Windows XP x64 issue

[stretch0069]

Ok...so far its ok....except for one thing......

Setup:
Abit QuadGT IX38 MB
4 GB RAM
just flashed the BIOS to latest version

the f^*king thing will not install the .NET microsucks bullshit f^*king piece of f^*king g*$$amn 2.0 thingy!!!!!!!

why is this a problem?????

because those f^*kers at stanford require the .NET Framework bullshit to run their F@H shit.

ugh.

i even dl'd and installed service pack 2. nothing works.


fuck it......i'm grabbing a drink and watching some more SG-1.

folding is pissing me off......

[starfury1]

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fuck it......i'm grabbing a drink and watching some more SG-1.

Sounds like a better plan to me

[stretch0069]

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ah-HAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well star....as it turns out, it WAS a good plan!

somehow, I came across another version of the .NET 2.0 bullshit. It was a compact version. it installed just fine. I then installed the SMP client. things looked good until i tried to run fah.exe. wouldn't run. then i noticed it was in program file dir. there is a program file (x64) dir as well. so, i reinstalled smpfolding into a dir in the root dir. ran everything and all seems well.

see.....drinking really can help

alcohol kills brain cells.......but its the slow ones.....so the more you drink, the more slow brain cells you kill, thus increasing your brains processing power.

[Topcat]

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you hardware whore!! You're not allowed to stop folding, you're making a hell of a good name for our folding team!!

[willawake]

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ah that board is nice with digital vrm
gimme that board

[Per Hansson]

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Aye, this issue is the same with some other apps too, you need to find x64 specific versions of some apps, else they wont work (generally it's only for stuff that needs hardware access, that virtual drives for you downloaded warez and shit...)

Tho a small warning; don't install the x64 version of the Java Runtime, use the normal x86 version instead, it just wont work else...

ah that board is nice with digital vrm
gimme that board

Aye, it is a nice board, I decided on the Asus Maximus Formula instead, dunno why
I kinda like the Abit QuadGT better now, oh well, guess the grass really always is greener on the other side...

[acstech]

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I have a cold right now and a couple of my mindless AMD folding drones are down. So right now I agree with stretch's thoughts:

fuck it......

Other than that, the dual SMP clients are working great under Linux. No .NET BS to f&(|< with.

Nice board, but see my sig. I prefer the cheap stripped down motherboards that still overclock like mad.

[Per Hansson]

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First I was gonna puke on the keyboard when I read you use a Biostar mobo acstech, but then I googled it

hmm, it has a 4x PCI-E slot, just what I want, it does not have Crossfire, just what I also done't want :P
It has a PS/2 mouse port, just what I want, and it also has a serial port, just what I want...

Hmm, so why did I buy this Asus Maximus Formula?!

Egf, Nevermind, the beer and snapps I just had was good, so I'll follow the mantra;

fuck it!

[acstech]

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You know, these Biostar Tforce boards have been working real good for me. Not only do they overclock like mad, but they're very stable too. The only real con is the OST capacitors. But even then, with a good power supply I don't see them causing problems for a very long time.

I don't want or need the super ZOMG SLI Crossfire heatpipe 8 phase enthusiast (overpriced) motherboard that appeals to teenagers spending their parents money. I want it to be cheap, overclock like mad, and be stable. This board does that.

I have issues with Asus products going way back. First was the A8N-E. They put this goofy little fan on the chipset that would clog with dust and die within a couple months, if you dusted it out or not. That got replaced with a Zalman passive heatsink. Then they were not stable above about 260FSB. Eh. Then, I got an Asus M2N-E. What a POS. It had the heatpipe thing going on. Or should I say it wasn't going on. It ran so hot that it wasn't stable stock. I had to rip the whole thing off, and get aftermarket chipset and FET heatsinks for it. And even then it wouldn't overclock worth a ****. And I paid a premium for these things?

Now with the Biostar, they include a nice sized passive heatsink. Boards are utterly stable and overclock well. They overclock even better with a small fan stuck on the chipset heatsink. I can put up with OST's for something that works. With as cool as I keep my computers, and the PSU's I use, it will be a very long time before those things go.

Or maybe I just have a cold.

[Fizzycapola]

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This application is 100% free, you only need to wreck your system by installing x.net framework and x.dll. Nothing will work afterward or if it does they'll be some annoying glitch that never gets resolved.

I've always liked the Biostar boards layout and spec. But they don't tend to be sold around here. I would imagine they're better than ECS, but ECS aren't that bad just cheap as possible components to keep cost down and sometimes the board material is quite good compared to other electronics (not just motherboard makers).

Per Hansson I'm sure you bought $3xx Asus because of mind control from the Asus mind control tower beacon, as if these boards cost so much to make. It's crazy that people consider any board under £100 as budget range these days, it used to be under £50 was budget. It's ashame that price can rise on these things way above inflation, especially considering any purchase is the same as burning your money for what it's worth 2 months later.

[Scenic]

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hmmm... i have .crap f_ckwork V1.1 and it works...!? o.O

http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...ername=Yazoo87

edit: 1 thing i noticed... you cant go over 50% CPU usage o.O

no matter what i set up... 50% O.o

(= Core 2 @ 100% or both at 25)

[i4004]

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seems abit got itself comitted to overengineering these things quite a bit after its caps fiasco.

what's interesting is that it doesn't really cost an arm and a leg....

[Per Hansson]

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Yea, well, I would not mind having spent so much on the board if it worked well

But yea, I've had quite a few troubles with it...

[i4004]

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for example?

[stretch0069]

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I have a cold right now and a couple of my mindless AMD folding drones are down. So right now I agree with stretch's thoughts:

fuck it......i

Egf, Nevermind, the beer and snapps I just had was good, so I'll follow the mantra;

fuck it!

hey....now y'all are gettin' the groooooooooooooove.

Actually.....I'm liking this new arrangement. WinXP x64 is working good. Yes it has its quirks, but since I'm too frickin' lazy to go 100% Linux, it will suffice.....for now.

I haven't decided where I'm going with all this crap just yet. I'm about to move The Monster, the aforementioned (jesus tap dancing christ....i need to drink more!!!) latest quad core of mine, to its final home and then get the AMD dual core back running. I think I'm going to dump it on my parents, the Core2Duo on my sister and replace those two with two QuadCore boxes. Never mind that I won't really have anything useful to do with them. I have no life....no wife........NO STRIFE!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

POUR ANOTHER DRINK DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[acstech]

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XP 64 bit is my favorite Microscrew operating system. Of course that's not saying much, since they all suck. That's why I'm dual booting my system. 99.9% of the time it's in Linux anyway, thus the folding in Linux.

I have no life....no wife........NO STRIFE!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I hear ya there! I do have my computer business, but it's a sole proprietorship, and I can't be fired, so to all the PHM's (Pointy Haired Manager's) out there.