Low CPU usage as Project runs

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old_user155487 Send message Joined: 29 Jan 06 Posts: 4 Credit: 72,415 RAC: 0	Message 20430 - Posted: 18 Feb 2006, 13:19:25 UTC I have been running a work unit for 300+ hours always with CPU usage at 100%. Boinc manager shows project running, progress 0.00% ( was 20% I think) and a second WU ready to run, Norton shows CPU usage at around 30%. Is work actually being done? Do I need to giveup on First WU? ID: 20430 · Reply Quote

Andrew Hingston Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 17 Aug 04 Posts: 753 Credit: 9,804,700 RAC: 0	Message 20431 - Posted: 18 Feb 2006, 13:46:57 UTC I\'m not sure what is happening here, but you can view what is actually happening in the graphics window (highlight the \'running\' workunit in the work tab). You should be able to see the timesteps passing by. If you cannot, try restarting (close the program from BOINC Manager with file/exit) and failing that reboot the computer. Come back again if things are not right. ID: 20431 · Reply Quote

geophi Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Aug 04 Posts: 2169 Credit: 64,555,907 RAC: 5,858	Message 20437 - Posted: 18 Feb 2006, 15:30:40 UTC Last modified: 18 Feb 2006, 15:35:18 UTC I\'m hoping what was happening was that it was end of phase file conversion which gets rid of some files and resizes other in converting them to netCDF (.nc extension). I thought maybe Norton might be scanning these files as they are written to disk. Are there two tasks in your Work tab of the BOINC GUI or just one? You might want to exclude the BOINC folder from on access and scheduled scanning by Norton. Others have had problems with this in the past. ID: 20437 · Reply Quote