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Boy, this is an active thread! Last winter I avoided a "garage head cold" by working on a parallel system in the house so maybe I can work on that again for a month or so until Spring breaks...

DennyW, basically that is why I am messing around with the cluster, to learn. Let me clarify "parallel" a little. It is true that the gamers and video displays are able to run parallel for graphics...

Well, the situation has to do with the fact that if you need more computational speed the only real way these days is to go parallel and that means that most of the parallel software is for LINUX of...

I had a very cheap video card but we got further with the installation when we replaced it with an Nvidia card. I haven't finished the memory check yet.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

IC2 and Matt,

I tried using Ubunto v7.1 but ran into a steep learning curve and a non-compatibility problem with my video card so I switched to Centos so that I have the same system as my...

Hi Matt, Well maybe I got it the easy way. I just went

Administration -> Synaptic -> Search -> klamav

When I entered "klamav" it loaded a lot of stuff (about 100 Mb) automatically and then I...

Matt, Just a few dumb questions. I visited my academic Systems Programmers today and they use Fedore Red Hat so they were not sure about your directions. Synaptic seems to be a free program site,...

Hi Matt,
Gee I don't know. I/we loaded Gutsy-Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 and so far my use has revealed that the anti-virus support only goes up to the F-Fawn release 7.04. All I know is I log on and...

IC2, Thanks, but I did buy a CD from the "PC Mechanic" and watched it five times! Unfortunately that CD did NOT show application of the thermal coating so when I tried to remove the CPU fan I was...

Hi Matt, I am speaking to you from "Chemwulf" using Ubuntu, although I only have the Master box running so far. I have had a LOT of help from various friends up to this point but I did put the four...

Matt, I have the Gigabit Ethernet switch given in the microWulf list of components along with another switch to permit using the mouse, keyboard and monitor on each box by switching to the four...

Gee time flies and for some reason I have not been getting notices from this thread. As far a my ChemWulf goes I have been learning and making some progress. I did get all the needed components:
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IC/Dave, I am trying to catch up to the rapidly changing hardware so the best I can do is suggest you look up USB PS2 cables on the Internet and figure out if you have one like the one in the picture...

Hi Matt, I have been busy ordering electronic stuff while my garage is cold. I have a copy of the "Ubuntu Linux Bible" with a CD. It is a year old but I understand that it can be updated over the...

I know i have been away from the Forum again, but i have had to proof read last year's book effort and finish ordering parts for a computer I am going to call "ChemWulf" which is a small 8-core...

Thanks Matt, There is another barebones kit from Tiger with a 6000+ for only $499 but I like the MSI motherboard because it has TWO GigE ports and maybe someday I could add even more satellite PCs! ...

Matt, Thaks for your comment. I am worried however because the reviews on the motherboard are not great. It looks like that

MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2

motherboard is an older model...

IC2, you and Denny are really good but I am going bleary-eyed reading tech-specs on the internet. I commend your talent at putting the pieces together but I came across the following deal on the...

IC2, what are you using for a case? I thought I could just use my old Compaq Pentium III case because it looks nice but I am not sure an ATX board will fit in there and I would need a new Power...

Matt, that is a very good suggestion. I joined another site for Beowulf folks and one of their current flurry of messages is regarding how to find bad memory locations using software tests. I guess...

IC2, Have you forgotten the guy who scuffed his sneakers in Gym class and then touched your earlobe? This brings up the curious fact that the whole Earth is net negative since electrons from the...

IR2, Thanks for the list, there are a lot of good bargains there. One thing you did not mention that I only caught while reading up on the Beowulf stuff is that you may want to use an anti-static...

IC2, Would you mind posting what you and Denny hatched out? It would be of interest to me as to what you chose and why. I am flirting with the idea of building one of those microWulfs with the idea...

http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/research/microwulf/

Denny here is somethong worth building for $1500! In case you don't appreciate 26 Gigaflops recall that the first recognized "Supercomputer" was...

jyardgirl, I have been in there three times on tours and for contacts but I cannot provide entry. I was not employed there but once had a small research contract with them. Maybe Google can show...