Re: slow woes

[James C Johnston]

im running an amd k63 433 with 256 megs of ram....
grapical interface set to go black in 1min
im averaging about 24-30hrs  for wu
if i close down the programs in not using it really does change much.

also have k62 500 with 128megs 
command line with seti spy
the only program on it is what i mention above
it averages about 27hours per wun

also have k62 400 with 68megs 
command line with seti hide
the only program on it is what i mention above
it averages about 32 hours per wu

also have amd athalon 733classic  with 128megs 
command line with seti spy, seti watch
the only program on it is what i mention above
it averages about 10-12 hours per wu

are these running at proper speeds or should they be faster
thanx


On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:46:21 -0500 Bruce Hudgens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> 
> I retired a system similar to yours.  I had a 400 MHz P-II that was 
> running 
> v2.x WUs in about 31 hrs with the graphics enabled.  The times 
> dropped to 
> 15-18 hrs with the graphics disabled.  Version 2.x WUs ran about 30% 
> faster 
> that v3.x WUs do now.
> 
> I have several questions.  1) What operating system are you using?  
> 2) Do 
> you have other programs running that are actively crunching numbers 
> or 
> doing I/O?  3) Do you have power saving enabled that could drop the 
> speed 
> on your processor and/or turn off your disk drives?
> 
> If you are running NT4/Win2K/XP, you can start the task manager.  Go 
> to 
> processes and see what processes are using CPU time.  If you are 
> running 
> Win9x, then it is more challenging. You will need to find a third 
> party 
> program that will monitor CPU activity.
> 
> Something is seriously wrong with your setup.  I would check your 
> BIOS.  Also, I would get a benchmark program and see if your 
> computer is 
> running at the expected speed.  You might find a program on ZDnet or 
> maybe 
> you or one of your friends will have a CD with a benchmark.  ZD used 
> to 
> send them to people who (re)subscribed to their magazines.  Just a 
> thought, 
> go into your BIOS and make sure your L1 and L2 caches are enabled.  
> I had a 
> computer that would sometimes turned them off when it crashed hard.
> 
> Bruce
> 20,000+...
> 
> At 08:25 PM 4/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> 
> >For what it's worth...I'm running a system nearly identical to 
> yours, which
> >has just had the hard drive re-formatted.  The Seti Unit I'm 
> running now is
> >at 62% and it has taken 132 hours so far.  My units always average 
> close to
> >200 hours.  So, what am I doing wrong???
> >
> >You guys are talking about 15+ hours, I'm talking 200+, what's up 
> with that?
> >
> >Laura Smith
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tom Schoenherr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 6:51 PM
> >Subject: RE: slow woes
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Strange!!  Your times should be down around 15 hours or so.
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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