Re: slow woes

[robbins49]

Set your screen saver to "None" by right clicking on the Windows desktop and
choosing properties. Click on the screensaver tab. Then, Go into your
seti@home preferences (by right clicking on the green icon in your system
tray) and set to "Data Analysis Always Runs"  The graphics when the screen
saver runs uses 50%-60% of your processor power.  A 400mhz P2 with 256 mb
ram should run Seti ok in the background while you do other things.

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Allan Robbins
Project Argus Station FM17dk

"Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently.
I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you."
(Marlene Dietrich)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mountain Man" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: slow woes


>
> Hi,  I'm new here, so apologies in advance if this is the umpteenth time
> you've seen this question.
>
> I just started with setiathome.  I'm running at 400MHZ Pentium II,
> Windows '98 system with 256MB of RAM.  I've got the program set to run
> in screensaver mode with graphics off.  To my dismay the first workunit
> took over 93 CPU hours to complete :(     My second unit is 23% complete
> and has used 20 hours :((   I've tried some different things - killing
> all programs except setiathome for overnight run, rebooting the
> machine.  I don't typically stay connected to the net.  I have 260MB of
> free disk and defragged not too long ago.
>
> Can someone suggest why my machine might be running so slow?  Also, does
> anyone have recommendations on CPU/memory monitoring software?  Any help
> much appreciated  :)
>
> Thanks,
> Elby
>
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