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How do I fold on a mac?

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#1 ·
I downloaded the F@H for my mac and...it gets stuck at (auto start) what do I do? It gives me no progress...
 
#6 ·
you can dual-boot windows on a mac, if the mac is based on an intel cpu


nevermind i suggested it. here:
http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download

halfway down, look for the big green apple with a bite out of it. theres one for core based apples, and older apples....
 
#15 ·
I've been folding on a Mac Mini (late '09 version, 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo) with no issues.

I also have VMware Fusion, and a VM for CentOS 6 and Windows 7 and Mac OSx. F@H client installed in either VM isn't as fast as the Mac version. What I haven't yet figured out how to do is to install the Linux F@H client on the Mac itself (El Capitan has a Linux foundation).

I don't have any idea how to overclock anything on the Mac, and given it has an aquarium above it, I don't want to heat stress my betta. What other ways can I increase my PPD?
 
#18 ·
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Originally Posted by makr View Post

That's what the search button is for. How'd you know I posted to it? Do you also have a Mac to fold on?
The thread does show up at the top of the recent thread list on the forums. So that is one way we all know you posted on it
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As far as I know, its pretty difficult to OC a mac. I will call my brother later today and ask him. He use to repair Macs and has been to their HQ for training.
 
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Originally Posted by lanofsong View Post

Oh my @makr
, where did you dig this thread up from
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. Someone went down to the catacombs to find this thread - cough, cough so, much dust.
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k i have a NEW mac with an Intel core 2 duo @ 2.0ghz... I know you can dual boot, but there is a way to run F@H on a Mac with an Intel Proc

I lol'ed so hard, I was like wait......
 
#20 ·
I might not have been clear... I don't actually want to overclock my Mac since that might generate more heat than it should. Rather, I was hoping to find if there were any tricks to getting more PPD, such as running the Linux client directly on El Capitan, and/or tweaking the options for the client, such as client-type bigadv or max-packet-size small etc. I've tried running the client on a Windows VM and a CentOS Linux VM, but neither could beat the native client's PPD for the CPU slot. Right now, everything's at the default config with a CPU slot (1 thread) and a GPU slot, both cranking out roughly 1500 PPD.

I have a betta in a bowl sitting on the Mac, and a Mac Plus case I'm working on converting into a Mac Aquarium with a hole in the bottom so it'll fit properly over my Mac Mini, so I don't want my Mini to generate much more heat than it currently does.
 
#21 ·
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Originally Posted by makr View Post

I might not have been clear... I don't actually want to overclock my Mac since that might generate more heat than it should. Rather, I was hoping to find if there were any tricks to getting more PPD, such as running the Linux client directly on El Capitan, and/or tweaking the options for the client, such as client-type bigadv or max-packet-size small etc. I've tried running the client on a Windows VM and a CentOS Linux VM, but neither could beat the native client's PPD for the CPU slot. Right now, everything's at the default config with a CPU slot (1 thread) and a GPU slot, both cranking out roughly 1500 PPD.

I have a betta in a bowl sitting on the Mac, and a Mac Plus case I'm working on converting into a Mac Aquarium with a hole in the bottom so it'll fit properly over my Mac Mini, so I don't want my Mini to generate much more heat than it currently does.
You'll be fine overclocking it. Folding isn't the same as prime95/stress testing, so the heat generation won't be that bad.

Actually I have my 6700k overclocked to 4.8GHZ / 1.45v
I'll fold and tell you the temps in 5 minutes.
 
#22 ·
Ok, so I hijacked an ancient thread, but ya gotta admit, my Mac Mini's pretty ancient and the Mac Plus I'm converting into an aquarium to fit over it is even more ancient...

I'm not looking to break any records for PPD, but I just want something a bit less pathetic than 3000 PPD, considering my daily driver cranks out 500 times that.
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by makr View Post

Ok, so I hijacked an ancient thread, but ya gotta admit, my Mac Mini's pretty ancient and the Mac Plus I'm converting into an aquarium to fit over it is even more ancient...

I'm not looking to break any records for PPD, but I just want something a bit less pathetic than 3000 PPD, considering my daily driver cranks out 500 times that.
Full power
Heavy overclock on both

CPU ~80 degrees peak
- 6700k - 4.8ghz @ 1.42v load
GPU ~ 60 peak
- 1500mhz core - 1633mhz boost - 2000mhz memory
 
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