Processor usage |
Suspend work while computer is on battery power?
(matters only for portable computers) | yes |
Suspend work while computer is in use? | no |
'In use' means mouse/keyboard activity in last | 3 minutes |
Suspend work if no mouse/keyboard activity in last
(Needed to enter low-power mode on some computers)
Enforced by version 5.10.14+ | 0.0 minutes |
Do work only between the hours of | (no restriction) |
Leave applications in memory while suspended?
(suspended applications will consume swap space if 'yes') | yes |
Switch between applications every
(recommended: 60 minutes) | 120 minutes |
On multiprocessors, use at most | 16 processors |
Use at most
Enforced by version 5.6+ | 100.0 percent of CPU time |
Disk and memory usage |
Use at most | 10.0 GB disk space |
Leave at least
(Values smaller than 0.001 are ignored) | 0.5 GB disk space free |
Use at most | 50.0% of total disk space |
Write to disk at most every | 60.0 seconds |
Use at most | 75.0% of page file (swap space) |
Use at most
Enforced by version 5.8+ | 75.0% of memory when computer is in use |
Use at most
Enforced by version 5.8+ | 90.0% of memory when computer is not in use |
Network usage |
Computer is connected to the Internet about every
(Leave blank or 0 if always connected.
BOINC will try to maintain at least this much work.) | 0.2 days |
Maintain enough work for an additional
Enforced by version 5.10+ | 0.3 days |
Confirm before connecting to Internet?
(matters only if you have a modem, ISDN or VPN connection) | no |
Disconnect when done?
(matters only if you have a modem, ISDN or VPN connection) | no |
Maximum download rate: | no limit |
Maximum upload rate: | no limit |
Use network only between the hours of
Enforced by version 4.46+ | (no restriction) |
Skip image file verification?
Check this ONLY if your Internet provider modifies image files (UMTS does this, for example).
Skipping verification reduces the security of BOINC. | no |