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I've just read it on some other fora and think it's interesting enough for here as well.
Torben Schreiter has written a program to do the following:
With BOINCpe you can run a dedicated BOINC machine in-RAM (using a RAM disk) starting from only 256 MB of total RAM. This is useful to operate your BOINC farm more energy-efficient (without HDDs) or to temporarily activate machines without hard disk drives (HDD) for BOINC.
You only need the following components for a fully capable BOINC crunching machine:
* Mainboard + CPU
* at least 256 MB of RAM
* Network interface card (optional: PXE compatible)
* CD-ROM drive (only if booting from CD)
BOINCpe is based on BartPE and, therefore, on a preinstalled Microsoft Windows® environment. It is as light-weight as any Windows can be. There is no 24 hour limit for operation like in WinPE. Of course, you need a proper license for the Windows version you are running (XP Home is sufficient). BOINCpe itself is free!
In combination with a BAM (BOINC Account Manager) Account, it is extremely easy and comfortable to integrate new machines. Basically, it is copying a couple of files (~4 of them), burning the CD and booting up…
You only need the following components for a fully capable BOINC crunching machine:
* Mainboard + CPU
* at least 256 MB of RAM
* Network interface card (optional: PXE compatible)
* CD-ROM drive (only if booting from CD)
BOINCpe is based on BartPE and, therefore, on a preinstalled Microsoft Windows® environment. It is as light-weight as any Windows can be. There is no 24 hour limit for operation like in WinPE. Of course, you need a proper license for the Windows version you are running (XP Home is sufficient). BOINCpe itself is free!
In combination with a BAM (BOINC Account Manager) Account, it is extremely easy and comfortable to integrate new machines. Basically, it is copying a couple of files (~4 of them), burning the CD and booting up…
Here's the Homepage.
Here the set-up help.
And here the FAQ.
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