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What is Folding@Home?
A Stanford University project to find out how proteins fold.
Why is it important?
Proteins that fold wrong cause all kinds of diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and forms of cancer. By doing this we're fueling research that could end all that.
How does it work?
You download a safe, tested program that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.
Is it safe?
Yes! Folding@Home rarely (here, rarely actually means never) effects computer performance and won't compromise your privacy in any way. A study was done on F@H's effect on a computer. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.
How can I start folding?
Check out the quick-and-dirty guide below written for downloading and setting up Folding@Home.
There's no reason to not get involved!
It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger. Fold for life!
A QUICK and DIRTY guide for newcomers to folding. These responses are very general and will work for most people out there.
1) Download the folding program. You can get it from Stanford University's folding download page. I recommend the graphical client, but some have had issues that made them have to stop the folding program while playing certain full-screen mode games, so if that bothers you, then go for the console version.
2) Remember where you saved the install file and run it. It will ask some pretty basic questions, like where you want to install it, and what you want your username to be... the defaults should be fine, but you may want to change your name to match other screen names you use.
3) Once it's installed, a window will come up to configure Folding@Home for your machine. Type in 43410 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for TeamKuhnage!
4) Let Folding run!
Ask me if you have any questions about it or anything else. Just comment on here or IM me on AIM: barlowbrad84. :)
A Stanford University project to find out how proteins fold.
Why is it important?
Proteins that fold wrong cause all kinds of diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and forms of cancer. By doing this we're fueling research that could end all that.
How does it work?
You download a safe, tested program that is certified by Stanford University. It gets work from Stanford, runs calculations using your spare computer power, and sends the results back to the University.
Is it safe?
Yes! Folding@Home rarely (here, rarely actually means never) effects computer performance and won't compromise your privacy in any way. A study was done on F@H's effect on a computer. It only uses the computing power you aren't using so it doesn't slow down other programs.
How can I start folding?
Check out the quick-and-dirty guide below written for downloading and setting up Folding@Home.
There's no reason to not get involved!
It's free, easy, and you can know you're helping every minute without lifting a finger. Fold for life!
A QUICK and DIRTY guide for newcomers to folding. These responses are very general and will work for most people out there.
1) Download the folding program. You can get it from Stanford University's folding download page. I recommend the graphical client, but some have had issues that made them have to stop the folding program while playing certain full-screen mode games, so if that bothers you, then go for the console version.
2) Remember where you saved the install file and run it. It will ask some pretty basic questions, like where you want to install it, and what you want your username to be... the defaults should be fine, but you may want to change your name to match other screen names you use.
3) Once it's installed, a window will come up to configure Folding@Home for your machine. Type in 43410 for the team number. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - if you get the number wrong, you won't be folding for TeamKuhnage!
4) Let Folding run!
Ask me if you have any questions about it or anything else. Just comment on here or IM me on AIM: barlowbrad84. :)