No probs here .... whenever i have other software up and running it goes down to 10% and when i'm not on my pc it runs at 80%.

If I understand things correctly, after 3 weeks of wall clock time, the server will assume that it needs to hand off the Work Unit to somebody else. So you can just uninstall the WCG Agent with clear conscience.

Lawrence

I guess I've got the worst combination among you guys, an AMD powered Notebook build by an unknown Taiwanese manufacturer. With an AMD Athlon4 1.3GHz (Palomino core, 0.18um process) running UD agent 24/7 for two years, I've yet to encounter any problem. Not anything exceptionally fast, but definitely something exceptionally hot. If this can survive, any computer with proper cooling system in working order should not be any problem.

The reason for your notebook running faster than normal is because the processor do not run at full power unless it is required. For example, my computer will automatically downshift to 5x100=500MHz under light load. UD agent/ the grid agent uses the unused processing power, which requires your processor to run at full speed, instead of cruising at low revs. This WILL create more heat and thus the problem of your fan noise. Personally, I wouldn't run the agent when I'm on battery (a few times in a year, I suppose), but I don't see a problem running it 24/7 on AC power as long as your cooling system is in good working order.

Now thats the best answer I've read so far to this really non existant problem. I am getting the impression that the world is populated with melting laptops all over the place. I've never heard of that with anyone I've ever known. I always thought that computers were meant to be used. I suppose that there is a point to internal components, other than the cpu, being effected by higher temperatures, nevertheless, I expect my laptop to perform whenever I turn it on. With all the improvements in technology going on these days I assume that I will be replacing my hard drive any moment with something that works twice as fast, has three times the storage capacity, is 4 to 5 times more reliable, and will cost half as much as what I'm using now. I don't need a fictional excuse like "overheating damage" to do it either. My God people!! Don't you see that computers are more reliable than ever? If the temperature the cpu runs at when processing 100% of the time shortened that processors life don't you think manufacurers would change the factory thermostat setting? .............

It's currently summer in Sydney and my Pentium 3 mini-tower system has been overheating when the ambient temperature gets into the mid 30s. The processor halts and everything just hangs - no mouse pointer, no keyboard input, etc. Under these conditions it can be re-booted and will run OK as long as the grid agent is not running. On cooler days it will run the grid agent without problem. So far, there appears to be no long-term damage to the machine. The processor must have a built-in over-temperature safety cut-off feature.

My other device is a Pentium 4 ThinkPad which continues to run the grid agent 24 hours a day regardless of the ambient temperature. The air being pumped out by the cooling fan is quite hot, but the machine just keeps on crunching away.