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SOLVED GPU gets locked in a unstable machine cycle. HELP!

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You mean the EUE 24hour limit thing? Yea that sucks. Just delete your queue.dat file to fix it.

It almost always means your overclock is to high.
I just starting getting constant EUE's with only a very small OC on my core/memory. I had to back it down to almost stock to get it to finish more than 2 in a row without Unstable cores. It's odd because I done 100+ WU's with it at over 50mhz+ core OC than it is now without a single EUE. No idea why it started all the sudden. I thought maybe it was my unstable CPU OC, could be. I have a crappy MB and no HT multiplier settings so my HT link is way too high. I just ordered a PHII 550BE and BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M combo from the Egg, I'm thinking it will help a tad


I also learned the hard way that you cannot change Core/Memory clocks while folding or even with it paused. As soon as you resume the WU it will go to unstable core.
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The problem is that its not like the card even tries to fold. its that I literally start up the folding client and the it says:

Entering M.D.
Working on Protein
Run: Exception thrown during guardedRun
Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- gromacs cannot continue further.
going to send back what have done -- stepstotalG=0
work fraction=0.000 steps=0
logfile size=0 infolength=0 edr=0 trr=23
-writing 635 bytes of core data to disk...
Done:123 -> 124 (compressed to 100.8 percent)
... Done.

[email protected] Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
coreStatus = 7A (122)
sending work to server.....

Blah blah blah.

It doesnt stop from an error... it just never starts. This is at stock clocks, superclocked clocks, 100000000000THz clocks, anything. It doesnt discriminate.
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another problem is that it keeps downloading the EXACT same WU every time i delete it. :<
you need to delete the work folder and also try deleting the que .dat file along with the fahcore11/14 forcing it to download a new one
fixed it! took some driver reinstalls, some [email protected] reinstalls, and some sacrifices, but my farm is back up! hopefully tomorrow ill hit 20k ppd!
OK. Here we go again. It did 1 work unit last night, an 1888, and now is back in a cycle of wasting my electricty and making me hate folding.

heres the log.

[20:27:42] *------------------------------*
[20:27:42] [email protected] GPU Core - Beta
[20:27:42] Version 1.19 (Mon Nov 3 09:34:13 PST 2008)
[20:27:42]
[20:27:42] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[20:27:42] Build host: amoeba
[20:27:42] Board Type: Nvidia
[20:27:42] Core :
[20:27:42] Preparing to commence simulation
[20:27:42] - Looking at optimizations...
[20:27:42] - Created dyn
[20:27:42] - Files status OK
[20:27:42] - Expanded 45408 -> 251112 (decompressed 553.0 percent)
[20:27:42] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45408 data_size=251112, decompressed_data_size=251112 diff=0
[20:27:43] - Digital signature verified
[20:27:43]
[20:27:43] Project: 5771 (Run 8, Clone 100, Gen 842)
[20:27:43]
[20:27:43] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[20:27:43] Entering M.D.
[20:27:50] Working on Protein
[20:27:50] Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[20:27:50] Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- Gromacs cannot continue further.
[20:27:50] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[20:27:50] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.
[20:27:54] logfile size=0 infoLength=0 edr=0 trr=23
[20:27:54] - Writing 635 bytes of core data to disk...
[20:27:54] Done: 123 -> 124 (compressed to 100.8 percent)
[20:27:54] ... Done.
[20:27:55]
[20:27:55] [email protected] Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
[20:27:59] CoreStatus = 7A (122)
[20:27:59] Sending work to server
[20:27:59] Project: 5771 (Run 8, Clone 100, Gen 842)
[20:27:59] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.

[20:27:59] + Attempting to send results [November 26 20:27:59 UTC]
[20:27:59] + Results successfully sent
[20:27:59] Thank you for your contribution to [email protected]
[20:28:03] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[20:28:03] + Attempting to get work packet
[20:28:03] - Connecting to assignment server
[20:28:04] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.11).
[20:28:04] + News From [email protected]: Welcome to [email protected]
[20:28:04] Loaded queue successfully.
[20:28:05] + Closed connections
[20:28:10]
[20:28:10] + Processing work unit
[20:28:10] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[20:28:10] Core found.
[20:28:10] Working on queue slot 02 [November 26 20:28:10 UTC]
[20:28:10] + Working ...
[20:28:10]
[20:28:10] *------------------------------*
[20:28:10] [email protected] GPU Core - Beta
[20:28:10] Version 1.19 (Mon Nov 3 09:34:13 PST 2008)
[20:28:10]
[20:28:10] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[20:28:10] Build host: amoeba
[20:28:10] Board Type: Nvidia
[20:28:10] Core :
[20:28:10] Preparing to commence simulation
[20:28:10] - Looking at optimizations...
[20:28:10] - Created dyn
[20:28:10] - Files status OK
[20:28:10] - Expanded 45461 -> 251112 (decompressed 552.3 percent)
[20:28:10] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45461 data_size=251112, decompressed_data_size=251112 diff=0
[20:28:10] - Digital signature verified
[20:28:10]
[20:28:10] Project: 5770 (Run 10, Clone 34, Gen 514)
[20:28:10]
[20:28:10] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[20:28:10] Entering M.D.
[20:28:17] Working on Protein
[20:28:17] Run: exception thrown during GuardedRun
[20:28:17] Run: exception thrown in GuardedRun -- Gromacs cannot continue further.
[20:28:17] Going to send back what have done -- stepsTotalG=0
[20:28:17] Work fraction=0.0000 steps=0.

What the heck is the issue. I have tried everything short of sacrificing animals to various gods.

Edit: this is only on my 8800gts, my 285 and my cpu are folding away just fine.
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Different series cards, delete the [email protected] Core and redownload it. This problem was fixed recently with a new core.
Deleted the cores and everything. spent a good 4 hours trying to get it to work. Took card out of system, and never looked back. Either the card is dead/dying, or it just is not meant to fold. The 285 is gonna have to fold solo for now
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Alright, I am back. I got a different card that I know for a fact folds. Popped it in, installed drivers, made the 2 seperate folders in appdata/roaming etc etc, and again, the second card WILL NOT FOLD at all, it immediately ****s down saying gromacs cannot continue.

Please help. I have 2 spare cards I want to be folding on, and I can't fold on either.
Nevermind, found the answer on OCforums
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