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Background information
- How does FAH work?
- "To install or not to install..."
- Convincing (a large institution) to run the FAH client
- FAH & Cancer research
- FAH, the GDP, and Tax Deductible Contributions.
- Results of all this
- The Future of Folding@Home
Science Related
- Will the raw data be available?
- Do you share your research results with other universities?
- What is a "frame" / "step"?
- Folding/Aggregation Event
- Equlibration in Molecular Dynamics
- Why is SMP better than the classic client?
What about Security?
- Is it safe?
- Running the console as a restricted service
- Cheating?
- FAH & Trojans
- Stolen computer & FAH
- The FAH servers are attacking me?!
- Stanford is accessing my personal information?!
- The FAH client has a virus in it?!
- MD5SUM
- Google's security statement
Hardware Related
- Overclocking and FAH
- Hyper-Threading
- Minimum CPU needed
- CPU "differences"
- FAH client is pushing the hardware limits
- FAH or machine is crashing
- VMware, Linux Folding and Clock Drift
Platform Related
- Platform differences
- Alternative FAH Platforms
- Bells and whistles
- Blue Gene
- FAH & 64-bit
- FAH & SMP
- Crossplatform folding
- Google Compute
- Integer or Float?
- FAH & QMD & AMD64 & SSE2
- FAH & SSE3
Network Related
- How much network bandwidth is required?
- Upload compression
- Why was Client assigned to Server with IP address 0.0.0.0?
Client Related
- FAH files
- Editing the client.cfg
- FAH and Ghosting
- Upgrading
- MachineID
- UserID
- Active Processors count
- Performance Fraction (PF)
- Client benchmark
Core Related
Common Errors
About WU's
- WorkUnits
- GAH WUs & FAH
- WU checkpoints
- Runs, Clones and Gens
- How Important are Deadlines?
- "Why do I keep getting the same WU over and over again?"
- How significant is a single WU?
- Will I see the protein move?
- Frame Time Stability
- Can I select the WUs?
Statistics
Client General
- Timless Tinker/Batched work
- Sneakernetting
- Running multiple FAH clients (not SMP)
- Can or Does FAH Shorten CPU Life?
- Have permission to run the FAH client
- Client version differences
- There are occasions when FAH will hinder other running programs
- Tips for folding fast
- FAHlog Messages
Client Specific
Passkey
- What is a passkey?
- How do I get a passkey?
- How do I add a passkey to my console client? <-- Follow these instructions to reconfigure the client, and enter the passkey when prompted.
- How do I add a passkey to my SysTray client? <-- Follow these instructions to reconfigure the client, and enter the passkey when prompted.