The status "Suspended on Batteries"

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Mahe229
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25 Aug 2010 16:42:50 UTC
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    I am taking an active participation in Einstein@home. Based on my preferences i received 5 tasks.Two of my 5 tasks got suspended at their 86% of completion with the status "Suspended on Batteries'.Could someone guide me on how to resume them.

    Thanks
    Mahesh

    Gundolf Jahn
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    The status "Suspended on Batteries"

    25 Aug 2010 17:31:54 UTC
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      There are several posibilities. You could

      - connect your laptop (I assume it is one) to the mains supply.

      - select "Run always" from the "Activity" menu in BOINC manager's advanced view.

      - go to your Computing preferences and set

      Suspend work while computer is on battery power?   no 
Matters only for portable computers


      Gruß,
      Gundolf

      Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)

      Gary Roberts
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      Hi Mahesh - welcome to

      25 Aug 2010 21:34:34 UTC
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        Hi Mahesh - welcome to Einstein! We hope you enjoy your stay here.

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        ... i received 5 tasks.


        You have quite a few more now but none of the initial tasks are showing as having been returned yet. Until BOINC gets used to the usage patterns for your computer, it would be prudent to set your 'work cache' preferences to reasonably low values so as not to overload your machine with too much work which then becomes a burden to complete before the deadline. If you have an 'always on' internet connection, BOINC can always get more work quickly when it is needed.

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        Two of my 5 tasks got suspended at their 86% of completion with the status "Suspended on Batteries'.Could someone guide me on how to resume them.


        When you consider the alternatives that Gundolf has listed, please understand that there are some consequences.

        • * If you change your 'activity' setting locally to 'run always', this will completely override any website settings that you may have made (or make in the future) to control how and when BOINC runs on your machine.
          * If you allow BOINC to run on battery power only, it will exhaust your battery quite quickly.
          * You may need to look at cooling efficiency since running BOINC generates a lot of heat.

        Good luck with your crunching activities :-).

        Cheers,
        Gary.

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