couple of quick q's about running fah as a service.

have it set to "idle" and "40%" at the moment: the machines it's running on aren't often in use, but when they are they need to work. if i up the percentage but leave it on idle, will it only run when the machine's not actively being used?

does a screensaver count as idle - or should i disable it?

what i'd like to hear is that i'm safe putting the cpu usage up to about 90%, but it'll only kick in when the machine's not being used, so the users won't notice.

anyone any advice? if i set it to too extreme a setting people may moan, and it'll have to come off...

ric

Depends on screensaver, some use very little cpu.

I have all mine bar one running at 100% cpu. When another process requests the CPU folding happily gives over the time to that process as it runs at low priority.

Indeed - with your machines potentially losing WUs come restore/reboot time, the last thing you want is it to run at only 40%. As Manny says, when it comes to other services/exe requesting more CPU time, the folding service slows down automatically. You can can watch this in task manager if interested to see how it works.

Obviously when nothing else is running, folding is most efficient.

right: up to 80% now and all appears to be working fine. will push it up a bit (wary of giving it 100% as some software's a bit moody about releasing it on demand - anyone know if it's safe?)

I have it running on a few machines, 11 to be precise including servers and desktops with no problems.

100% is fine. It's practically instant in the drop of CPU devoted to folding once another task cuts in.

80% is not bad though. My main PC at home, an XP2200+ is used for anything and everything, and I never have an issue with folding running as a service in the background.

Its fine at full tilt... you wont even know its running...

if you go into task manager, and under processes it runs as the lowest priority possible.. so it will give up cpu time to anything with a priority higher (everything)

i have it running on a couple of corporate exchange email boxes with no ill effects

Its fine at full tilt... you wont even know its running...

if you go into task manager' date=' and under processes it runs as the lowest priority possible.. so it will give up cpu time to anything with a priority higher (everything)

i have it running on a couple of corporate exchange email boxes with no ill effects [/quote']

I see your 24 hour average has gone up enough for you to turn red. Those mailboxes delvering the goods for you,eh? (poor pun, eh? )

I see your 24 hour average has gone up enough for you to turn red. Those mailboxes delvering the goods for you,eh? (poor pun, eh? )

Shall i ban you now or will you leave of your own accord?

ps ive found a new avatar

I am best left to my own devices.

I didn't know Xav was into that sort of thing?! :eek: