Posts by Trekmaster47

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1) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19317 Posted 8 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	I don't know how getting a computer expert here will solve the problem. Sure I know computer experts, but I'm the only person I know around here who uses BOINC. I'm probably the expert, relatively speaking. I've had this pooter about three or four years and sent it into the shop two months ago to fix a glitch. I don't know if they cleaned it out. I don't want to switch BOINC off if it's only blanking my screen. I've been with SETI off and on for the last four years.
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19311 Posted 7 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	OK... when you had it downloaded, you started the installer. it showed you the screens as shown in this FAQ. Did you change anything? I don't remember what I did, I downloaded it so long ago. I updated to the latest version two days ago. BOINC has an option to throttle the use of the CPU so it doesn't overheat. It's regulated by the option in your preferences called "Use at most x percent of CPU time" What is it set to? 100% of CPU time. When you open BOINC Manager->Advanced view->Tasks tab, select any of the running tasks, then widen the column showing the application name, what does it say there? SETI Enhanced 5.27 Also, can you please stop BOINC from running and restart it, then copy and post the startup messages (all of them) from the Messages tab in BOINC Manager? To stop BOINC, it depends on how you installed it... which is what I asked earlier, remember? ;-) I don't remember how I installed it. Please, I can't understand what you're talking about. I've lived for 30 years without personal computers and have only owned them in the last 10. I use them for e-mail, music, web surfing, writing and the occasional game and DVD. I am the furthest thing from a computer techie, short of being Amish. I know how to explore BOINC preferences, I have a slight knowledge of navigating BOINC manager; beyond that, you're going to have to put the kid gloves on. Honestly, if I knew helping search for aliens was going to be this frustrating, I never would have downloaded the stupid thing. Here are the messages: 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Starting BOINC client version 6.2.14 for windows_intelx86 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Libraries: libcurl/7.18.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8e zlib/1.2.3 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Running under account Scott 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.50GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9] 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Home Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.01.2600.00) 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Memory: 503.52 MB physical, 1.20 GB virtual 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Disk: 74.55 GB total, 58.36 GB free 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Local time is UTC -6 hours 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|No coprocessors 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|SETI@home\|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 4504512; location: home; project prefs: default 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 29-Jul-2008 20:04:24) 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Computer location: home 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using your defaults 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Reading preferences override file 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Preferences limit memory usage when active to 251.76MB 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 453.17MB 8/7/2008 5:33:52 PM\|\|Preferences limit disk usage to 18.64GB 8/7/2008 5:33:56 PM\|SETI@home\|Restarting task 17jn08ad.14140.3346.12.8.190_0 using setiathome_enhanced version 527
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19304 Posted 7 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	It started doing this with BOINC 6.2.14? How did you install 6.2.14? With the default options, or did you install it as a not-protected install (not a service)? The Messages section of the BOINC manager gave me a URL to download the latest version, and I did. Do you have CPU throttling on? I have no idea what that is. Did you check the preference that Gundolf pointed to? Yes, and there is no number in that preference. Project specific question: Is it with Seti-Enhanced or with Astropulse tasks? If Seti_Enhanced, are you quite sure you saw the screen saver? I don't know what you're talking about. Again, PLEASE note that I'm not very computer literate.
4) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19302 Posted 7 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	So Trekmaster, what is your setting for the BOINC screen saver at properties of the desktop->screen saver->BOINC->Settings ?? Is "Go to blank screen" checked? No.
5) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19295 Posted 7 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	1. Which operating system? Windows XP. 2. Which BOINC version? 6.2.14 3. On which project or projects does this happen? I only run SETI@home. 4. Check your power options, that your monitor isn't set to power off after 5 minutes. I never had that option set before I ran BOINC, and never changed it, unless you're referring to BOINC power options, which I never even viewed, and this problem never occurred before a week ago. Where do I find these power options? I don't have much in the way of computer skills, so please keep that in mind if you help me.
6) Message boards : Questions and problems : screensaver keeps blanking Message 19290 Posted 7 Aug 2008 by Trekmaster47	My BOINC screensaver keeps shutting off the picture to my monitor after about five minutes of showing the project. I'm on dial-up, and I hope that's not the problem. I've already texted an expert, but they haven't responded in a week. Any help?

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