Sorry that I have to ask again: is this 6.6.20 or 6.6.28? I know it should look like this in 6.6.28, but I thought it would also have to look like this in 6.6.20. And in this case you would have had to switch the "use GPU while computer is in use" before and forgot about it when you upgraded.

MrS

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Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002

It's boinc 6.6.28.

I've updated to the new 185.85 WHPQL driver and my GTX 260 works fine.
Does someone have an idea of the size of the performance improvement over the elder 182.x driver? (mine is running 2 degrees hotter now, so I suggest it is performing a lot more work)

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I'd say a few percent.

MrS

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Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002

Sorry that I have to ask again: is this 6.6.20 or 6.6.28? I know it should look like this in 6.6.28, but I thought it would also have to look like this in 6.6.20. And in this case you would have had to switch the "use GPU while computer is in use" before and forgot about it when you upgraded.

MrS

Actually 6.6.20 had it as well. The difference was it defaulted to being ticked up to and including 20. From 6.6.21 it defaulted to blank.

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Actually 6.6.20 had it as well. The difference was it defaulted to being ticked up to and including 20. From 6.6.21 it defaulted to blank.

Ah thanks, that exactly what I wanted to hear. So instead of

Note that for 6.6.20 and up, GPU users have the toggle "use gpu while computer is in use", disabled by default in 6.6.2.0 and up

the text in the sticky should read

Note that for 6.6.21 and up, GPU users have the toggle "use gpu while computer is in use", disabled by default in 6.6.21 and up

EDIT: ah, that's actually just what you said in the 3rd post in that thread..

MrS

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i hav nvidia 158.85...how can i upgrade it to 185.85??

... how can i upgrade ...

You start simply a downloaded driver package, opt in the right product and operating system:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

If you have problems with the newest WHQL-driver, download an older package and try it again.

Did you check whether your NVIDIA card is listed in the FAQs ?
Overview of cards that run the GPUGRID application

I test, and I have again the same errors, like 185.66, 185.68.

08/05/2009 19:27:31 GPUGRID Starting task 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0 using acemd version 664
08/05/2009 19:28:04 GPUGRID Computation for task 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0 finished
08/05/2009 19:28:04 GPUGRID Output file 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0_1 for task 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0 absent
08/05/2009 19:28:04 GPUGRID Output file 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0_2 for task 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0 absent
08/05/2009 19:28:04 GPUGRID Output file 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0_3 for task 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0 absent
08/05/2009 19:28:08 GPUGRID Finished upload of 21-KASHIF_HIVPR_dim_ba2-4-100-RND7086_0_4

<core_client_version>6.6.20</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
- exit code 98 (0x62)
</message>
<stderr_txt>
# Using CUDA device 0
# Device 0: "GeForce GTX 260"
# Clock rate: 1404000 kilohertz
# Total amount of global memory: 939524096 bytes
# Number of multiprocessors: 27
# Number of cores: 216
# Device 1: "GeForce 8800 GT"
# Clock rate: 1500000 kilohertz
# Total amount of global memory: 536870912 bytes
# Number of multiprocessors: 14
# Number of cores: 112
# Amber: readparm : Reading parm file parameters
# PARM file in AMBER 7 format
# Encounter 10-12 H-bond term
WARNING: parameters.cu, line 568: Found zero 10-12 H-bond term.
WARNING: parameters.cu, line 568: Found zero 10-12 H-bond term.
MDIO ERROR: cannot open file "restart.coor"
ERROR: c:\cygwin\home\speechserver\gpumd2\src\pme\CPME_cufft.cu, line 104: cufftExecC2R (gridcalc3)
called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>

I use boinc 6.6.20 on vista 64, and I have 1 GTX260 and one 8800GT.

It works good with ancient driver official 182.50.

Same problem with 186.18. :/