Rebuilt Dell Laptop

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David A. Smith Send message Joined: 25 Jun 17 Posts: 1 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 56465 - Posted: 25 Jun 2017, 8:23:04 UTC Hey guys - just joined CP through BOINC on a 12-yr old Dell laptop. I rebuilt it with max ram 2Gb and a Linux Mint distro. Very happy with the stability and spped relative to what is was doing in the Win XP days. David S. from London UK cycle@blueyonder.co.uk ID: 56465 · Reply Quote

astroWX Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Aug 04 Posts: 1496 Credit: 95,522,203 RAC: 0	Message 56664 - Posted: 9 Aug 2017, 20:19:57 UTC - in response to Message 56465. Welcome aboard! Operating System Linux 4.4.0-64-generic Does that distro include 32-bit libraries? (They are required to run CPDN.) See this post. (It is part of a long Thread on running on 64-bit Linux.) http://climateapps2.oerc.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/forum_thread.php?id=8008&postid=56025#56025 Best of luck. "We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo Greetings from coastal Washington state, the scenic US Pacific Northwest. ID: 56664 · Reply Quote

Alex Plantema Send message Joined: 3 Sep 04 Posts: 126 Credit: 26,610,380 RAC: 3,377	Message 56670 - Posted: 10 Aug 2017, 16:37:54 UTC - in response to Message 56465. Whether you use Linux or Windows, Boinc projects won't run any faster. Using such an old computer is a waste of electricity. ID: 56670 · Reply Quote