System: Windows XP, SP3, Pentium 4, 1024 MB RAM
Graphiccard: GeForce 8400 GS (ok, not very fast)

Installed Version 6.4.5 to use the GPU:


22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Starting BOINC client version 6.4.5 for windows_intelx86
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Libraries: libcurl/7.19.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8i zlib/1.2.3
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Data directory: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\BOINC
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Running under account Administrator
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1]
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Memory: 1023.43 MB physical, 1.64 GB virtual
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Disk: 74.52 GB total, 26.79 GB free
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Local time is UTC +1 hours
22-Jan-2009 05:14:31 [---] Not using a proxy
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] CUDA devices found
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Coprocessor: GeForce 8400 GS (1)
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Version change (6.2.19 -> 6.4.5)
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [rosetta@home] URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/; Computer ID: 982269; location: (none); project prefs: default
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [SETI@home] URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 1527755; location: work; project prefs: default
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 26-Dec-2008 07:34:22)
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Computer location: work
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] General prefs: no separate prefs for work; using your defaults
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Reading preferences override file
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when active to 511.72MB
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 921.09MB
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Preferences limit disk usage to 26.81GB
22-Jan-2009 05:14:32 [---] Running CPU benchmarks

--> GPU was found and utilized, although not very fast and leaving 1 CPU quite idle (0.02%)


Today i installed Version 6.6.2 on the same machine without hardware change and got:

23.01.2009 05:58:23||Starting BOINC client version 6.6.2 for windows_intelx86
23.01.2009 05:58:23||log flags: task, file_xfer, sched_ops
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Libraries: libcurl/7.19.2 OpenSSL/0.9.8i zlib/1.2.3
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Data directory: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\BOINC
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Running under account Administrator
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Processor: 2 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz [x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1]
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Processor features: fpu tsc sse sse2 mmx
23.01.2009 05:58:23||OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x86 Editon, Service Pack 3, (05.01.2600.00)
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Memory: 1023.43 MB physical, 1.64 GB virtual
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Disk: 74.52 GB total, 28.12 GB free
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Local time is UTC +1 hours
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Not using a proxy
23.01.2009 05:58:23||No CUDA devices found
23.01.2009 05:58:23||No coprocessors
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Version change (6.4.5 -> 6.6.2)
23.01.2009 05:58:23|SETI@home|URL: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/; Computer ID: 1527755; location: work; project prefs: default
23.01.2009 05:58:23||General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified 22-Jan-2009 08:57:04)
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Computer location: work
23.01.2009 05:58:23||General prefs: no separate prefs for work; using your defaults
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Reading preferences override file
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Preferences limit memory usage when active to 511.72MB
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 921.09MB
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Preferences limit disk usage to 28.04GB
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Running CPU benchmarks
23.01.2009 05:58:23||Suspending computation - running CPU benchmarks
23.01.2009 05:58:54||Benchmark results:
23.01.2009 05:58:54|| Number of CPUs: 2
23.01.2009 05:58:54|| 1338 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
23.01.2009 05:58:54|| 2378 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
23.01.2009 05:58:55||[error] Missing a CUDA coprocessor
.....


If you need further information or logfiles please let me know.

Thanks, Roger

Sorry, false alarm. After installing the newer Nvidia-Drivers (181.22 instead of 177.83) the GPU gets detected again and the boinc-core is starting 3 processes (!)

So everything seams to work ok at the moment.

Just out of interest, is that an AGP card or a PCIe card? I'm asking as I don't think I have seen a Pentium 4 478 slot motherboard with a PCIe slot anywhere.

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I have the latest boinc and nvidia drivers and software but I can't get seti@home to use the GPU. I don't think boinc is identifying it. I am running 4 processes but on a quad core processor and the gpu remains at idle speeds.

My system spec is:
motherboard - M3N78 Pro
Phenom II X4 940
4 gb 1066 ram
nvidia gtx 285
Win XP professional

I have the latest boinc and nvidia drivers and software but I can't get seti@home to use the GPU. I don't think boinc is identifying it. I am running 4 processes but on a quad core processor and the gpu remains at idle speeds.

My system spec is:
motherboard - M3N78 Pro
Phenom II X4 940
4 gb 1066 ram
nvidia gtx 285
Win XP professional

Can we have a link to that host please.

Claggy