Windows has a simple built in command line tool to check the health of a connected SSD.
cmd
wmic
diskdrive get status
If it returns an “OK”, the drive is good. If it returns “Pred Fail”, the drive is no good.
Month: April 2024
Increasing the number of tasks per GPU in BOINC
This process needs to be done per project.
Use GPU-Z to see that the GPU Load is under 100% https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz
In BOINC’s data directory, find the short name of the project’s application in the client_state.xml file. For Windows, the data directory is C:\ProgramData\boinc.
type client_state.xml | findstr "app_name"In the project’s data directory, create a app_config.xml file. For Windows, the projects’ directory is C:\ProgramData\boinc\project.
<app_config>
<app>
<name>GetDecics</name>
<gpu_versions>
<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
<cpu_usage>0.49</cpu_usage>
</gpu_versions>
</app>
</app_config>Use the list of names gathered from above to determine the appropriate name to use in the name field.
Enter a value for GPU usage between 0.1 – 1.0. A value of 0.5 indicates each task can use up to 0.5 of a GPU. Likewise for CPU usage.
In BOINC manager, click Options | Read config files to activate the new settings.