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Troubleshooting your Folding Setup
This article is part of our historical archive. For the current guide, see updated documentation.
Low Performance on GPUs
First, Calculate and Verify your PPD to see if there really is a problem. If you’re running on a lower performance CPU, disable CPU folding, as this can often reduce the effectiveness of GPU folding.
Low Performance on Headless GPU
In some cases, Headless GPUs on Windows 7 or XP will be in a “disabled” state in Catalyst Control Center (for AMD devices). Adding a Dummy Plug or powered KVM will resolve this by showing the GPU a connected device.
Devices Not Present
Select “Configure” in the Folding@Home client and check the “Slots” tab. If necessary, add GPU slots for additional devices that are not yet present.
Work Unit hangs at 99.9%
If you’re overclocking your GPUs, remove the overclock, or gently underclock. In most cases the 99.9% hang occurs due to a driver crash or other GPU error. Stock clocks, or a slight underclock, seem to resolve this in most cases without affecting PPD.