD is not powering down while in ENergy Saving mode?

markodude · 07-28-03, 09:58 AM

Hmmm the power saving one is about the only thing that I can think may be possible.....
There are just the basic windows apps running, I just dont understand how SETI was running fine and the PCs have not been touched, so the power saving thing is my other option. I will see how the WU count is today and take it from there (as I "woke them up" by taking off screensaver this morning, also increased CLI priority to normal)...
Oh, I am running the CLI and SETI Driver with a 5 WU cache....

TC · 07-28-03, 01:39 PM

If these machines have been running normally before it sounds like you might have a run away application hogging the system.

TC · 08-01-03, 06:34 PM

Did you have any luck diagnosing this issue?

LandShark · 08-04-03, 12:48 AM

try a simple reboot......... u know, it's Windows........

markodude · 08-04-03, 02:12 AM

These computers suck, thats my diagnosis! Actually its the *******ised Research Machines (www.rm.com) version of 98 we run here which has a load of crap running in the background. Even a defrag wont complete on these stations as something is hogging resources.
Gonna try a different route and go for a linux floppy or boot disk I think. Need one that will work with my on-board Intel Pro/100 NIC's tho...

07-28-03, 03:31 AM	Thread Starter #1
markodude Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Europe	70hr WUs on P4??! Hi people Take a look at my stats here (Fibreoptic/Markodude) in position 69.... I thought that some of my crucnhers had crashed or berkeley was down over the weekend, but went up and looked this morning and whilst some are working normally, about half of them are showing WU's as taking up to 80hrs!! Usually these boxes average around 6-8hrs per WU, but never more than 10. Has there been a mistake at SETI, are these super high AR WU's, or are my rigs playing up??! Thermal throttling would have been my initial guess, if the room wasnt stabilised at 18c via air-con... __________________ Main rig - E5-2687W, P9X79-PRO, 16GB, Antec H20, Intel 910 SSD 400GB and 520 SSD 480GB
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07-28-03, 05:40 AM	#2
beau_safken Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Francisco CA	dear god.......That is insane..... Obviously you are using CLC version not the Graphical right? Other then that I would douse your cruncher in rum and give a chant or something.... __________________ It's the love of money that is the root of all evil not the money its self. From XprincoX My Heatware!!
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07-28-03, 06:32 AM	#3
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07-28-03, 08:58 AM	#4
Mictlan Senior OC BOINC User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mexico City, Mexico	Are you sure you don't have a CPU hungry application running in the background? DO the three finger salute to check whick programs are running in the background. Also, have you checked if your HD is not powering down while in ENergy Saving mode? __________________ Have you checked the Forum policies?!!!!! Do it now!!!!! Currently the 11th team in the world in SETI@Home II (aka S@H BOINC) Currently the 54th team in the world in Einstein@Home Join the ONLY team to crunch for!!!!! Now backed up by the Danish Jedi Alliance "We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. We are respectable, for we share our bounty. We will endure, for we continue to grow. We will continue to grow as long as those who come to us find what they need for their own betterment, and the betterment of those who follow after them."
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07-28-03, 09:58 AM	Thread Starter #5
markodude Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Europe	Hmmm the power saving one is about the only thing that I can think may be possible..... There are just the basic windows apps running, I just dont understand how SETI was running fine and the PCs have not been touched, so the power saving thing is my other option. I will see how the WU count is today and take it from there (as I "woke them up" by taking off screensaver this morning, also increased CLI priority to normal)... Oh, I am running the CLI and SETI Driver with a 5 WU cache.... __________________ Main rig - E5-2687W, P9X79-PRO, 16GB, Antec H20, Intel 910 SSD 400GB and 520 SSD 480GB
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07-28-03, 01:39 PM	#6
TC Senior Seti Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Denver, CO	If these machines have been running normally before it sounds like you might have a run away application hogging the system. __________________ My Heatware
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08-01-03, 06:34 PM	#7
TC Senior Seti Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Denver, CO	Did you have any luck diagnosing this issue? __________________ My Heatware
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LandShark Super Shark Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Deep Blue Sea (Maryland)	try a simple reboot......... u know, it's Windows........ __________________ ~~~ Currently Inactive Mode ~~~ Got SOLD? MOVE your own thread! How many GHz of Intel + Nvidia folding power? Dunno! Lost count! \| F@H Vista Sidebar gadget \| F@H Yahoo Widget \| F@H iGoogle gadget \| \| My Heatware \| My New HTPC 3.0: Server/Client setup + Better energy efficiency \|
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08-04-03, 02:12 AM	Thread Starter #9
markodude Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Europe	These computers suck, thats my diagnosis! Actually its the *******ised Research Machines (www.rm.com) version of 98 we run here which has a load of crap running in the background. Even a defrag wont complete on these stations as something is hogging resources. Gonna try a different route and go for a linux floppy or boot disk I think. Need one that will work with my on-board Intel Pro/100 NIC's tho... __________________ Main rig - E5-2687W, P9X79-PRO, 16GB, Antec H20, Intel 910 SSD 400GB and 520 SSD 480GB
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