Originally posted by minimi
UK, try going and checking your preferences on the boinc site ( if you need help finding them look at the caching post on the BOINC change other
tutorial thread
I've never used set/BOINC, so i haven't a clue what I'm doing...these are my preferences, any help
Do work while computer is running on batteries?
(matters only for portable computers) no
Do work while computer is in use? no
Do work only after computer is idle for 3 minutes
Do work only between the hours of (no restriction)
Leave applications in memory while preempted?
(suspended applications will consume swap space if 'yes') no
Switch between applications every
(recommended: 60 minutes) 60 minutes
On multiprocessors, use at most 2 processors
Disk and memory usage
Use no more than 100 GB disk space
Leave at least 0.1 GB disk space free
Use no more than 50% of total disk space
Write to disk at most every 60 seconds
Use no more than 75% of total virtual memory
Network usage
Connect to network about every
(determines size of work cache; maximum 10 days) 0.1 days
Confirm before connecting to Internet?
(matters only if you use a modem) no
Disconnect when done?
(matters only if you use a modem) yes
Maximum download rate: no limit
Maximum upload rate: no limit
Skip image file verification?
Check this ONLY if your Internet provider modifies image files (UMTS does this, for example).
no
